Kourabiedes (Greek Almond Shortbread Cookies)
Kourabiedes are delicate Greek butter cookies studded with toasted almonds and buried under a snowy drift of powdered sugar. Traditionally baked for Christmas and...
Greek Yogurt with Honey, Figs & Walnuts
This is Mediterranean dessert at its simplest: thick, tangy Greek yogurt drizzled with golden honey, topped with juicy fresh figs and toasted walnuts. It...
Baklava
Baklava is the crown jewel of Mediterranean pastry: layers of paper-thin phyllo, buttery and crisp, filled with spiced chopped nuts and soaked in a...
Orange & Olive Oil Cake
This Orange & Olive Oil Cake is a staple of Mediterranean baking, prized for its moist crumb and fruity, peppery finish from good olive...
Mediterranean Chocolate & Olive Oil Cake
Rich, dense, and deeply chocolatey, this cake swaps butter for fruity olive oil, a trick bakers across Italy and Spain use for a moister...
Ma’amoul (Date-Filled Semolina Cookies)
Ma'amoul are buttery semolina cookies filled with a thick date paste and pressed with a decorative mold, traditionally made for holidays across the Levant....
Amygdalota (Greek Almond Cookies)
Amygdalota are soft, snow-white almond cookies from the Greek island of Syros, made with just ground almonds, sugar, and rosewater, no flour or eggs...
Bougatsa (Greek Custard Phyllo Pastry)
Bougatsa is a Thessaloniki breakfast institution: crisp, golden phyllo wrapped around a silky semolina custard, dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar. It takes a...
Qatayef (Stuffed Middle Eastern Pancakes)
Qatayef are small, spongy pancakes cooked on one side only, then folded around a sweet filling and either fried or baked until crisp. They're...
Sfouf (Lebanese Turmeric and Anise Semolina Cake)
Sfouf gets its sunny yellow color from turmeric and its warm flavor from ground anise, making it one of the easiest Lebanese cakes to...