It’s been a few weeks! But I’m here today and ready to showcase a wonderful and simple dessert I prepared a little while back. With all the rain and grey skies present I thought I would cheer up my mood (and my friends) with something “pretty in pink”. Nothing wrong with admitting you like pink, [...]
I’ve been really busy these last few weeks that I almost forgot that Greek Easter was approaching this coming Sunday. Yes, “real life” tends to get like that sometimes. As my family is spread all over the place, I plan on taking it easy for the forthcoming celebrations. I wish I had more time to [...]
“Ryzogalo” is the Greek version of rice pudding. Literally translated it means “rice milk” (ryzo=rice and galo=milk). It’s something I always remember from my childhood years and I enjoy it even more as an adult. It’s comforting, creamy and wholesome (just like me!). My mother made this on a regular basis and I remember [...]
When I woke up this morning I was in the mood for pancakes. Drizzled with a load of maple syrup and lashings of creamed butter. Then I remembered I was trying to be “good”. I played around with the concept and decided to make pikelets. Pikelets are plumper than pancakes, made using a thick batter. [...]
Where would Greek food and culture be without “kourabiethes”? (pronounced koo-ra-bee-e-thes). They are synonymous with celebrations, often being produced during the very busy Easter period, namedays, birthdays and of course Christmas. They’re basically a shortbread biscuit that usually has almonds incorporated through it and they are finished off with dusted icing sugar.
This was my first [...]
Best Friend: Don’t forget the kid’s Xmas party on Sat…remember you said you were going to make something “festive”
Me: Sure..not a problem (hmm…what on earth is she on about?)
Best friend: and don’t overdo the sugar!
Me: Yeah..ok (so I suppose red cordial is out of the question!)
So I find myself committed to helping out at a [...]
You get to the end of a dinner party that you’re hosting and you wonder what to serve your guests. As I explained yesterday I don’t really have a sweet tooth. Sometimes I’ll offer a selection of cheeses with fresh fruit and other times I’ll go all the way and offer a lovely decadent dessert. [...]
I don’t do much baking. I sometimes make cakes and sweets and end up usually distributing them to the neighbours and friends! I think I have more of a “savoury tooth” than a sweet one. But once in a while I get the urge and off I go. So with a few left over and [...]
It’s time for the Royal Foodie Joust again! Folow the link and head on over to participate in the foodie blogosphere’s biggest cooking challenge. There are great prizes and it certainly allows you to put your “thinking cap” on to come up with a creative recipe based on three ingredients. Kittie who won last months [...]
Aaaah! I gave in! After eating enough tangelos to last me a life time, I still had many leftover. There they were, on the counter, staring at me in their big brown bowl. I tend not to bake very much as I usually prefer savoury dishes over sweet ones. I didn’t want to complicate things [...]
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