Category Archives: Pastry

Cyprus sweet treats!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

I just found these images from Cyprus and got suddenly very very hungry for syrupy goodness. My stomach is actually twinging with longing. The above pictures are from a lokmades feast we had. We had a mountain of the delicious … Continue reading →

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Mushroom Stroganof Pi Pielets

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

I have stopped cooking. Which is why there have been no posts for a very long time. I got knocked up and completely lost my food imagination and any desire to cook. I have been eating, but generally sticking to … Continue reading →

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Bourekia tis anari (from Kopiaste)

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

I have vivid memories of making dhaktyla and bourekia with my grandmother. There would be a production line of rolling, stuffing, squishing, frying, dipping and eating. My capacity for eating these delicious sweet treats was limitless despite not really having … Continue reading →

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Roast baby tomato, basil, lentil and danish feta / blue cheese tarte tatin with rocket

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

I am not usually the pastry person but I had to suck it up and face the puff. The pi captain and my mum (who we were staying with transitionally while waiting for our furniture to arrive) were working late, … Continue reading →

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Jono’s pizza

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

I do so love being cooked for. In Joburg recently, my friend Jono of MESS cooked up a pizza dinner of deliciousness (he may bitch about wine and the wine glasses it comes in, but he makes a mean pizza). … Continue reading →

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Spinach and ricotta pie-lets with strawberry, sundried and baby tomato reduction (and asparagus and almond flakes)

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

Oooo, its been a while. I have been eating. I just haven’t been at home. So I have a bit of a backlog of deliciousness. This is the meal Dean and I cooked before I went gallivanting off to the big city. … Continue reading →

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