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With Christmas just two weeks away, I would like to thanks my readers with a giveaway of each volume of my e-cookbooks. If you do not win and still want to buy it, the books are available on all Amazon stores: Volume 1 includes over 100 of the best Greek-Cypriot savory dishes, mezedes, side dishes and [...]
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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 [...]
Another Creative Concoctions Event has come to an end with a little disappointment to see only a few entries. Elais -Unilever Hellas, has been very generous offering lots of olive oil to send worldwide and I wish to thank them for this. The word creative may have probably scared a few lot away but this [...]
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No kitchen is complete without a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and if for one reason or another you are not using Olive Oil, it’s never too late to start and also now is your chance to win one. Olive oil is a healthy fat and most health-conscious people choose olive oil over [...]
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Remember the Scarlet Pesto I posted about a year ago? Well this recipe is from then and it is also included in my list of recipes which I added on New Year’s day, in order to remind myself that I should post these recipes. Chicken Kiev is a popular dish of boneless chicken breast [...]
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Here we are again with another roundup of Creative Concoctions, with savoury recipes using olive oil. Thank you all of you for participating with your wonderful, creative recipes. Meenakshi, of Ponderings of a Working Mom, has made a healthier version of Dal (lentils) – (oriya ishtyle) using olive oil. In India food is usually cooked [...]
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Greek Cuisine has a lot of simple but delicious recipes and home-cooked meals are defininitely healthier as you know what ingredients you use and there are no preservatives and, when compared to dining out, much cheaper. Now that our children will be living on their own and have minimum cooking experience, they have asked me [...]
I’ve been looking in my recipes file to find more easy recipes to post and, of course, I have a lot of pasta recipes which I have never posted as well as a lot of chicken recipes, as we don’t eat beef/veal, pork or lamb often but still have a few of them as well. [...]
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I am sorry for the delay in posting the round-up but as I explained in a previous post one of the reasons was to get organized but the other I did not tell you about, is that I wanted some time to get in touch with Altis, the lead Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil [...]
Continue reading about Creative Concoctions #3: Desserts – Roundup
It is my pleasure to announce the next edition of Creative Concoctions for the next fortnight and I have chosen as theme «Desserts». Creative Concoctions is a blogging event featuring your creative culinary creations. As I am sure we will all be making a lot of desserts in the next few days, if you [...]
Continue reading about Announcing Creative Concoctions #3 and Healthy Olive Oil Honey Oatmeal Bars
