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05/13/2013 02:26 AM

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Deviled Eggs

Greek Easter is gone, Mother’s Day is gone, and well I think I can safely say now that summer is on its way. Although in Athens yesterday we had a hail storm and a crazy strong rain, I think summer is showing the first signs here. Do you like this alternation of seasons or are [...]

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05/06/2013 09:00 AM

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Spinach and Goat Cheese Muffins

Mother! What can I possibly say about her, that hasn’t been said before me thousands and thousands of times? My grandmother used to say that mother is the child’s golden mattress. It’s true, there is an unbreakable bond between a mother and a child that can be found in no other relationship a person makes [...]

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04/29/2013 04:36 AM

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Sweet Easter Bread and Easter Cookies (Tsoureki and Koulourakia)

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 Christ has resurrected and gives the Holy Light to [...]

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04/25/2013 02:42 AM

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Home-made Halvà with Tahini

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 one is halvà with tahini, the recipe of which [...]

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04/22/2013 09:39 AM

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Lentil Soup (Fakes Soupa)

As you may have noticed in my photos, I enlarged the watermark and put it right in the middle of the photo. Up until now, I tried to have the name of my site somewhere that would not ruin the aesthetics of the photo. Well, couple of weeks ago I found out that another site [...]

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04/15/2013 11:48 AM

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Bouyourdí (Feta Cheese in the Oven with Vegetables)

I am so happy spring is here! That means that summer is on its way and that further means that, we will get rid of all our heavy winter clothing and start wearing our t-shirts and décolleté dresses! I love summer, even though it gets pretty hot here in Greece some days. But the [...]

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04/08/2013 03:28 AM

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Orange Fudge Brownies

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 targets? Since tomorrow is my birthday, I am trying [...]

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04/01/2013 04:08 AM

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Ground Meat Pie (Kimadopita)

Going back to my childhood, I always remember the stories my father used to tell us about his life as a child. He was born in 1936 in a small mountainous village in the mainland Greece. He was the first out of three children in his family, one boy and two girls. It was a [...]

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03/25/2013 05:06 AM

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookies

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. and stayed like this until 1821 A.D., when a [...]

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03/18/2013 05:22 AM

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Apple Dumplings

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 you name what, I could find and taste. I [...]

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03/11/2013 02:48 PM

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Mushroom Pie with Home-made Phyllo

Next Monday starts a long Fasten period until Easter. For us Christian Orthodox, Easter this year will be on the 5th of May. So up until the 4th of May, those of the people who wish, start a 40 days’ Lent. During these 40 days meat and all its byproducts are excluded from all meals [...]

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03/11/2013 02:48 PM

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Mushroom Pie with Home-made Phyllo

Next Monday starts a long Fasten period until Easter. For us Christian Orthodox, Easter this year will be on the 5th of May. So up until the 4th of May, those of the people who wish, start a 40 days’ Lent. During these 40 days meat and all its byproducts are excluded from all meals [...]

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03/04/2013 11:27 AM

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Moustokoúloura (Traditional Grape Molasses Cookies)

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 steady. I never had a problem eating as much [...]

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02/25/2013 04:14 AM

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Chicken with Pineapple

All these years I am a blogger I had the privilege and the pleasure to meet so many wonderful people around the globe, people who, otherwise, would have never had the chance to know they even exist. One such person is Jeannie. Jeannie is from Malaysia and she has a beautiful blog called Baking Diary. [...]

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02/18/2013 03:43 AM

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Spiced Shawarma Chicken Wraps or Skewers

A little while before Christmas, my blog friend Faith from An Edible Mosaic asked me, if I wanted to participate in her virtual party for her first cook book. I was very excited at that time, because I know Faith and her blog for a long time and I knew that the book was going [...]

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02/11/2013 12:39 PM

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Lemon Cake with Egg Yolks

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 being a woman is the fact that you don’t [...]

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02/04/2013 12:27 PM

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Chicken and Cabbage Stew

Greek kitchen was very much influenced by Middle Eastern Kitchen especially since after World War 1 with the persecution of one million Greeks from the coast of Turkey. These people came to Greece as refugees in 1923 and along with them brought their eating habits as well. My mother’s parents were Greeks who lived in [...]

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01/28/2013 12:13 PM

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Coconut Cookies

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. Bachli and he was such a fun person to [...]

