Greeks love to entertain and celebrate.  Certain dishes are usually made at a particular times of the year. At New Years loukoumades (do noughts drizzled in honey and sprinkled with cinnamon) are prepared as is the vasilopita (new year bread). Eastertime is busy for homemakers baking koulourakia (biscuits) and lampropsomo (Easter bread), and preparing kokkina avgo (red dyed eggs).  At Christmas time the home is filled with the spicy aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg and honey as freshly baked melamacarona (honey walnut biscuits) are taken out of the oven and dipped in a warm honey syrup. What would a traditional Christmas be without the delicate and exquisite kourmbiedes (crescent shaped biscuits).

Happy baking!

GL x