Ivy on Δεκεμβρίου 5th, 2009

In my previous post where I made Greek yoghurt for the first time, I told you that the first time I made it, it did not set as it should and it looked more like a cream rather than a yoghurt.

It still tasted like yoghurt but what was I supposed to do with it?  Some [...]

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Ivy on Ιουλίου 2nd, 2009

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 read [...]

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Ivy on Οκτωβρίου 18th, 2008

Back in the summer when I was experimenting with gelatin, I made this dessert with watermelon.
The dessert was nice and refreshing but it was not too sweet so if you ever try and make it add a little bit more sugar, say 1/2 a cup. The jello part on top was unintentional and [...]

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Ivy on Ιουλίου 15th, 2008

Now that watermelon,  is in season, when you buy some, the only thing that is not edible are the pips.
So let’s see how many things I can make out of this 5 kilo watermelon?
To begin with I removed the rind which I set aside for later use.
I removed all the seeds and cut the watermelon [...]

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