Explore the benefits of the Mediterranean diet with delicious recipes, nutrition tips, and lifestyle advice - Irini Savva
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These dreamy chocolate popsicles are made with full-fat organic Greek yoghurt which makes them creamy and a little tangy.
This moreish chocolate and walnut filled baklava, drenched in a honey syrup, has to be one of my favourite versions of the classic Greek dessert. This healthier recipe uses only honey as a sweetener and a few ingredients with big flavours, such as walnuts, 70% dark chocolate, cinnamon, rose water, and lemon.
What better way to start off the festive season with these honey dipped beauties – Melomakarona. They are often baked at Christmas time and have all the flavours of Christmas – cinnamon, orange zest and honey.
For chocolate lovers, the struggle between balancing your cravings for more versus what you really should eat can be a little frustrating. Since my boys discovered the enchanting world of chocolate, it’s been a constant challenge to try and make all things chocolate a little healthier.
An old school orange olive oil bundt cake with a few modern ingredients. This dairy-free cake has plenty of flavour and yet still moist inside.
With ingredients like spelt four, real butter and coconut sugar, these cookies will please both kids and adults alike and are ideal for anytime of the year treats.
Based on a classic French chocolate cake recipe, this cake is beautifully moist with added beetroot purée for a dense, bitter-sweet chocolate dessert.