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01/21/2013 11:34 AM

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Zucchini Fritters

Sunday mornings are the best! After a week of early wakes, endless running, working, cooking, washing, putting in order, eventually, this day I have the chance to sleep a little bit longer, relax for a few minutes in my bed and generally take my time with everything. I, sometimes, need desperately to lounge around and [...]

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01/14/2013 10:00 AM

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Spetsofae

Growing up as a kid, I was lucky enough to have cousins who were close to my age near me. We all lived in the same area and we used to meet almost every weekend. During summers we were visiting my Aunt’s cottage in the coast line of Attica. She had a house with a [...]

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01/07/2013 01:27 PM

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Chocolate Tart with Marrons Glacérs

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 Saint John and my brother’s name is John. So, [...]

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12/30/2012 01:57 PM

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Vasilopita for 2013

Every year during New Year’s Eve, Greek housewives make the vasilopita. Vasilopita is a either a cake or a tsoureki and is a custom that comes from the very early Christian years. Just after the coming of the New Year or the next day the Chief of the family cuts the vasilopita. The person, who [...]

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12/27/2012 02:36 AM

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Stuffed Florina Peppers

I hope you all had a beautiful time during Christmas and you found some time to sit back and relax from your everyday routine. During Christmas Day we had lunch at my mother-in-law’s house and also we had the chance to meet with friends and have fun. Before Christmas I had some friends’ of my [...]

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12/24/2012 05:07 PM

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Merry Christmas

May Christmas time fill your Home with Joy, your Heart with Love and your Life with Laughter! ??e?a, ???p? ?a? ?a?? s?µe?a ?a? ???e µ?a ap? t?? 365 ?µe?e? t?? 2013! I will take the following two days off blogging to spend some time with family and friends. Enjoy the holidays and I will be [...]

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12/17/2012 11:23 AM

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Kourabiedes

As I promised you, I made the real kourabiedes and I am giving you the recipe today! Kourabiedes along with Melomakarona and Diples are the traditional Christmas sweets we eat these festive days! I followed the recipe by Stelios Parliaros the famous Greek pastry chef and I wasn’t disappointed! They were so good I [...]

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12/10/2012 10:49 AM

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Kataifi with Apples and Almonds and The Winners’ Announcement

Holidays are seriously on their way! I can feel it by visiting your blogs and see the net flooded with mouthwatering and delicious sweets. Well, if someone cannot eat sweets during Christmas when can he/she? I mean Christmas is The Sweetest Fest of all at least here in Greece. I think during Christmas, we consume [...]

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12/02/2012 04:09 AM

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Chocolate Kourabiedes

Just like in all Christian countries, Christmas is a big fest in Greece too. During the old days and because Greece is surrounded by sea, people here used to decorate a ship. But as globalization reached our country too, we adopted the northern Europe’s tree which we decorate with ornaments and balls. As in every [...]

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11/25/2012 06:05 AM

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A Festive Post

Today I am celebrating two things! First it is my name day. In Greece most of the days in calendar are dedicated to a Saint. We, most of the times, take our names from Saints. Today Saint Catherine celebrates and so do I, since Katerina is the Greek name for Catherine! I made the Lemon [...]

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11/19/2012 02:51 AM

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Mushrooms Salad

As you elevate from 20’s to 30’s, from 30’s to 40’s and from 40’s to 50’s and if you are just a little bit observant, you get to see changes happen to your body. Between twenty and thirty five these changes are small and fairly painless. Well, things start to change as you proceed to [...]

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11/12/2012 03:12 AM

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Orange-Flavored and Spiced Up Honey Mug Cakes

Do you remember the Chocolate Mug Cake I made some time ago? Well, I called my friend Laura the other time and she told me that she had made this cake many, many times since then and she asked if I could make a mug cake without chocolate. I said to her that I was [...]

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11/09/2012 07:30 AM

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Saffron Rice with Golden Raisins and Pine Nuts – An Edible Mosaic Virtual Book Launch Party

I have a very special post for you today. My friend Faith Gorsky from An Edible Mosaic just had her first cookbook released: An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. I’m excited to be participating in her virtual book launch party and sharing a recipe from the book! Before I speak to you [...]

