sweet treats

Vanilla “submarine”

by Peter G January 13, 2012 Greek Food

If any Greeks are looking at these pictures they will immediately recognise this as “βανιλια” or “βανιλια υποβρυχιο”. This literally translates as vanilla and vanilla submarine. In Greece, vanilla fondant is often served as a “spoon sweet”. You dip your spoon in the fondant, scoop a little, dunk it in a glass of cold water and lick it like a lollipop. The longer it’s exposed, the softer it becomes and [...]

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Strawberry Cloud Cake

by Peter G January 2, 2012 Recipes

I hope you all had a great start to 2012. I say “let’s get straight into it”. My second last post last year , saw me attending a pre Xmas celebration where I took along a strawberry cloud cake. I promised a blog post on this no-bake wonder and here it is! I first came across this unusually named dessert whilst watching a cooking program on the ABC here in [...]

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Mini Pavlovas with Poached Figs and Greek Yoghurt

by Peter G December 15, 2011 Greek Food

Xmas decorations up? Check House cleaned? Check Presents all wrapped? Check Xmas menu worked out? Um…sort of. Surprisingly, for someone who cooks a lot I always have trouble deciding what to prepare. I change my mind every day! And I think a lot of that has to do with the weather at the moment. My Xmas lunch won’t be anything “spectacular”. Nor do I have the inclination to invite long [...]

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Baked Cake Doughnuts

by Peter G July 25, 2011 Recipes

What do the weather, these black and white pictures and my recipe for baked cake doughnuts have in common? Let me explain…For the most part of last week the rain had been relentless. It would shower briefly and all of a sudden it would turn into a downpour! Along with the howling winds, the

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“Baklava” Ice Cream Sandwiches

by Peter G February 3, 2011 Greek Food

After making the cinnamon ice cream I wanted to push the envelope a little further by having a go at making ice cream sandwiches. These were not going to be any ordinary ice cream sandwiches though. I wanted to apply my “Greek touch” to the whole process. For quite a while I had wanted to incorporate the flavours of baklava

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Cinnamon Ice Cream

by Peter G February 1, 2011 Recipes

Who remembers the ice cream vans that used to come around the neighbourhood in the early summer evenings? That familiar siren with its hypnotic beat could make any child stop whatever they were doing. It would bring hoards of us to the van and for twenty cents you could walk away with a double scoop of your favourite

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Lamington Cake

by Peter G January 26, 2011 Recipes

Today we celebrate Australia Day. I’ve often wondered what it means to be an Australian or an Aussie. As someone who grew up in a family who migrated here things often got confusing. There was a part of me who fiercely held onto my parents heritage (and still do) and another part of me just wanted to blend in. When you’re attempting to establish an identity based on two cultures, [...]

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Zucchini Bread

by Peter G December 6, 2010 Recipes

Do you have some sort of plan when you head out to do grocery shopping? I like to think I do but a lot of the time i find myself distracted and end up buying things “I’d like to try” ($13 bags of Iranian fairy floss anyone?…ahem). Other times

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Karydopita-Walnut Cake

by Peter G November 7, 2010 Greek Food

I love Greek food. (of course!) I especially have a soft spot for Greek sweets and cakes. I love how a lot of Greek sweet treats are drenched in a sugar syrup that will have you visiting your dentist as soon as they are consumed. I love how a lot of Greek sweets and cakes feature nuts as a central ingredient. And I especially love how cinnamon gets incorporated into many [...]

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Pan de Leche

by Peter G October 27, 2010 Recipes

Do you ever wake up in the morning and find your thoughts are immediately consumed with food? I know I do! Usually it’s a bowl of muesli or porridge for breakfast but lately I’ve been springing out of bed and baking up a storm. Nothing too elaborate mind you! Considering my body clock is all over the place, early mornings for me can be anywhere from 4-6 a.m. It was [...]

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Lemon and Date Scones

by Peter G August 26, 2010 Recipes

For this “Photo Friday” I wanted to cover the magic of Polaroid cameras and include a recipe that I shot on one. I’m a lover of instant film and the effects it creates. It almost feels like you are stepping back in time when you are using this beast. Although film can be a little expensive

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Potato Doughnuts with a Rosewater Icing

by Peter G August 3, 2010 Recipes

Yesterday I featured Mowie with his refreshing blackberry and ginger granita and today I’m thrilled to be over at Mowie’s blog

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Deep Dish Apple Pie

by Peter G July 26, 2010 Recipes

Somebody commented the other day (via email) that I had been doing a fair bit of baking lately. I assured the reader that I would be including a few savoury recipes soon. It’s just that, with the colder weather, I’ve really been enjoying being indoors and cooking to my heart’s content. And I suppose comfort food is the first thing that I turn to. Rich braises, lots of red wine

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Hazelnut and Chocolate Cake

by Peter G June 19, 2010 Recipes

Hazelnuts and chocolate. Chocolate and hazelnuts. Whichever way you want to say it, it’s one perfect marriage. The Italians have known this secret for a long time and refer to it as “gianduia“. And let’s not forget Nutella. That rich, chocolate/hazelnut spread. I have seen people go crazy over Nutella. Prior to living on my own I shared with a number

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Shortbread Christmas Trees

by Peter G December 13, 2009 Greek Food

I’m always looking at ways to “shake things up”. Especially when it comes to traditional Greek recipes. I love adding my own spin on things and this is exactly what I have done with these festive Christmas cookies. I’ve taken the kourabiethes recipe I made last year and changed them a little by shaping them as

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