I have a friend. Her name is Lefkothea. Lefkothea was a sea divinity who saved Odysseus when he capsized close to the island of Phaeacians, his last destination before home. I know Lefkothea, my friend, since 1979. I was 10 years old when we moved to a new home and I went to a new...
Category: <span>Sweets</span>
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Greek Easter Cookies
Along with spring comes also Easter! In Greece Easter is as important as Christmas, perhaps even more. For the Greek Orthodox Church the resurrection of Christ, which we celebrate during Easter, is the very foundation of our faith. It symbolizes the sacrifice of the Man in order to save the world. It also shows that...
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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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Mastic Scented Galaktoboureko with Kataifi Phylo
I made this sweet when we came back from the hospital. I just wanted something sweet to elevate my mood. And this one did exactly that! Galaktoboureko is basically a sweet that consists of cream made with semolina and phylo, all of them swimming in syrup. I decided to tweak the all-time classic Greek recipe...
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Halvà the Greek Way
Thank you all so much for your concern regarding my son. He is doing fine at his new school and the teacher says to me that he has already made new friends and he was very easily adapted to the new environment. So, in order for me to thank you for all your kind words,...
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
This weekend is the last one of our carnival here in Greece. From Monday, which is called Clean Monday, start the 48 days of fastening until the 15th of April which is the Christian Orthodox Easter. My son had a party at his new school and he was dressed as Zorro, so I thought it...
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Savarin (Babà with Rum)
I was supposed to post this recipe couple of days ago, but a little family crisis prevented me from doing so. When everything will calm down, I will share it with you, because I always value the opinion of a third person. A person, who is detached from the whole incident, usually gives you a...
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Double Chocolate Tiramisù
As I was saying, Valentine’s Day tends to get very pricy and, between us, all market tries to exploit it as much as possible and in most cases at the expense of the consumers. So, and since many of us will be celebrating with our kids, I am giving you this kids friendly Tiramisù adapted from...
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Saint Basil’s Pie for 2012 (Vasilopita)
You know from my previous year’s post that every New Year’s Day in Greece we have the custom of Vasilopita, which basically is a cake or a tsoureki with a coin in it. We cut pieces of this cake/tsoureki and whoever wins the coin is the lucky of the year. You can find the whole...
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Top Ten Dishes of 2011
My son gave me and my husband a bad cold and we are both sick during these days. I guess I will have to farewell 2011 with a handkerchief in my hands, lol. I hate being sick and furthermore, I hate being like this during holidays. And you know what will happen? I will be...
