Easter preparations begin on Holy Thursday when the traditional eggs are dyed red and sweet Easter bread may be baked. Lampropsomo (=bright bread) or lamprokouloura (=bright circular bread) is rich in eggs and butter (foods forbidden during Lent) and is…
My favorite melopita (apple pie)…
…is actually a tart, very popular in urban areas of Chania (Crete) during the 1980’s. It was never called a tart, though. At that time there have been two major waves of foreign influence in Greek food: the French and…