Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 26th, 2009

Did you know that In Greece we have our own pizza which is called Ladenia (Λαδένια), meaning olive oil bread.  This is a vegan pizza and is a speciality from the island of Kimolos.  I saw this recipe a couple of years ago on Elias Mamalakis T.V. show, a famous Greek T.V. [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 24th, 2009

I have a few pizza recipes to share with you, as well as a couple of calzone recipes I made recently using the same dough, so before giving the recipes here is the dough I use.
I’ve been making pizzas for many years but this is my best pizza dough.  My friends and relatives say that [...]

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I thought making homemade tortillas would be very difficult and reading instructions  on the net I was puzzled if I should attempt to make them or not, as a cast iron skillet was required which I do not have.

My friend Ben, of What’s Cooking, is hosting an event Homemade #4 – Tortillas, so at least [...]

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Ivy on Ιανουαρίου 20th, 2009

Focaccia is very similar to the Greek flatbread named lagana , which I have posted some time ago.  As Wikipedia describes focaccia, the basic recipe is thought by some to have originated with the Etruscans or ancient Greeks, but it is now known as a delicacy of the Ligurian cuisine.   The only difference between the [...]

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Ivy on Αυγούστου 26th, 2008

As I said yesterday, when I made koulouria, I had made double the recipe as with the remaining dough I wanted to make one of our favourite flatbreads: Lagana. Originally it was an unleavened bread but eventually a little yeast was added.
Αncient Greeks colonized Southern Italy and Sicily between 1800 to 500 [...]

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