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Dondurma Ice Cream Recipe ~ Συνταγή Παγωτό Ντοντουρμά
Being a fan of peculiar tastes apart from frozen yogurt I also love unique ice cream flavours! One of my favourite unique ones is Dondurma ice cream. It’s not surprising if we consider that one of it’s basic ingredients is mastic, which I have used and discussed over and over again in previous recipes. This…
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Greek Aubergine / Eggplant Salad ~ Μελιτζανοσαλάτα Συνταγή
For the Aubergine / Eggplant salad we will need: 2 aubergines 3 tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar 50 gr grated or cut into small pieces feta cheese 1-2 cloves of garlic We grill the 2 aubergines on the highest grill temperature. When their skin is almlst burned and they are soft we remove them…
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Tzatziki Recipe ~ Τζατζίκι Συνταγή
For the Tzatziki we will need: 0.500g greek style yogurt 1 cucumber 3 tbsp olive oil 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar 1/2 tsp salt A bit of pepper 1-2 cloves of garlic In a bowl we mix the oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and the garlic squeezed or chopped in tiny pieces. We peel and grate the…
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Pink is for Spring ~ Food Styling Ideas
My parents love having people for dinner and as I have mentioned before my mum loves styling the dishes and table. Yesterday they had around 15 people for dinner and as always I got sent my mum’s creations. I fell in love with the taramosalata not because pink is my favourite colour but also because…
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Puff Pastry Recipe ~ Σφολιάτα Συνταγή
I have tried a couple of puff pastry recipes and I think this one works better in terms of how you work the dough. It’s not very difficult but if you have any questions feel free to ask 🙂 For 1 kg puff pastry we need: 500g flour 500g good quality butter in room temperature…
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Butternut Squash on Puff Pastry Stars
I first made this recipe for a Christmas dinner in 2012. It was simple and yet full of taste and I loved it since butternut squash is one of my favorite veggies. Back then I made it with ready made puff pastry. Since then I have experimented and made my own and it turned out very successful.…
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Mango and Coconut Frozen Yogurt ~ Παγωτό Γιαούρτι με Μάνγκο και Καρύδα
Since I was younger I always preferred frozen yogurt ice cream flavours compared to creamy and chocolate ones. For me ice cream is to refresh you and not to bloat you! The craze that has appeared lately with all the frozen yogurt stores has worked to my favour as at last I get a greater…
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Easter Food Styling
The recipe for the Tzatziki can be found here Easter is a few weeks away in Greece and all of my mum’s salad decorations are with the Easter theme. I will be adding more ideas as she will be making and sending them to me. I know the photos will be coming regularly as she…
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Greek Style Cheese Pie (Tiropita) with Homemade Filo Pastry ~ Τυρόπιτα με Χειροποίητο Φύλλο
One of the things I take on my return to the UK from Greece is different types of cheese. Unfortunately because I am a great cheese lover I finish my Greek stock in no time. For this reason I decided to make a cheese pita, put it in the freezer and eat it slowly slowly.…
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Tomato Basket Salad ~ Σαλάτα με Καλαθάκια Ντομάτας
With a table full of different dishes it is difficult to have space for flowers or any other types of decoration. Now that spring is here it is getting more and more tempting to squeeze a vase full of flowers to decorate our tables. As we were preparing a table for 12 people with my…
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