My 7LR Granola Banana cake

INGREDIENTS 250g wholemeal flour 1tsp bicarbonate of soda 1/2 tsp salt 1tsp cinnamon powder Three ripe bananas 180g mixed fruit and nut granola (our favourite includes sultanas, almonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts etc.) 1tsp Madagascan Vanilla 129g brown sugar 100ml olive oil (greek is our favourite) 60ml buttermilk (we use 60 ml of wholeContinue reading “My 7LR Granola Banana cake”

Eggs for Greek Easter

It’s Holy Thursday today in Greek Orthodox tradition and we need to dye our Easter eggs. In red? Traditionally, yes. However, we prefer to use only natural ingredients and a slightly different approach and resulting colour palette. Try this instead: . Our 7LR own-style natural dye recipe. INGREDIENTS We love earthy colours, namely a paletteContinue reading “Eggs for Greek Easter”

Valentine’s Beats

Today is my goddaughter’s special day. I created, therefore, a very special juice just for her. It comes very handy also to beat the January blues and gently glide into February, which is the month of pure LOVE…

The Greek walnut cake

The 7LR Fanouropita In memory of Saint Fanourios tradition has it that the Greeks bake a cake. Saint Fanourios has always been my favourite. Indeed, I recall with great nostalgia the sweet moments I had, whilst baking with my grandmother this delicious, fasting walnut cake. According to tradition, the cake will help you locate lostContinue reading “The Greek walnut cake”