I love baklava! Greeks love baklava. In fact, the whole of the Balkans and the Middle East loves baklava. Even better is that everyone I speak to loves baklava!!! Did you know that baklava’s roots trace all the way back to Ancient Greece — as far back as Minoan Crete around 3100 B.C.? An early … Continue reading Baklava with mixed nuts
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Fanouropita
Saint Fanourios is one of the most beloved saints in the Greek Orthodox tradition, celebrated each year on August 27. His name comes from the Greek word fanerono (φανερώνω), meaning “to reveal” or “to make known,” and over the centuries he has become the saint people turn to when something—or even someone—needs to be found. … Continue reading Fanouropita

