Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! My son is a soccer player. He is the goalkeeper in his school team and on Sunday his team took the gold medal in a championship organized among several private schools of Athens. He has taken his role very seriously and he aspires to become someone...
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Sweet Easter Bread and Easter Cookies (Tsoureki and Koulourakia)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today begins for us Orthodox the Holy Week, following during the weekend, our Easter. On Saturday night ends the 40 day lent and people celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Saturday night we go to church holding candles and at 12 o clock the priest announces that...
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Home-made Halvà with Tahini
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Halvà is a sweet that is eaten from Mediterranean Sea to India in several variations and textures. In Greece we have three different types of halvà. The first and most common one is halvà with semolina. This one is made very easily at home. The second...
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Orange Fudge Brownies
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! What do you think about birthdays? Is it a fun moment for you or it brings you a sweet melancholy by reminding you the fact that another year has passed? Is it a day of joy or is it a day of retrospect and resetting of...
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today here in Greece we celebrate two things. First, religionwise, the Annunciation of Mary, Mother of Christ and second the beginning of our rebellion against Ottoman Empire. As some of you know, Konstantinople (Istanbul) and consequently soon after Greece were subjugated by Ottomans in 1453 A.D....
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Apple Dumplings
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! One of the things I really enjoyed during my stay in the United States was the apple pies. Up until then, I only ate apple cakes, meaning the classic upside down cake with apples on top. I loved the variety of pies, dumplings, turnovers, tarts and...
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Moustokoúloura (Traditional Grape Molasses Cookies)
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! During this past year my husband and I are in a control weight program. That means that we are following a certain diet that helps us maintain our weight stable. As the years pass by, I feel more and more the need to keep my weight...
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Lemon Cake with Egg Yolks
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! All past week I had a terrible cold that was bugging me and I was dragging my miserable body back and forth from work to home, to the supermarket, to household works and son’s studying and back to work next morning. One thing I hate about...
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Coconut Cookies
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! During my studies in the States I had the chance to meet people from all over the world. My best friend was from Nigeria and I made friends from Colombia, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Indonesia, Sudan and several other countries. I had a Swiss teacher called Mr....
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Chocolate Tart with Marrons Glacérs
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today I have a dessert for you. I would like to treat you since yesterday was my husband’s Name Day and today is my brother’s Name Day. My husband’s name is Theofanis and derives from Epiphany which we celebrated it yesterday. Today in Greece we celebrate...
