Category: Desserts
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Refreshing and Light Pavlova
Weather is getting warmer and sunnier and is setting the mood for BBQs! Best way to finish off a good BBQ is with a light, fruity and refreshing dessert. Pavlova not only tastes good but with all the berries and strawberries looks like a summer basket on your table. I always thought that pavlova is…
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Fudgy Brownies
Chocolate is maybe one of the best basic ingredients for desserts. So much choice in recipes using chocolate and since chocolate tastes good on its own most of them turn out delicious. I love brownies especially when I eat them with ice cream! I have tried a few recipes but I am stuck with this…
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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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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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Cinnamon Rolls
And the new academic year has officially started! Cinnamon rolls have become a bit of a tradition here in the University of Warwick residences. My night boredom had always resulted in baking. But when you get the urge to start baking at around 9 in the evening it is normal to have the finished good…
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Apple Pie
Amongst the things that I am picky with is apple pies. I had some extra apples and was looking forward to baking a traditional one with thin pastry. I had done my research as always and found the perfect recipe when I realised I had almost run out of plain flour. I was left with…
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