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Mini Pavlovas with Poached Figs and Greek Yoghurt

by Peter G Greek Food

Xmas decorations up? Check House cleaned? Check Presents all wrapped? Check Xmas menu worked out? Um…sort of.  Surprisingly, for someone who cooks a lot I always have trouble deciding what to prepare. I change my mind every day! And I think a lot of that has to do with the weather at the moment. My Xmas lunch won’t be anything “spectacular”. Nor do I have the inclination to invite long [...]

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Photo Friday-Feeling a little “blue”

by Peter G Personal

I don’t think I’ve ever told you that my favourite colour is blue.  It’s practically three-quarters of my wardrobe! I was obsessed with it as a child.  Baby blue, sky blue, dark blue…everything was blue! So when I saw this deep blue, ornate, plate recently, I couldn’t resist.  Remember my post on food and prop styling for food bloggers?  I explained in that post that it was important to determine [...]

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Blood Lime Marmalade

by Peter G Recipes

I’m on another “lime rampage”. However, these are not the regular green limes that I absolutely love to cook and experiment with in the kitchen. You see, a few weeks ago I was minding my own business, doing some grocery shopping. In my midst I saw a haul of new fruits labelled “organic blood limes“. I’m not one to turn away from such things. Especially if it involves some kind [...]

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Poached Pears with Chocolate and Muscat

by Peter G Recipes

As I stare outside my window it’s pouring. Raining “cats and dogs” or any other cliche you can think of!  It’s “sit in front of the heater, with pajamas and a glass of red/hot chocolate” kind of weather. (am I the only one who does this? LOL!). A quick look in the pantry revelas a bag of Corella pears.  Oops!  Where did these come from?  I want a dessert tonight [...]

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Rock Melon and Yoghurt Pops

by Peter G Recipes

People really like their ice cream. The reason I say this is because one of my most popular searches here at Souvlaki For The Soul are my Greek yoghurt and berry pops. Remember those? Anyway, I thought that since summer was coming to an end I could sneak in just one more ice cream recipe. Not that it’s become cold overnight

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