by Rena Cook | Jul 3, 2015 | Sweets
Galaktoboureko is a light and refreshing pie-like sweet with the delicious yellow cream sandwiched between layers of crispy phyllo dough. After it comes out of the oven, you pour syrup scented with lemon over it, and when it cools down you will have to restrain...
by Rena Cook | Jul 8, 2013 | Sweets
Bougatsa is very easy to make and of course very nice to eat. Ancient Greeks made a pie that could be called an ‘early bougatsa’. It was a kind of a pie with various fillings. The years and eons passed and the bougatsa pie became a very popular sweet in Istanbul and...
by Rena Cook | Dec 11, 2012 | Sweets, Vegetarian
Butternut Pie with phyllo dough is one of my favorite pies! It is full of flavor and goodness and you can make it according to your taste. I love walnuts, almonds and raisins and I use a lot of them together with cinnamon, which is another favorite of mine. It is made...
by Rena Cook | Nov 26, 2012 | Pies
These small cheese pies can be eaten any time as a snack, or as a light lunch with a green salad. In Greece they always make an appearance at parties and social gatherings. Try them and you will be hooked. The recipe is very easy, although it takes a little time to...
