Category: Cooking and Baking
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Light Olive Bread with Orange Juice ~ Νηστίσιμο Ελιόψωμο με Χυμό Πορτοκαλιού
Another characteristic of Greek food culture is the great variety in vegetarian dishes due to long fasting periods within Greek orthodox culture. The ingredients that are allowed within fasting periods are very specific and exactly because Greeks are great lovers of good food many alternative recipes exist to substitute basic Greek food craves. Right now…
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Salmon and Potato Tart
This is a recipe I have learned from my Aunt Eva. Ten years ago a habit started within the family that kept growing and has now been established as a family tradition. Every Wednesday the immediate family along with dear friends gather at my Aunt’s and Uncle’s house for ouzo and mezedes. The Ouzo Night…
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Food Styling ~ Salads
For the Tzatziki recipe click here Apart from the love towards well cooked food my Mum also taught me the huge role presentation plays for the appreciation of excellent cooking and baking skills. The love she puts in her cooking and baking, no matter how simple the dish is, is apparent before the first bite.…
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Kazandibi Recipe ~ Καζάν Ντιπί Συνταγή
Another favorite dessert is Kazandibi. It is a traditional Turkish dessert that became popular in Northern Greece after the liberation of Greece from the ottoman Empire and the return of misplaced populations mainly in Thessaloniki. http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazandibi It is a creamy dessert made from cornstarch and buffalo milk. It’s very simple, refreshing and yet very tasty! The name…
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Pistachio and Chios Mastic Cupcakes – Φυστίκι Αιγίνης και Μαστίχα Χίου Cupcake
Cupcakes are one of my favourite sweet treats! I love the variety of the combinations and the flexibility they give you to customise them according to your taste and mood! In Greece cupcakes are not as famous due to the huge variety of traditional delicacies and desserts. I have tried to find cupcakes inspired by…
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Perfect Crepe for a Perfect Morning ~ Recipe by Nigel Slater
image: http://jackpot-84.deviantart.com/art/Bigoudens-84317486 One of my favorite breakfast menus includes crepes. I have tried many recipes but all of them ended up a pancake/crepe hybrid. After extended research I have finally found a recipe for thin, moist and a bit crispy crepes. Nigel Slater seems to know his game and I will be forever grateful! http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2002/feb/24/foodanddrink.recipes I know that…
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Apple crumble pie
These days the weather has been a bit gloomy and I was inclined for some cocooning and spending more time in the kitchen (other than heating frozen pies and pre-cooked meals What can I do, I do enjoy cooking, but efficiency and effectiveness come first :P). Anyway, this is a very easy recipe to follow…
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Ravani with Coconut ~ Recipe by Parliaros
Ραβανί με Καρύδα, συνταγή Παρλιάρου Another one of my favourite Greek delicacies is Ravani http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basbousa. I know that nothing can be compared with the Ravani made in Veroia, Greece http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veria. This recipe is from one of the most famous bakers in Greece, Parliaros http://www.parliaros.gr/. I love how he introduces traditional recipes in such an easy and approachable way…
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Mpougatsa Thessalonikis With Creme
~ Μπουγάτσα Θεσσαλονίκης με Κρέμα Mpougatsa is one of the most famous Greek breakfast pastries in Northern Greece. It comes with different fillings creme, cheese, meat, spinach. It has somewhat made its way to the Southern parts of Greece but the Southerners don’t seem to understand how it is different to their ‘normal’ and ‘usual’…
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Muffins with Feta Cheese and Onion
Brought some feta from Greece and I wanted to bake some breakfast muffins with it. As lately I love adding onion almost to everything I looked for a recipe that combined feta with onions 🙂 This is a very simple recipe as you simply mix the ingredients and put them in the oven. The less…
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