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Healthy No-Bake Energy Balls
These energy bites are packed with fibre, protein, and fun, delicious flavours to keep you full and satisfied when that afternoon hunger...

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Chocolate Dipped Orange Slices
Is there any better flavour combination than chocolate with orange? These Dark Chocolate-Covered Candied Orange Slices are the most...

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The Best Banana Cake
This is, hands down, the BEST banana cake I’ve ever had.  It’s soft, moist, flavourful and rich all at the same time!  Once cooled this...

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Lebanese Mahallepi
I absolutely love easy desserts, especially when my family gets that craving and I don't have anything prepared. Lebanese mahalebi is a...

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Pecan Pie
My homemade pecan pie is classic and simple. It has the best combination of sweet and salty and more important, it’s so easy to make...

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Greek orange cake (Portokalopita)
Fluffy and colourful Portokalopita is an old-fashioned Greek cake, made with phyllo pastry, Greek yogurt, and soaked in a delicious...

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Chocolate fudge cake
We’re a family that loves chocolate so when birthdays roll around or even a simple family or friends gathering, everybody is expecting to...

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Lenten And Vegan Chocolate Cake
This Lenten chocolate cake called ‘Sokolatopita’ meaning Chocolate Pie in Greek, will fascinate you! A marvellous cake that will dazzle...

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Chocolate fudge cake base mouse
Chocolate base mouse topped with ganache , whipping cream and caramelized almonds. The truth is that I made this recipe on the spot once...

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Anita's Pavlova
With a delicate meringue crust on the outside, soft marshmallow on the inside, topped with cream, red fruit sauce and red fresh fruit,...

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English style scones
I can describe myself as traditional Cypriot that loves toasted bread (kapira) with halloumi and green olives for breakfast, but to be...

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Red Velvet Cake
This classic, Red Velvet Cake recipe has a moist and tender texture and just the right amount of tang to keep you coming back for more....

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chocolate mousse the French way
Chocolate Mousse may well be the ultimate chocolate fix! Rich and creamy, yet light and fluffy, one pot is satisfying but always leaves a...

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Poppy seeds loaf
Nothing beats a classic pairing like lemon and poppy seed! This lemon poppy seed cake is laced with fresh lemon zest, filled to the brim...

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Oven baked cheese cake with red fruit sauce
This cheesecake is as good as it gets. It is based on a cheese cake I have tried in London and since then I am dreaming the day that I...

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Silky Rice Pudding
If you are looking for a comfort food dessert, rice pudding (Rizogalo in Cypriot) , is the one you are looking for. This creamy rice...

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Chocolate mouse with lady fingers
If you feel like challenging your baking skills, here is an easy decadent chocolate mouse cake recipe that requires no baking! I have...

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Sharlotta
Although the name of Sharlotta (Cypriot trifle) is French, this light, cool and refreshing dessert used to be very popular back to...

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Citrus peel and pergamonto cake
Spring is peeking out from behind the clouds and I couldn't be more ready! At this time of the year I usually clean up my cupboards and...

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Pasta flora
Pasta Flora doesn’t sound like a traditional Cypriot dessert, but it is actually one of the classics and one of my childhood favourite...

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