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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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Quince is one of my favourite spoon sweets and I made it three times this year. The first and second time I made it the same way as I had previously posted the recipe and my children loved it. My son who was coming from Switzerland for the Christmas holidays told me that he wanted [...]
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I suppose most of you know how to brine a turkey but for me this was the first time. I decided to try it this year and it is a fact that it produces a great tasting turkey which is tender and juicier. I am glad I decided to brine it this year as I [...]
I have been seeing some recipes with Dulce de Leche but I didn’t know what it was until recently when one of you posted a detailed post on how to make it. That is when I understood what exactly this is and how easy it is to make it. Reading this link, I understood this [...]
After Boiling and peeling the chestnuts, you can use them in savory or sweet dishes. In order to make a chestnut puree it is best to boil them in water, milk or both, depending on the recipe you want to make, until they become soft. You then mash them the same way you [...]
Chestnuts are quite expensive and the big ones are about 5 Euros a kilo and smaller ones around 3 Euros, so when last week I found a bargain at the farmers” market of 1.50 Euros a kilo I bought 5 kilos!!! The chestnuts were quite big, sweet and I did not have to throw any [...]
One of the things Switzerland is famous of is Chocolates and of course I couldn’t resist buying a lot. I have been experimenting with making chocolates during the past months but I haven’t posted any recipe yet as I was planning to post them before Christmas. The best of the chocolates I bought in Switzerland [...]
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2008 Cherries have a remarkably short growing season and in Greece this period is between June and end of July. In Cyprus I remember we could eat cherries, as early as May but by June they were gone. There are a few types of cherries, such as wild cherries, Bind, Lambert, Rainier, Royal Ann and [...]
The method for roasting peppers is the same for any kind of peppers, but I have chosen Piperies Florinis, which are red sweet peppers, named after the prefecture of Florina, where they are cultivated. Before giving my recipe, I wish to explain the easiest method for roasting peppers. There are many ways you can roast [...]
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Hope everybody had a nice and relaxing week-end and have charged your batteries for another week’s blogging. I found some time to write about the Lemon marmalade which I made last month when I made the Lemonade. As I said then, I wanted to make a spoon sweet with the peels just like the bergamot [...]
