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Easter Recipes from the Cyprus Gourmet

24/03/2015 By
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In Praise of the Tomato It is possible that there is not a home in Cyprus, or in any other Mediterranean country for that matter, without tomatoes in its pantry. It is also unlikely that there is any taverna worth its salt that doesn’t have a salad, or cooked dish with this noble red fruit […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Recipes, The Cyprus Gourmet

THOUGHTS ON EASTER LAMB

10/03/2015 By
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  Coincidentally, as the weather warms and hints of Spring appear, we dedicated eaters start to consider the new season’s lamb. Prompted by a current book of food writing, from the London Daily Telegraph’s archives, I searched my own and found a couple of special lamb recipes, created by the Telegraph’s food writer of forty […]

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Cyprus Gourmet – February 25th. 2015

24/02/2015 By
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ALL GREEK TO ME, with a NISTISSIMA (Fasting) touch Greece’s economic plight is widely discussed and I hear “Tut Tuts” about the profligacy and irresponsibility of those in charge there. Especially the Teutonic “Tut Tuts” coming from Germany. It brought back memories of driving around Peloponnesus a few years back and talking to one of […]

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Filed Under: Diary, Mediterranean Recipes, Table of Contents, Weekly Edition Published in Cyprus

Travellers’ Tales – hopefully with a Meal included

04/02/2015 By
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           Travelling with a camera wasn’t always a case of slipping it into your hand luggage Whenever I go to a new place, in my own country or abroad, my hopes are: firstly, good food; secondly, good wine; thirdly, a comfortable bed. Ideally a conjunction of all three. I have slept in quite a […]

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Filed Under: Current Features, Diary

FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH – FOR 12 YEARS Orexi Catering Goes from Strength to Strength

26/01/2015 By
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      Issue dated 28th. January 2015    As published in Financial Mirror, Nicosia  In 2002, Janet Bureau, a food loving friend who is also a cook of some considerable skill, resident near Limassol invited us to an al fresco lunch of Lebanese food cooked by a young friend of hers. This included traditional favourites like Kibbeh, […]

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YES, TELL THEM HOW MUCH YOU PAID FOR THE WINE!”

17/11/2014 By
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  Arising from my article about tasting and serving wine, I received an Email from Allan in Limassol, who asks: “When you have people in for a meal, is it polite to talk about the wine? And, if someone asks where you bought the wine they are drinking, should you tell them the price?” Well, […]

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Filed Under: The Cyprus Gourmet, Wine Tagged With:
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