Category Archives: Ethnic Favorites

Effie specializes in her and her husband’s ancestral classics

Baklava

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Effie

The one you’ve been waiting for!  Layers of flaky fillo dough are filled with chopped walnuts spiced with cinnamon and cloves, and sweet, unsalted butter and finished with a simple sugar, honey and lemon infused syrup, this Greek dessert is a … Continue reading →

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Triple Ginger Toasted Almond Biscotti

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Effie

These Triple Ginger Toasted Almond Biscotti are excellent with your breakfast coffee or tea or the perfect ending with your after dinner coffee.  Made with butter, molasses, minced fresh ginger, ground ginger, crystallized ginger and oven toasted almonds, they are … Continue reading →

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Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Effie

Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies These cookies are a Greek Easter tradition.  If you’ve been to any Greek festivals, you have surely seen these cookies.  Made with butter, sugar, flour, Madagascar vanilla extract, eggs, hand microplaned fresh orange zest, and freshly … Continue reading →

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Spanakopeta-Greek Spinach and Feta Cheese Pie

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Effie

 This classic dish can be served as an appetizer or, accompanied by a tossed salad, a meal in itself.  Layers of flaky fillo dough are filled with a mixture of hand washed and chopped fresh spinach, eggs, feta cheese, … Continue reading →

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Almond Roca

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Effie

This crunchy, butter, toffee candy is made with sweet butter, sugar, almonds, and light corn syrup which is cooked to 290 degrees then frosted on both sides with chocolate and finished with crushed almonds.  It is then broken into pieces for … Continue reading →

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Finikia

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Effie

An oval shaped, butter cookie infused with the flavors of cinnamon and hand microplaned orange zest and hand squeezed fresh orange juice, this cookie has a slight crunch in its texture due to the addition of semolina to the cookie … Continue reading →

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Yiaourtini – Yogurt Spice Cake

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Effie

Yiaourtini (Yogurt Spice Cake) Don’t let the name fool you! This classic Greek dessert is a favorite! Made with plain yogurt, finely chopped walnuts and almonds, lightly spiced with cinnamon and clove, the faintest hint of cognac, and finished with … Continue reading →

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Tsoureki – Traditional Greek Easter Sweet Bread

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Effie

This classic, traditional sweet bread is infused with the flavor of hand microplaned fresh orange zest, fresh squeezed orange juice, and mortar and pestle ground wild cherry kernels.  The dough is braided and finished with an egg wash and a … Continue reading →

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