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Easter Recipes from the Cyprus Gourmet

24/03/2015 By

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

FLOUR, FAT AND WATER …. Let’s make a start on a tart

08/03/2013 By

As published in “Coastal Scene” newspaper and website: 8th. March 2013 There are many kinds of pastry, but for now I am concerned with just two: “flaky” and “short-crust”. The first is fiddly, the second simple. Both make lovely tarts and pies. Since they invented ready-made puff (flaky) pastry I have not attempted making my […]

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FOOD (and drink) FOR THE GODS – AND MERE MORTALS

20/10/2016 By

  Detail of Dionysus and Ariadne seated in a vineyard. From a vase depicting the god and his retinue in the Museum of Modern Art, Toledo, Spain An Email from friends in Cyprus arrived this morning as I sat looking out of the window where I write. It described an evening at a local restaurant […]

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Good-for-you Recipe for a Cold Day

09/11/2012 By

GIGANTES (Butter Beans and Veggies) This is as easy as anything to prepare. It is cheap, jolly tasty and very nourishing, a pleasurable plateful on a cold day. Ingredients for two to four servings, according to the appetites and whether it is the star of the show or supporting cast. 2 tbsps. olive or sunflower […]

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JUNE – Books for Cooks, Chicken Recipes and Eating Out in Limassol

05/06/2016 By

  These two books have been around for some years (both can be found in both new and good used condition on the Internet – but I bought mine from Moufflon Bookshop in Nicosia in the 1990s) They combine recipes, anecdote and commentary to an excellent degree. I love them both, browse them regularly and […]

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KEEEEP STALKING

08/01/2014 By

  After the turkey, ham, stuffing, bread sauce, roast spuds etc., went on their seasonal way, in the kitchen it’s been back to every-day fare. Aided by a vegetarian visitor or two, we have been having a break from meaty dishes and I created this recipe around part of a vegetable you often discard. Broccoli […]

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