I love weekends! Friday for me is one of the best days of the week. Why? Because next day is Saturday. For me weekend means a somewhat less, running around like crazy, time. Of course, I still get up around 8:00 to 8:30, because of my son, who is the rooster of the house, but...
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Umm Ali with Chocolate
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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Little Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cakes
The reason for this post is my son’s friend. My son kept two friends from his old school, who are siblings. The girl has the same age as my son and her brother is two years younger. He plays with both of them and this year we got to spend our holidays together. Their parents...
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Chocolate Marquise with Cookies
I need to talk to you about this sweet. First of all, it is super easy and when I say super easy, I mean it. Second, it is made with ingredients we all have at home. Last but not least, it is so chocolatey and tasty you will not believe it. The recipe belongs to...
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Peach Spoon Sweet (Gliko Koutaliou Rodakino)
Back in the old days when countries were secluded from each other, cooking and baking were more traditional. Each country had a specific range of savory and sweet dishes. Today, with the increased penetration of the media in our lives and the technologically advanced and faster transportation means, people have adopted other countries’ culinary customs....
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Mini Doughnuts
One of the things I really enjoyed when I was studying in the States was doughnuts. I tried all sorts of doughnuts and to tell you the truth, I loved them all. If you made me choose one as my favorite, I would say that Boston cream were the ones that I was buying more...
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Kourkoubínia (Little Phyllo Rolls)
Last weekend I made a small pan of tiropita (Greek cheese pie) and I had 6 phyllo sheets left. You know phyllo is not something that lasts for many days, so I had to act really fast. I could make another pita, but I was bored and then came to me. I could make kourkoubínia....
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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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Mastic Scented Greek Cream, a Guest Post to Saucycooks
You are all familiar by now with myself and Jill’s joint venture, which is a culinary trip to Athens, Greece 😀 . Well, the trip is organized day by day. There is a lot of work behind this, but I have the help of very special people, who are very experienced in organizing such trips....
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Very Chocolate Ice Cream, Kids’ Friendly Edition
Now before I move on with my post I have to put a warning. WARNING! This ice cream is totally chocolatey and decadent. In no case should you eat it, unless you are a true chocolate lover! There, now I feel that I have warned you all and you won’t spank me for not telling...
