Growing up in a family that owns a citrus fruit farm and eating fresh picked organically grown oranges my entire childhood and early adulthood, I most certainly wouldn’t miss one opportunity to make the best of the very short blood orange season! I can only find them at the organic produce stores a couple of…

Ingredients: 6 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground Mahlab (optional) 1 cup powdered sugar Zest of 1 orange 1 cup milk (lukewarm) 1 cup melted butter 4 eggs (at room temperature) 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 packets active dry yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup lukewarm…

  Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus 1 tablespoon for buttering skillet 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 large egg at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/4 cup of your favorite M&M’s Preheat oven to 350°F. Using a pastry brush, coat…

Ingredients: 1 frozen puff pastry sheet 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1/4 cup melted butter 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut Thaw puff pastry sheet according to package instructions. dust your working surface with flour and roll out the puff pastry…

First make the caramel: In a heavy saucepan, heat 1 cup sugar over medium-high heat, swirling the pan until sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Stir and let it boil undisturbed until the caramel is deep amber in color, about 5 minutes. Immediately remove pan from heat and pour the caramel into ramekins or baking dish….

For the filling: 4 large eggs 1 1/3 cup cream 3 cups of your favorite grated cheese mix. I used Greek Halloumi, pecorino romano and Turkish string cheeses 2/3 cup Turkish or Summer sausage, diced 1/2 cup diced cherry tomato 1/2 cup black olives 1/3 cup thinly sliced mushroom Handul of fresh oregano leaves 1/2…

To make this exceptionally delicious dessert you’ll need the following ingredients: – One package Phyllo Pastry sheets (500 g) – 2 sticks butter (230 g / 16 tablespoons) – For the filling: 3 cups finely diced walnuts, 3 teaspoons sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon. – For the syrup: 2 cups sugar, 3 cups water, 1 cinnamon…

Ingredients: 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup canola or corn oil 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/3 cups mashed banana, about 2 large or 3 small bananas 2/3 cup chocolate chips   Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large bowl, whisk oil and…

For the cake: 1 package Phyllo (about 500 g.) 4 big eggs 1 cup sugar (200 g.) 1 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (300 g.) 1 cup light olive oil or sunflower oil 1 1/4 cup orange juice 2 teaspoons vanilla extract zest of 2 oranges 1 tablespoon baking powder For the syrup: 1 cup sugar…

I tried this Greek dessert for the first time five years ago at my Greek friend’s birthday party and I simply fell in love with it from the first bite! When you try it, you’ll be amazed at the delicious taste only four humble ingredients bring together when combined. Greek Semolina Halva is also known…