Ivy on Αυγούστου 27th, 2009

Sorry I haven’t been around for a while.  I am writing this post as some of you are e-mailing me, wondering why I am not around.  Thank you all for asking.
First of all my husband and I went on vacations for a few days.  We went to Evia, which is an island very close to [...]

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Ivy on Ιανουαρίου 29th, 2009

I am really disappointed that I missed the train for Germany, as I was planning to participate but I lost track of the time, so my Pigs in a blanket, will have to wait before I lose another train and I am now heading right away to Paris.
Paris is one of the few cities I [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 17th, 2008

Unfortunately all good things end soon and this was the last day of our trip.
As a Foodie I could not resist going into a Supermarket, which was next door to the hotel.
I had visited it the very first day of our visit and spotted a few things I wanted to bring along.

So on Tuesday, early [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 16th, 2008

On Monday we woke up really early and it was still dark outside.

When the sun rose and we saw that it would be a lovely day we decided to go for a walk to the river before breakfast.

We encountered some other couples walking on the path and a woman with two lovely dogs. [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 15th, 2008

Sunday morning was cloudy and rainy but that did not discourage us at all. Our son called us in the morning to see if we still wanted to go out in the rain. We had planned to visit Les Jardains Botaniques (Botanical Gardens) and Le Chateau des Penthes and we did [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 14th, 2008

We are back from our trip to Switzerland and France.   We just stayed for four days and five nights but all four days we left early in morning from the hotel and returned late in the evening.   Before leaving I wrote a post and promised to give you some of the recipes I made [...]

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As much as I love cooking, there are a few days that I want to cook something quick and easy and what is easier than a pasta dish?

This week the temperature was around 40 degrees C in Athens, so every morning my husband and I leave early in the morning and go [...]

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Ivy on Νοεμβρίου 3rd, 2007

Hi I’m back from Cyprus.
I had a terrific time in Limassol, (see new photos in my site- see: «My photos – landscapes from Cyprus»). I visited my relatives and friends and have brought with me lots of Cypriot recipes to share with you and which were prepared for me by my sisters [...]

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