Grilled Halloumi cheese

Halloumi — a Middle Eastern delicacy of Byzantine origin and a trademark  of Cypriot cuisine — is my favourite mezze when served outdoors accompanied by cherry tomatoes and a glass of ouzo on the rocks! Grilled Halloumi cheese Ingredients 2 x 230 g package Halloumi cheese 2 tablespoons flour sea salt freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil, for frying…

My Favourite Orange Walnut Cake

Best enjoyed with a cup of coffee or aromatic tea, this is one of my much-loved cakes and has certainly won the recognition throughout the years as becoming the distinctively characteristic, “Moi” cake. You can substitute walnuts for pecan nuts without risking the recipe’s gorgeousness. My Favourite Orange Walnut Cake Ingredients: 230 g butter, unsalted 2 cups white sugar…

Mellow Chocolate Loaf Cake

Mellow Chocolate Loaf Cake The chocoholic’s ultimate fantasy! Just invest in the best quality chocolate  bar you can get (such as Valhrona!) and try muscovado sugar which adds  a beautiful caramel note creating layers of fudgy flavour.  Ingredients: 110 g chocolate, best quality bittersweet  1⅓ cups all purpose flour  1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter, unsalted, in room temperature 1⅔ cups dark brown…

Apple Nut Cupcakes

Rich and moist and packed with flavour. I could not resist sharing the recipe! They are an immediate addiction! Apple nut cupcakes Ingredients: For topping: 5 tablespoons butter, unsalted, cut into small pieces ¾ cup all purpose flour 5 tablespoons muscovado sugar ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1 ½ tablespoons sunflower seeds 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds 1 teaspoon water 1½ tablespoons honey 1½ tablespoon sesame seeds For…

Sandy Almond Cookies

Sandy Almond Cookies

The foam lightness of these biscuits makes them instantly addictive.  They are “sandy” indeed, leaving a sensuality in the mouth similar to what’s left on the beach after the splash of a wave…  . Sandy Almond Biscuits Ingredients ⅔ cup white sugar 75 g chopped blanched almonds 125 g whole blanched almonds, for topping ¾ cup butter, unsalted and melted ¼ teaspoon pure…