When I stumbled upon this dessert, I was intrigued by its name, so I googled it and I learned more about this simple, yet so tasty piece of pastry. It seems that when Egypt was part of the Ottoman Empire, the mighty Sultan just happened to be on a hunt near an Egyptian village. After...
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Spiced Chocolate Cake with Glazed Chestnuts and Dried Nuts
I am sure you all have experienced a situation, when you buy a product to use it in a particular sweet or savory dish and eventually it lingers in your closet or fridge for numerous days and when you open either of them, it just stares at you, making you feel guilty for not utilizing...
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Syrupy Lemon Cake with Candied Lemons
Spring is in the air my friends! Finally, after a long and cold winter, spring has arrived along with the sunshine and the warmer weather. Temperatures here in Greece have risen up to 20’s C/ 70’s F. I started storing my heavy jackets and sweaters and taking out my lighter pans and shirts. I love...
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Raisins Bread (Stafidopsomo)
As I have told you in the past, here in Greece we still have bakeries that sell bread, cookies and other sweet treats. In every neighborhood one can find several of them. I make my own bread now, so my visits to my local bakery are limited. Last time I went there, was to buy...
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Olive Bread (Eliopsomo)
First I would like to apologize to all of you for not being able to visit your blogs the last couple of days, as I am a little sick. Sore throat, nose that sneezes and generally all these beautiful and exciting things that come with the common cold. I avoid sitting in front of...
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Waffles with Melted Chocolate
As I am still in my mood for chocolate, to be honest I am always in the mood for chocolate, anyway, as I was saying, I thought of sharing another sweet with you. I found this recipe on King Arthur’s Baking Banter and they immediately spoke to my chocolate heart. I knew a priori that...
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Bougatsinia (Small Greek Sweet Cream Pies)
Now these are many adjectives don’t you think? But I couldn’t find a smaller English title for these sweets. Bougatsa is a sweet cream pie that comes from Macedonia, the Northern area of Greece. In this country we have small shops that sell spinach pies, cheese pies, sandwiches, apple pies etc for a quick snack....
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Sticky Cinnamon Buns
This recipe caught my attention because it included two magic words to me: no knead, very fast. I am truly sorry, but I am a working mother and as much as I wanted to do complicated and sophisticated things, usually I do not have the luxury of time. My daily schedule is so full that,...
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Batzina
I am going to tell you a short story. My father comes from a mountainous village in the central Greece. His village is called Sklithro and is located around 600 m. above the level of the sea in the mountain of Mavrovouni (Black Mountain). The village is very small and not touristic at all. It...
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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
I always try to find recipes that aren’t too difficult, aren’t too much and do not need so much time to prepare them. I had couple of bananas that have seen better days, I am sure, and I wanted to do something with them. I unburied this recipe from my pile of recipes that occupies...
