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...
Ballokume (Albanian Corn Flour Butter Cookies)
Ballokume are a traditional Albanian cookie from Elbasan, made with cornmeal and butter and traditionally baked for Dita e Verës, the spring festival. They...
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...
Makroudh (Algerian Semolina and Date Diamonds)
Makroudh are diamond-shaped semolina cakes stuffed with sweet date paste, fried or baked, then soaked in honey syrup. They're a staple of Algerian and...
Rožata (Dubrovnik Rosewater Custard)
Rožata is Dubrovnik’s answer to crème caramel, a silky egg custard perfumed with rosewater and a splash of rose liqueur. It’s the dessert that...
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...
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...
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...
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....