Desserts
I found this recipe here on The Food Network.com with extremely high ratings and since I have been seeing a lot of Tyler Florence recipes in the blogoshpere, I had to see for myself what this was all about. I must say I was not disappointed, although the caramel made the pie extra sweet, too [...]
Summer Escapes – Part III – Issioma, Karyon, Megalopolis Continuing our summer escapes we decided to visit my husband’s village, Isioma, Karyon, in Arcadia taking the beautiful mountain route from Sparta. My SIL who lives in Australia was here on holidays so she wanted to see their village after so many years. The village is [...]
Continue reading about Healthy Karyokes (walnut – chocolate dessert) and a visit to Issioma
I’ve been avoiding posting desserts the past month, although I have so many recipes I want to post. It’s so hard to resist when you are cutting down the calories. I made this dessert early June, when my son visited from Geneva. I had made Dulce de Leche for the second time and I was [...]
Continue reading about Dulce de Leche Banoffee Cheesecake with Greek Yoghurt
It’s been a while since I posted a dessert, not that I don’t have any recipes to post but subconsciously I want to avoid them as much as possible, as I am trying to keep away from them I have been eating healthier and lighter for the past month, not following any diet but I [...]
Continue reading about Mpezedes and Apricot Compote = Apricot Meringue Dessert
Mangoes are not cultivated in Greece but we only have imported ones and only in the past years they have started to become more popular. Since they are imported they are much more expensive than the fruit produced locally, which can be found in abundance, they are delicious and of course much cheaper. As I [...]
I know that I always say that I wish I had an Ice Cream machine, whenever I comment on someone’s Ice cream post but although it doesn’t cost much, I have no space in my kitchen to add another gadget and even if I did, I am still thinking if I should buy one, as [...]
Continue reading about No machine Ice cream with Dulce de Leche, Cherry Compote and Greek Yoghurt
As I already told you I have some guests staying with us, as well as our son who came from Switzerland again, as he had to be interviewed for his Master Degree, which he will start after September. The candidates are many and only a few will be accepted but the interview went well and [...]
I know that I said last night that I would be posting all the recipes I make in a day but what was I thinking? It’s impossible to follow this idea as If I were to post the pie I made yesterday, how could I explain how I made this new kind of phyllo, when [...]
Continue reading about Strawberry Cheesecake with Greek Yoghurt
When my son visited us early May, just a few days before he came, it was his birthday, so we surprised him with a birthday cake. The sponge cake is the one I have been baking for years and your can see step by step instructions how to make the sponge here. I made a [...]
Continue reading about White Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse Cake
Halvas is one of my favourite desserts which I always make during Lent. I am giving you the basic recipe which was given to me by my sister, who serves this in their restaurant, but I would like to tell you how I made some changes. Halvas Nistisimos – Basic Recipe Serves: 12 Ingredients: 1 [...]
