Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As I have told you in the past, Greece is a country that consists of thousands of islands. Crete, the largest one, has a very rich history that begins from the ancient ages. The island, once, was very powerful and developed a very prosperous and mighty...
Year: <span>2014</span>
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Sausage Fondue and Flat Bread with Regato
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! After the end of both World War II and the consequent Civil War, Greece was completely destroyed economically and societally. Many families have lost at least one member, that being usually masculine, and poverty was hanging upon them. Infrastructure was non-existent and jobs were as scarce...
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Greek Bean Salad
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I want to apologize for being MIA last week, but I was in Amsterdam for business purposes. I did have the chance to walk around the city and be able to see the Kaukenhof Park with the tulips, which is only open for two months every...
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Chocolate Parfait
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! What can anyone say about chocolate! I could talk for hours about this divine byproduct of cocoa bean. Who wouldn’t? Chocolate in Greece was firstly introduced in 1852 by Spyros Pavlidis, who opened his first pastry shop in 1841 in downtown Athens. The first production of...
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All Included Carrot Cake
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In a country under economic crisis, one of the first who suffer stronger the consequences, are the needy ones. One reason is because they are already less fortunate either by nature or by accident and have a specific physical disability that makes their lives harder than...
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Polish Potato Salad and Drunk Pork Tenderloin
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today I am going to share with you a very funny story on how Greeks started to consume potatoes many, many years ago. Story says that, during the first years (1830) of the newborn Greek nation after its liberation from the Ottomans, John Kapodistrias its first...
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Feta Cheese Smothered Chicken
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! When I returned home from the US in the late 90’s, my first job was in an advertising agency as account manager for Mc Donald’s in Greece. I thought back then that that was awesome. Working for a big multinational agency and running an account as...
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Portobello Burgers
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Mushrooms are used widely in every kitchen around the world. In reality, mushrooms are fungi, that do not contain chlorophyll and they grow by consuming dead organic matter, not very appetizing ha? Nevertheless, ancient Greek and Romans considered them to be an exceptional food equal to...
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Sourdough Crusty Bread
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Bread! What can I say about this magical food? How many people have been fed with bread and how many lives has saved from hunger or death! Combining only two so simple and blunt ingredients such as flour and water only to arrive to this delicious...
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Chocolate Cookies and a Book
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Apart from bread, I think cookies are perhaps another one edible thing that can be found in almost all cultures. One way or another, cookies are an invariable part of every culture’s dessert gallery. I was about to post about the sourdough bread I am...
