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  • Soft Peanut Butter Cookies!

    One of my favorite spreads is peanut butter. I prefer it to Nutella as it is more natural and more filling. Having said that even thought I like its taste I do not like it on toast just by itself. I love it when it is used in cookies, cakes or other types of desserts.…

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    27 May, 2014
    Cookies, Cooking and Baking, Sweet
  • Sticky Toffee Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Icing

    A few weeks back I was invited to a friend’s house for dinner. As I didn’t have time to bake a dessert a bought a sticky toffee pudding from the bakery. The pudding didn’t have any caramel sauce on top so I decided to at least make that. As I was browsing through sauce recipes…

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    27 May, 2014
    Cooking and Baking, Cupcakes, Sweet
  • Easy and Delicious Christmas Cookies for Creative Minds

      Somehow it doesn’t feel like Christmas until I start writing my Christmas baking. Even if I decorate my house I still need the Christmas smells to get in the festive spirit and to write my Christmas Cards I need the house to smell like baked Christmas cookies. I love cinnamon, clove and all winter…

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    27 May, 2014
    Christmas, Cookies, Cooking and Baking, Doughs, Festive, Sweet
  • New York Style Cheesecake

    Cheesecake is the dessert I used to make a lot when I was younger. Giotis was the first Greek brand to offer boxes containing semi-made ingredients and recipes for cakes and cheesecakes. A similar international brand is Betty Crocker. As a teenage girl it was exciting to bake something in just 15 minutes and succeed in it without any…

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    27 May, 2014
    Cooking and Baking, Desserts, Sweet
  • Greek Traditional Almond Cookies ~ Αμυγδαλωτά από την Αμμουλιανή

      Greek women are one of the most amazing bakers and cooks as through food they express their love for the people around them. The food they cook and the desserts they make are pieces of culinary art as they combine excellent taste with unique presentation. My sister is visiting me from Greece and one…

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    27 May, 2014
    Cookies, Cooking and Baking, Doughs, Food Styling, Sweet
  • Funky Chocolate Marcipan Volcanos ~ Αμυγδαλωτά με Καρύδα, Μαρμελάδα Πορτοκάλι και Σοκολάτα

    One of the amazing benefits of loving baking and cooking is that when you crave a specific ingredient you can find so many alternatives ways of using it to create the perfect treat! Almonds, coconut flakes and chocolate are always in my cupboard. Last night I was craving for something small chocolatey and coconutey. I…

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    27 May, 2014
    Cooking and Baking, Desserts, Sweet
  • Thessaloniki Bagels ~ Koulouri Thessalonikis

    ‘Gastronomos’ is a cooking and baking magazine produced by one of the biggest newspapers in Greece. It comes out once a month and it is being sold along with the newspaper on the Sunday issue. Last Sunday the October issue was out and to my excitement it featured recipes from Thessaloniki. Needless to say I was very excited…

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    27 May, 2014
    Appetisers and Sides, Cooking and Baking, Doughs, Savoury
  • Scones with Love

    I met a close friend of mine for lunch yesterday who is also a dedicated baker like me. While we were chatting I mentioned that one of the reasons why I love baking is that it reminds me that the natural world has its own perfect timing. We live in a world where ‘time is…

    kurkubini

    27 May, 2014
    Cooking and Baking, Desserts, Doughs, Sweet, Uncategorized
  • Upside Down Pizzas ~ Ανάποδη Πίτσα

    Upside Down Pizzas ~ Ανάποδη Πίτσα

    We all love pizza and we have eaten it for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack. So much variety in toppings and doughs we are spoiled with choice! Of course it originates in Italy and according to Wikipedia ‘On 9 December 2009, the European Union, upon Italian request, granted Traditional Specialty Guaranteed (TSG)  safeguard to…

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    9 September, 2013
    Cooking and Baking, Doughs, Main Dishes, Savoury
  • Delicious Zucchini Burgers ~ Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες της Μανούλας Ναυσικάς!

    Delicious Zucchini Burgers ~ Κολοκυθοκεφτέδες της Μανούλας Ναυσικάς!

    Not a fan of zucchini? Well this is the perfect recipe for you! No I am not playing games as this recipe has been adored by people that really love, don’t really care about or hate zucchini! It’s my mum’s recipe and it has become one of her five star side dishes accompanying almost every…

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    30 August, 2013
    Appetisers and Sides, Cooking and Baking, Savoury
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