Every month there is an event going on at Jenn’s blog, where the winner chooses three ingredients with which we have to cook. Although I love participating at this event as we challenge ourselves to create recipes we would never dream of making, most of the times the ingredients given are not so easy to [...]
Continue reading about Beef in Dark Beer with a Sweet and Sour Pumpkin Sauce
To all the Greek and Cypriot friends and readers of my blog «Chronia Polla» for today’s National Holiday, Ochi Day. I have been seeing so many pumpkin recipes popping up everywhere in the blogosphere and with Halloween coming up soon I thought to share these recipes with you in case you wish to make something [...]
Continue reading about Kolokythopita me Myzithra (Savory Pumpkin Pie)
I have waited eagerly the past few months for the film Julie and Julia to come out in the theatres in Greece and finally it came out on Thursday, so I couldn’t wait any longer and we went on Saturday evening to see the film. I am sure that by now you have all heard [...]
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My friend, Natasha, of 5 Star Foodie Culinary Adventures, is hosting an event where she has asked us to further explore the flavours and textures of Macaroni and Cheese by deconstructing it and adapting it to our own culinary style. You still have time by the end of the month to prepare your own version [...]
Continue reading about Three ways to make Macaroni and Cheese
Many people shudder at the thought of cooking or eating liver but in Greece we eat it a lot. I love liver, especially, chicken livers, however, I don’t cook it very often as chicken giblets are high in cholesterol and only cook it two or three times a year, mostly during Easter. Before cooking it, [...]
Continue reading about Sykotakia me Lahanika (Braised Chicken Livers with Poached Grapes)
This recipe was given to me by a friend, years ago before I started blogging and I didn’t think back then to ask her where she got this recipe from. Until today this is one of my favourite recipes and it’s one of those meals that you feel that you don’t need a dessert afterwards [...]
The 16th of October has been declared as “World Bread Day” by the International Union Of Bakers And Bakers-Confectioners (UIB). On that occasion Zorra, at “Kochtopf”, is organizing an event in order to celebrate bread and the art of bread making around the world. I participated last year as well and although I was planning [...]
Summer Escapes part VII – Lakonia: Elafonissos, Plytra, Archangelos and Monvemvassia During our last visit to Sparti, we had the chance to visit Southern Laconia, see some new places and revisit some others we had visited in the past. There are so many places one can visit but a one-day excursion is not enough [...]
Continue reading about Ampelofassoula (fresh black eyed beans) and Marida (Picarel)
29th Wedding Anniversary «Knowing you will be with me in all my tomorrows, makes my today so wonderful». On Saturday morning I was still feeling terrible after three days of flu so when my husband asked me if I needed anything from the supermarket I knew that I wanted to make a cake for our [...]
Continue reading about Spicy White Chocolate Cake with Caramelized Bananas
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you leaving a comment and just to tell you that I have not been feeling well the past few days, it’s a flu, so sorry if I haven’t been visiting. Have a nice weekend…
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