I can’t believe that Elia is turning 18 today!! My little girl has grown into a beautiful woman, who will soon be going to university, she will have the right to vote, etc., etc., but she will always be our little girl.
Happy Birthday Elia!!
Today I am spoiling her (more) with her favourite food and I’ve [...]
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I have received a couple of awards from my fellow bloggers and I wish to apologize if sometimes, I am late to acknowledge them, but I always do.
I’d like to thank Alison, at Alison’s trails, who is from Romania and although she blogs in her language, the language is not a barrier to create new [...]
I was going through some of my older posts and came across these éclairs I made a long time ago and I thought that these would be a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert.
I was really afraid to make éclairs as I used to think that they would be very complicated to make but they are really [...]
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1st February today and “Kalo Mina” as we Greeks wish each other at the beginning of each month, which is a wish to have a great month.
I have been asked by Sierra Rose to review her cookbook, “Mom’s Favorite Recipes” which is a collection of classic American recipes, like Chocolate Chip Cookies, Southern Style Nut [...]
I am sorry I haven’t been around lately but this past week I wasn’t feeling very well, so I wasn’t up to visiting, commenting, writing blog posts, or even doing much with the book, except for editing a few recipes.
I have some awards to acknowledge and today Nadjibella made my day by giving me a [...]
I made these cookies last June when my son was still living in Switzerland and came to visit us for a few days. I made them the day before he left so that he could take some with him and share them with his room mates, but by the next day the three of them [...]
This time of the year I don’t feel like posting any other recipes than cookies or cakes so I’ve opened my file and found lots of recipes I made throughout the year and I think this would be the best time to post them.
I am starting with one recipe which I made last [...]
One of the dishes we tried in Rome was ravioli and I loved their sauce. I don’t know what kind of sauce they make but it was delicious and as I had never served ravioli with a sauce before, I decided to make a marinara sauce to serve them.
In the Piazza di Campo dei fiori [...]
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The other night when I was making the Almond Paste for the Christmas cake, I had two egg yolks which I wanted to use. I decided that the best way to use them was to make a custard cream. However, I still wanted to make a lovely Espresso Coconut Roulade I saw a few days [...]
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Lissie, of Salt and Spice, and Joumana, of Tastes of Beirut, have bestowed upon me The 2009 Bloggers Appreciation Award. Thanks very much Lissies and Joumana.
The Award goes with a Meme. I have to say 7 things about myself I haven’t told.
I quit smoking twenty years ago!
I quit painting because of lack of time. Shame [...]
