The smell, taste, and look of the holidays rolled into a sticky, crunchy, sweet confection does more than tickle your senses. My holiday rolled baklava recipe focuses on holiday flavors to include pistachios, pomegranate seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, brown sugar, and orange zest rolled in layers of buttered phyllo dough and coated in a honey-orangeContinue reading “Holiday Rolled Baklava: Wonderful Spices, Pistachios, Pomegranate, & Orange”
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Herbaceous Greek Spanakopita: Tempting Savory Spinach & Cheese Pie
Greek Spanakopita is a savory spinach and cheese pie with layers of flaky phyllo crust. This recipe includes spinach, feta, eggs, leek, parsley, dill, nutmeg surrounded by a hearty, flaky commercial or homemade phyllo dough brushed with olive oil for a completely satisfying dish. This tasty pie makes a great snack, a main course withContinue reading “Herbaceous Greek Spanakopita: Tempting Savory Spinach & Cheese Pie”
How to Make Phyllo Dough: Lots of Tips & Troubleshooting Remedies
Thin sheets of dough layered to create flaky crusts for sweet and savory pies or pastries is the ultimate indulgence. Brushed with butter or olive oil, each layer yields a light and crispy crust adding texture and flavor to dishes like Greek Spanakopita and baklava. While homemade phyllo dough is not the easiest dough toContinue reading “How to Make Phyllo Dough: Lots of Tips & Troubleshooting Remedies”
Greek New Year’s Cake: Rich & Buttery with a Hidden Treasure
New Year’s Day is probably the only day of the year that every country and culture celebrates. Granted, some countries and cultures use a different calendar. Regardless of the actual day, there are so many different traditions for bringing in the New Year. In fact, even in the same country, people celebrate in different ways.Continue reading “Greek New Year’s Cake: Rich & Buttery with a Hidden Treasure”