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Pirozhki or piroshki or Piroski (as we call them in Greece, with stress on the last syllable), are made from yeast dough and filled with a variety of fillings and are great for snacks, appetizers, lunch or dinner. Last week when I visited my friend Natasha of Five Star Foodie, she posted Pirozhki filled with eggs [...]
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Beetroots (Beta Vulgaris) in Greek Pantzaria or Kokkinogoulia, also known as zacharoteutla, are known in Greece since antiquity as a valuable and nutricious vegetable. Wild Sea Beets (Beta Maritima), being native to the shores of the Mediterranean region, has been used as a vegetable for over 2000 years. There are mentions even by [...]
Today is my daughter’s 20th birthday. Happy Birthday Elia!!! A few weeks back she told me she saw some cute pink hearts in a chocolaterie, which is not very far away from my house. One day when I was passing from there I bought some for her, as well as bitter chocolate to have it [...]
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On Monday it was Kathara Deftera or Ash Monday, which marks the beginning of the 48 days of fasting before the Easter which is on the 15th April, 2012. We did not go anywhere to celebrate because after (almost) recovering from a flu, on Sunday afternoon, after lying down to rest for an hour, when [...]
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I am really excited and very, very happy to have won a copy of Jill’s cookbook «Mad About Macarons». Macarons are the new madness, frenziness, fashion, trend or whatever else you want to call it in desserts. I tried making macarons a few months ago but the recipe I found online and tried, turned them [...]
I’ve made this recipe many times each time with a few minor changes. I’ve marinated the salmon with honey and orange, with honey and lemon, with pomegranate molasses, with petimezi (grape molasses), with Asian flavours, etc. Salmon is one of my favourite fishes and still have a lot of recipes I have not posted. Although [...]
Chronia Polla, Chronia Polla, is a Greek wish, which literally means wishing you many years. It i’s used on most occasions where there is a celebration, like today, on birthdays, name days, Christmas, Easter etc, wishing the other person longevity. Today Epiphany day, in Greek Theophaneia and those whose name is Theofanis, Theofania, Photis, Photini, [...]
During the Christmas period, I indulge into using more butter than I use throughout the whole year. But then what would Christmas be without making cookies and other desserts? After six months of diet I have learned to restrain myself and until today I have only tried a small piece from each to see [...]
With Christmas just two weeks away, I would like to thanks my readers with a giveaway of each volume of my e-cookbooks. The books are available on the following formats for you to choose: Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser) Online Reading (JavaScript, experimental, buggy) Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps) [...]
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The last time I made Chicken Teriyaki was three years ago. Back then I made it with mushrooms and may be it wasn’t as authentic as it should be but it was delicious. In that recipe I did not use sake or mirin, nor did I use it in this recipe as well, because to [...]
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