One of the staples of the French kitchen is Croque Monsieur sandwich. The story goes back in 1900’s and the Boulevard des Capucines. It seems that at that day the restaurant ran out of baguettes and the chef had the idea of slicing a loaf of pain de mie which is similar to the American...
Zucchini Baskets with Creamy Smoked Chicken
“Pasta filata (Italian: “spun paste”) is a technique in the manufacture of a family of Italian cheeses also known in English as stretched-curd, pulled-curd, and plastic-curd cheeses. Stretched curd cheeses manufactured from the pasta filata technique undergo a plasticizing and kneading treatment of the fresh curd in hot water, which gives the cheese its fibrous...
Profiteroles with Feta Mousse and Nóbulo
Queen Elisabeth of Austria, very well known as Sissi, felt in love and got married at the age of 16 the Emperor of Austria Franz Joseph. Although one may think that the life of young Sissi would be like a fairytale, the reality was far from that. The young girl was very much stressed by...
Chicken Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes
Weekdays are quite busy for me trying to balance between heavy work schedule and home. Every day I wake up at 6:30 in the morning. For half an hour, I go around the world checking the news, my mail and whatever happens in social media. At 7:00 I start preparing breakfast for my son and...
Talagáni Cheese Wrapped in Puff Pastry
Messina is a part at the southwestern part of Greece at the Peloponnese Peninsula. It has a long history that traces back to the prehistoric period and it was one of the most important centers from which Greek revolution against Ottoman empire has started. It is a place with many natural beauties among which are...