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11/04/2012 03:07 PM

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Green Salad with Pomegranate Seeds and Vinaigrette

We talked about apples, with the Apple Cider Doughnuts. We talked about pumpkins with the Pumpkin and Zucchini Kecap Manis Stir-fry. I think it is high time, we talked about pomegranate too. Pomegranate is another autumn fruit that apart from its unique flavor, has so many powerful ingredients in it. As Wikipedia states: “Pomegranate aril [...]

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10/28/2012 05:40 PM

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Fasolada/Cannellini Beans Soup

I suppose when someone hears Greek food, immediately thinks of souvlaki or tzatziki. It is true that these two have become, over the years, a trade mark of Greek food. Nevertheless, as I was growing up, what we as Greeks considered being our most traditional and staple Greek dish was fasolada. Fasolada is a cannellini [...]

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10/22/2012 04:25 AM

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Pumpkin and Zucchini Kecap Manis Stir-fry

Fall is all about apples and pumpkins isn’t it? From yesterday we officially entered autumn my friends here. Temperatures fell to 20’s C and we had a brief rain too. The weather has cooled down and demand for pumpkin was imperative for me. I needed to make something with pumpkin. Last year I made sweet [...]

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10/15/2012 02:31 AM

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Apple Cider Doughnuts

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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10/08/2012 04:53 AM

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Caramelized Onions and Chicken Soup

As school has started, so did the viruses. My son brought from school one that gave us sore throat, runny nose and coughing. Oh God and we haven’t even started yet! Now, what a good mom would do to help her family cope with this? A warm soup and a lot of love, that’s my [...]

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09/30/2012 01:14 PM

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FLT Sandwich

This month’s theme for World on a Plate was Bento for back to school meals. Grasping this opportunity, I want to tell how kids in Greece and particularly in elementary school eat their snack at school. Elementary school starts between 8:00 and 8:30 every day and finishes between 13:30 and 14:00. In private schools kids [...]

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09/24/2012 02:21 AM

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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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09/17/2012 10:48 AM

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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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09/10/2012 04:02 PM

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Pheasants in Wine Sauce with Bucatoni

I know winter is not here yet. I know this because temperature here is in the 30’s C and we still wear our t-shirts. But, and here there is a big but, when someone brings you game, you simply cannot resist the temptation to cook it right away. Let me explain myself. I have a [...]

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09/04/2012 10:41 AM

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Leftovers Lasagna

I am sure most of you if not all, have heard about my country’s severe economic crisis and the harsh economic measurements the government has to put in force in order, at some point in the distant future, for the country to be able to go back on track. There has never been a point [...]

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08/26/2012 04:10 PM

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Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms

I am back from my last week of vacations for this summer (photographs will follow) and I feel kinda sad. In two weeks from now, schools are starting and we will be back to our winter routine. Summer is over and with it those long, lazy, out in the open days. This makes me feel [...]

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08/17/2012 03:48 AM

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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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08/13/2012 02:45 AM

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Veal Madeira with Vlita Greens

Some twenty years ago, when I was in my 20’s, I have started experimenting with dishes from different countries. I remember one day, I invited a certain guy I was interested in and I had to make dinner. The package included everything; candles, long neck glasses, nice tablecloth, wine etc. I was trying to find [...]

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08/06/2012 01:07 PM

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A Visit to My Father’s Birth Village, Sklithro

Perhaps some of you have noticed my absence from the blogosphere and your blogs the past week. Well, I had a very good reason; I visited my father’s birth-village in the mainland Greece. My father was born and lived there until the age of 13, when he and his family moved to Athens to pursue [...]

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07/29/2012 02:46 AM

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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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07/23/2012 01:13 PM

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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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07/18/2012 10:56 AM

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Spanakopita with Handmade Phyllo-A Guest Post

Tina is a girl from Philippines living in Texas. She and her husband have two beautiful little girls. She is also a fabulous blogger posting recipes from her mother land and from other countries as well. Recently she has started a series of guest posts “PiTCC’s Favorite Food from Around The World” from bloggers from [...]

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07/09/2012 01:20 PM

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Pseftiés (Lies, The Savory Version)

I am sure that there is not a single person in this earth, who hasn’t lied more than once in his/her life. I cannot even remember how many lies big ones or small ones I have said in my 43 years of living. What about you? When I was 5 years old, I didn’t like [...]

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07/02/2012 03:48 AM

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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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