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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Kaab el Ghazal (Moroccan Gazelle Horn Cookies)
Kaab el ghazal, or "gazelle horns," are crescent-shaped Moroccan cookies with a delicate pastry shell wrapped around a fragrant almond paste. They are a...
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...