The posts feature recipes that we have gathered and created during our travels, including recipes from The Dish and Weekend Eggs posts.
Our Cypriot tomato salad makes a summery Mediterranean salad that’s the perfect accompaniment to Cypriot meatballs. Cyprus has a salad similar to the traditional Greek feta salad called horiatiki, but I really love this simple village salad of tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicums, and red onions, doused in quality extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar. Just … Read more
Our Cypriot meatballs recipe for Cyprus style keftedes makes melt-in-the-mouth meatballs imbued with heady spices such as ground cinnamon and fragrant herbs like fresh flat leaf parsley, fresh dill, and fresh and dried mint. Made with minced beef and pork, and grated potatoes, preferably Cypriot potatoes, the meatballs are shallow-fried and served with talatouri (Cypriot … Read more
This penne pasta with sausage, potatoes and peppers recipe makes a hearty pasta inspired by the Spanish ‘poor man’s potatoes’, a rustic home-style dish of sausage, potatoes, bell peppers (capsicums), and onions fried in extra virgin olive oil and garlic, seasoned with salt and pepper, and sprinkled with fresh flat-leaf parsley and grated Parmigiano Reggiano. … Read more
This quick and easy mac and cheese recipe makes a classic macaroni and cheese with crispy bacon and caramelised shallots for texture, umami and sweetness. This mac and cheese is nothing if not versatile. Ground paprika adds gentle spice, but add a kick of heat with chilli flakes, use mature cheddar or whatever combination of … Read more
Some of the best things to make with a mortar and pestle are a classic Mexican guacamole, a traditional Italian basil pesto, and authentic Southeast Asian pastes, such as Thai curry pastes and Cambodian herb and spice pastes, but there are so many more things you can prepare with a mortar and pestle, from dukkah … Read more