This recipe follows on from my Greek style greens pie. I used George Colombaris (Australian Masterchef judge) sweet pie recipe with some minor adaptations to make it simpler. Making filo pastry was hugely satisfying and well worth the effort, the difference in taste is significant. Fresh Filo Pastry: 400g plain flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 […]
East Med Truffles
Desserts and sweets have never been my strong point partly because I failed repeatedly at my home economics classes to produce any dessert which didn’t end up in the rubbish bin and because I would always, and still do, choose savoury over sweet. If I do choose something sweet than it is because it is […]
Rose, date and pistachio pot with gum mastic
The mere mention of certain smells and flavours bring back floods of childhood memories so intense that they stop me dead in my tracks. Rose cordial with ice-cold milk in a tall glass takes me straight back to the steps of my grandmother’s porch where I use to sit sipping it slowly so that it […]
