My Recipes

Ivy on Δεκεμβρίου 14th, 2011

I have said it many time that diet food should not be bland and monotonous.  My family were licking their fingers when they ate this dish and characterized it as “gourmet”. There will be many temptations during the holidays so why not cook something healthy but delicious that only you will know that this is [...]

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Ivy on Δεκεμβρίου 10th, 2011

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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Ivy on Δεκεμβρίου 1st, 2011

Now that we are entering the month of Christmas, it is important to be reminded of the Rules of Calories. 1.   Whatever you are eating while no one is watching, does not contain any calories. 2.   When drinking a sugar free fizzy drink while eating a chocolate bar, the calories in the chocolate bar is [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 24th, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!  Hope you enjoyed yourself today:) I know it’s been a very long time since my last post and I haven’t been around for several reasons. First of all, I was working intensively on my e-book and I finally made it. The cookbook is now available in many formats: online [...]

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Continue reading about Rolo me Phyllo Kourou and my e-book has finally been published

Ivy on Οκτωβρίου 28th, 2011

I know I’ve been away from blogging and visiting blogs but I’ve decided to work on my e-book again.  I started reading tutorials before summer but found it very difficult and gave up. The economic crisis here in Greece, has put all of us in depression mood, making us feel sad, anxious about our future [...]

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Today is our wedding anniversary but on this day we also celebrate the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis (12 October, 1944). Now, the EU and especially the Germans are back with a second occupation, this time economic and are quickly leading the Greek people to poverty by imposing austere measures which are beyond any [...]

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Continue reading about Lime, Dill and Garlic Crusted Salmon with Orange-Garlic Honey Sautéed Spinach

Ivy on Οκτωβρίου 6th, 2011

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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Ivy on Σεπτεμβρίου 29th, 2011

Milokopi belongs to the sciaenidae  family and can be found in Mediterranean fish markets but it is also found in the Eastern Atlantic.   It’s scientific name is Umbrina cirrosa,  but it is known as Bearded Umbrine, Corb, Corvina, Drum, Gurbell, Maigre, Sea Crow, Shi Drum, which is better known as «drums or croakers.» Drum [...]

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Continue reading about Milokopi (Bearded Umbrine) with Roasted Vegetables

Ivy on Σεπτεμβρίου 20th, 2011

This is a recipe from last summer and I’ve been wanting to post it for a long time but I wasn’t sure of the name of these beans in English. In Greek these are called barbounofassoula or hantres (which means beads).  When these are fresh and green they are called fassolia barbounia (runner beans) Phaseolous [...]

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Continue reading about Fassolia Ηantres Giahni or Barbounofassoula (Stewed Borlotti Beans)

Ivy on Αυγούστου 29th, 2011

  You know, I love pasta dishes as they are cheap, easy to make and very versatile.  If you are working and don’t have much time, this is a dish you can prepare in no time.  Although I do not work, during summers I love to spend my time at the beach rather than being [...]

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