«Christos Anesti!» This is the wish exchanged by all orthodox to spread the word that Christ has risen.
«Alithos Anesti!» The reply comes from the others to confirm that it is true that Christ has risen.
It’s still very early in the morning and the family is still asleep. I Just wanted to make a [...]
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Memorial. (Gr. Μνημόσυνο Mnymosyno – mnee moh see no). A special service held in the Orthodox Church for the repose of the souls of the dead. Memorial services are held on the third, ninth and fortieth day; after six months, and after one or three years after death, then annually. Boiled wheat is used as [...]
Christos Anesti!
Hi everybody, we returned back from our short break last night. We didn’t have much time to relax and it rained a bit but still we roasted our lamb on the spit in the garage. Since early in the morning I’ve been in the kitchen preparing for today as it’s my [...]
Kokoretsi is a traditional Greek dish consisting mainly of seasoned lamb or goat offals. To make kokoretsi the most difficult part of the process is to wash the bowels (intestines) of the lamb.
The bowels should be washed thoroughly inside out. They are then washed and put in a bowl of water with either vinegar or [...]
As I said in my post for the Easter Cookies, we did not make tsourekia and Easter cookies in Cyprus, as we did not make them at home, at least my mother didn’t and this is something I have learned in Greece.
The other day I was looking through my old note book with recipes [...]
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These cookies are usually prepared a few days before Easter but I prepared some last week just to show them on the blog. Like most recipes, this one as well has a lot of variations. In others they add orange juice and orange rind, in others they do not add ammonia carbonate of [...]
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This is a beloved salad, easy to make but so tasty which will be a hit to your guests.
This is a fabulous salad that’s truly an entire meal. During our hot summer nights here in Greece when sometimes I was not in the mood of preparing a meal, this combination of greens and proteins was [...]
