Hope you all had lovely Holidays. I cannot say the same, as we had to spend a whole day in hospital on Wednesday, after my son had a stomach virus and then on Christmas day my husband caught it as well but thank God it only lasted for a few days and they are beginning [...]
This month’s Tried & Tested is featuring Kevin of Closet Cooking. This event was an original idea by Zlamushka of Spicy Kitchen. Each month a blogger is featured and we have to choose one of his/her recipes and recreate it and blog about it. This month’s host, is Hema of Salt [...]
To all the Greek and Cypriot friends and readers of my blog “Chronia Polla” for today’s National Holiday, Ochi Day.
I have been seeing so many pumpkin recipes popping up everywhere in the blogosphere and with Halloween coming up soon I thought to share these recipes with you in case you wish to make something different [...]
Continue reading about Kolokythopita me Myzithra (Savory Pumpkin Pie)
Now that it’s summer and very hot, it’s hard to stay at home, so I have been away during the weekend and we came back last evening. I’ve had too many other things to do, so I haven’t had time to visit friends but hope to do this soon.
After the Beef and Pork Galette, I [...]
Continue reading about Tyropita me Maratho and Watermelon Salad
Thank you to all of you who’ve written to me over the past few days, either at the blog, facebook or by private e-mail, to express your sympathy and kind thoughts.
I am really grateful to have such good friends which I met through the internet.
Life, however, does go and time is the best healer of [...]
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 [...]
Although making pies is not considered to be an easy job, pies are considered easy to eat and this bell pepper pie is both really easy to make and to eat.
Bell Peppers, also known as sweet peppers are native to Mexico and their seeds were carried to Spain during the 15th century and from there [...]
Making phyllo from scratch may be a little bit intimidating, not that it’s difficult to make. However, using ready made phyllo is still good and there are lots of things you can make with it. These snacks are so easy to make and have such a wonderful flavour. Any kind of [...]
Continue reading about Easy, cheesy snacks and more awards!!!
Kourou is a type of phyllo which I would describe it somewhere between a plain phyllo (flour, oil, salt and water, sometimes vinegar), and puff pastry. Kourou phyllo does not expand as puff pastry nor is it crispy like the plain phyllo. It is an unleavened phyllo but light and flaky due to [...]
Μy friend Nuria, of Spanish recipes, posted this recipe which I really liked, so a couple of days later I decided to make it.
I have not changed anything to this recipe and I must say it was just as Nuria described it in her post. Best of all were the croquettes and I was [...]
Continue reading about Kotopita (Chicken Pie) and Chicken Croquettes
