Bougatsa: Greek Sweet Custard Phyllo Pie
I have a special treat for you guys. Are you ready for this? Sweet custard, with a delicious flaky crust, made up of phyllo dough. One of my ALL time… Read more Bougatsa: Greek Sweet Custard Phyllo Pie →
Portokalopita (Greek Orange Phyllo Pie) Recipe
Hi from Cyprus! I traveled from California all the way to Cyprus to help plan a taverna menu. ( I might be a bit crazy in some ways.) Yes I… Read more Portokalopita (Greek Orange Phyllo Pie) Recipe →
Traditional Baklava By Kouzounas Kitchen
There are many many different variations of baklava, and it depends on what part of Greece you are from. In my case, I learned how to make baklava from my… Read more Traditional Baklava By Kouzounas Kitchen →
~Happy Friday Menu~
Happy Friday. I wanted to dedicate this post to a special person who I met at our Toyota booth in Fresno. (I will keep his name anonymous.) This man I met was very happy, friendly, and outgoing. I have met him a few days ago when we were giving out tickets for different concerts every night at the fair. To make a long story short, I wasn’t in the best of moods as I found out that I had some bad news with my vehicle acting up and what not.… Read more ~Happy Friday Menu~ →
My all time favorite Greek Dessert!
My boyfriend and I have been missing the Greek pastries for a long time. I usually bake most of them, but I am telling you the Bougatsa in Greece is amazing. Bougatsa another words, custard wrapped in phyllo dough. (It is AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS.) You can even get chocolate covered bougatsa. 🙂 Bougatsa Recipe- Prep Time- 1 hour Cook Time- 30- 35 minutes Ingredients- 4 1/2 cups of milk 1 lemon- peel the lemon 1 1/4 cups of sugar 3/4 cup of semolina 4 eggs 2 tsp of vanilla extract 1… Read more My all time favorite Greek Dessert! →