Category: Fruit

February 16, 2009

Quince Spoon Sweet (Kydoni Glyko)

Filed under: Fruit,Lent & Nistisima,Sweets,Vegan,Vegetarian,Yogurt - 16 Feb 2009

Quince spoon sweet greek recipe for kydoni glyko served  on yogurt
Shown served as a topping for yogurt.

Ingredients

3.5 pounds quince
1 TB lemon juice
4.5 cups water
4.5 pounds sugar
scented geranium or vanilla
cloves

Cook it!
The recipe says to peel and core …

February 4, 2009

Beef with Quince (Moschari me Kydonia)

Filed under: Beef,Freezer Friendly,Fruit - 04 Feb 2009

I’d never met a quince until I started hanging around with Greeks. Quince are mostly used cooked in desserts as they are a bit too sour to eat out of hand. I’m not big on desserts, so quince …

October 1, 2008

Grape Spoon Sweet (Stafyli Gliko)

Filed under: Fruit,Lent & Nistisima,Sweets,Vegan,Vegetarian - 01 Oct 2008

I’m drowning in work right now, but these candied grapes in syrup are a quick and easy confection to make, so I made them.

Mixing grapes and other ingredients for greek spoon sweet stafyli gliko.

Ingredients
2 lb …

July 11, 2008

Baby Fig Spoon Sweet (Sikalaki Gliko)

Filed under: Fruit,Sweets,Vegan,Vegetarian - 11 Jul 2008

Mama makes her traditional recipes from memory, but when memory needs a little boost, she hauls out her battered old copy of Megali Mageiriki. The classic Greek cookbook, it’s very 1950’s, complete with faded photos …