A little more about me....

Do you see the resemblance?  It's quite remarkable isn't it?  Obviously, I'm only joking.....

My fiancé Alex is a 33 year old Cypriot man whose insatiable appetite is really quite extraordinary!  When Alex first took me home to meet his parents in Cyprus, one of the first lines Kika, my future mother-in-law said to me was "Alexi says you're a good cook".  I knew then that food was VERY important in their culture.

A few days later, before Christmas, Kika gave me a Christmas gift.....she was giggling as she handed it to me, and said that she hoped I wouldn't take it the wrong way.

With only slight trepidation, I unwrapped the gift, and wasn't entirely surprised to see a copy of "Cyprus Country House Recipes"....Alex's family collapsed in laughter.  Kika then went through the cook book with me, pointing out which were Alex's favourite meals.

I am nowhere near as accomplished a cook as Kika when it comes to Cypriot delicacies, but I have tried my utmost to make Alex's favourites, and ensure he doesn't feel too homesick whilst in London.

I've relished learning about Cypriot cuisine, and have found it very similar in parts to many Italian dishes.  Cypriot meatballs, slow cooked lamb, grilled halloumi, Cypriot sausages, grilled lamb chops, and village salads are often on the menu in our home, in an effort to bring the sunshine of Aphrodite's Island to London.

I only wish we had a foukou so we could have souvla on Sundays....