Visit Greece the week they celebrate Easter -- the Greek Orthodox Easter typically falls on a different day from Catholic Easter -- and you are bound to come across sweet tsoureki, a fluffy bread ...

I grew up in the Mediterranean at a time when in my native country of Albania we went from no religious celebrations for 50 ...

Eggs can also be painted, once blown free of their white and yolk, before being hung from a string to look pretty. The ...

A small amount goes a long way, not just in the slightly floral flavour of the bread, but in filling Greek kitchens with the warm, nostalgic smell of Easter. A plaited loaf or wreath is the most ...

Families dye Easter eggs red to represent the blood of Christ, and then bake them into a traditional Greek sweet bread called tsoureki. Families may play a game of cracking eggs against each other and ...

Varvakeios and Supermarkets have made their orders for the increased demand of the coming days, while preparing for the ...

Greek families are facing higher prices for their traditional meals on Orthodox Easter, which falls this year on April 20.

Mahlab is a spice made from ground cherry stones and, along with piney gum mastic, gives this Greek Easter bread its distinctive flavour. Hardboiled eggs dyed red and pressed into the bread give ...

It's that time of year again when scores of women volunteers from the Philoptochos gather at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church ... braided tsoureki, or Easter bread. The bread recipe comes ...

Soups are comforting foods, and a rich lentil soup is an important part of Easter celebrations. Traditionally served on Good ...