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Orange Fudge Brownies

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! What do you think about birthdays? Is it a fun moment for you or it brings you a sweet melancholy by reminding you the fact that another year has passed? Is it a day of joy or is it a day of retrospect and resetting of...

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Ground Meat Pie (Kimadopita)

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Going back to my childhood, I always remember the stories my father used to tell us about his life as a child. He was born in 1936 in a small mountainous village in the mainland Greece. He was the first out of three children in his...

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today here in Greece we celebrate two things. First, religionwise, the Annunciation of Mary, Mother of Christ and second the beginning of our rebellion against Ottoman Empire. As some of you know, Konstantinople (Istanbul) and consequently soon after Greece were subjugated by Ottomans in 1453 A.D....

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Apple Dumplings

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! One of the things I really enjoyed during my stay in the United States was the apple pies. Up until then, I only ate apple cakes, meaning the classic upside down cake with apples on top. I loved the variety of pies, dumplings, turnovers, tarts and...

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Mushroom Pie with Home-made Phyllo

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Next Monday starts a long Fasten period until Easter. For us Christian Orthodox, Easter this year will be on the 5th of May. So up until the 4th of May, those of the people who wish, start a 40 days’ Lent. During these 40 days meat...

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Moustokoúloura (Traditional Grape Molasses Cookies)

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! During this past year my husband and I are in a control weight program. That means that we are following a certain diet that helps us maintain our weight stable. As the years pass by, I feel more and more the need to keep my weight...

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Chicken with Pineapple

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! All these years I am a blogger I had the privilege and the pleasure to meet so many wonderful people around the globe, people who, otherwise, would have never had the chance to know they even exist. One such person is Jeannie. Jeannie is from Malaysia...

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Spiced Shawarma Chicken Wraps or Skewers

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! A little while before Christmas, my blog friend Faith from An Edible Mosaic asked me, if I wanted to participate in her virtual party for her first cook book. I was very excited at that time, because I know Faith and her blog for a long...

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Lemon Cake with Egg Yolks

Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! All past week I had a terrible cold that was bugging me and I was dragging my miserable body back and forth from work to home, to the supermarket, to household works and son’s studying and back to work next morning. One thing I hate about...