Category: Sweet
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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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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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Lemon Meringue Cupcakes ~ Cupcake με Λεμόνι και Μαρέγκα
One of my favourite ingredients is lemon! I have been craving lemon cupcakes for a while and knowing that my family will want to take advantage of my Baking skills I decided to wait and bake them when I would be in Greece. Due to my love and trust in Hummingbird Bakery recipes I decided…
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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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Black Bottom Cupcakes
Cinnamon rolls almost gone after just a day thus I had to bake something else as well. didn’t have as much time so I thought of baking the simplest cake – cupcakes. As I wanted to try a new one even though my time was limited I went straight to Hummingbird recipes. They never fail…
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