One of my favourite ingredients is mushrooms but making a mushroom pie was out of the question as two out of five members of my family hate mushrooms.
My son George also loves mushrooms as much as I do and has been asking me for quite a long time to make a mushroom pie.  When we [...]

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Ivy on Ιουλίου 11th, 2009

Kotopita is one of many types of pita, or Greek savory pies.    After making the pork and beef galettes using leeks, I wanted to try leeks with chicken as well.
I based this pie on the Chicken Pie I used to make in the past, only instead of using puff pastry I used [...]

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Ivy on Ιουλίου 6th, 2009

Tiganopsomo, which means fried bread is very easy to make.   All you need is any kind of yeast bread dough, which is fried in olive oil.  Some times it is filled with cheese, such as feta or any other hard Greek cheese but when it is not filled, it can turn into a dessert by [...]

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Ivy on Ιουνίου 21st, 2009

When I saw this pastry at  The Constanble’s Larder, I loved it immediately and knew immediately what to do with it.  Check out Giff’s post to see a lovely vegetarian galette.
The first recipe I used this Provençal Pastry was to make a Meat Galette,

then another meat galette but with a different filling

I loved the simplicity [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 2nd, 2007

In the Greek language there is only one word for pumpkins, squash or courgettes (zucchini) and the word is «kolokythi or kolokytha».   Kolokotes, therefore are traditional Cypriot pastries, similar to calzone, empanadas, boureki or pies as we call them, made with pumpkin and are neither sweat or salty.   They are vegan and perfect for [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 1st, 2007

Phyllo, comes from the Greek word φύλλο, which means leaf because it is dough rolled out as thin as a leaf is (and even more).
Homemade phyllo takes time and skill to make but if you follow my instructions, it won’t be that difficult.  To make phyllo you have to prepare the dough first. You only [...]

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