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Appetizers

Fried Mushroom Pattie Appetizers

Mushrooms are on top of my food list and this recipe is my favorite..I had some in the fridge and due to the holiday season, I didn’t have a chance to make them with so much turkey and pies etc. I decided to wait a few days, for a nice […]

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Greek Coffee from the past

Hi Everyone!!!  I hope the first week of the New Year is treating you all well. 🙂 So, this morning I thought to myself instead of making a dessert, soup or a main dish to post,  I would post a simple coffee drink that is loved in Greece.  The term […]

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Greek Apricot Jam Tart (Pasta Flora)

This Jam Tart recipe was my mom’s idea, actually she has been asking me for days to make  it and since she is only here for a few more days, I said sure but we needed to find Apricot Jam. 🙂  As usual my mom wanted to do everything by […]

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Yogurt, Honey & Walnut dessert

Happy New Year Everyone!!!  I hope you all had a great time!!  I wanted to start off the New Year with something light and healthy…what could be better than a nice bowl of Greek yogurt, drizzled with honey and topped off with walnuts..:) I don’t know about you but we […]

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Vasilopita the traditional New Year’s Eve Greek Cake

We baked our Vasilopita a few hours ago, (added the coin)  so this gives me plenty of time for cooking. This traditional Greek Cake is basically found on every Greek table on New Year’s Eve.  My family cuts the Vasilopita once we give our best wishes to each other for […]

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Linguini with fresh Tomato Sauce (Makaronia Me Tomata Salsa)

This recipe has been sitting in my draft box for a while now, but for some reason I really never got around to making it.  Today, it’s very cold and at the moment it’s snowing and I don’t want to make soup, so I decided on this delicious pasta dish which […]

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Divine Spinach, Mushroom & Cheese Quiche (Tarta me Spanaki, Manitaria & Tyria)

What a combination Mushrooms, Spinach and of course cheeseeeee…This is a different recipe from the one I usually like to bake.  This time I have Greek cheese that my mom brought over from Greece Yayyyy, and I have added dill instead of parsley. The usual recipe calls for heavy cream, fresh […]

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A side dish of Brussels Sprouts

Merry Christmas….I hope you all had a lovely day and a delicious dinner or lunch.  We had a small family gathering for lunch yesterday at my home, this year was different much quieter, not much laughing, but we have a good friend visiting from Greece and he tried to cheer […]

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Homemade Greek Almond Christmas Cookies (Kourambiedes)

We have been trying somewhat to keep up the Christmas Spirit, but it has been very hard these past few days.  With my mom visiting we went into the kitchen and starting  making Kourambiedes (Greek Almond Cookies) it would take our minds off of things and just concentrate on cooking. […]