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Easy Salmon Soup (Psarosoupa me Solomo)

My husband and I have been under the weather these past few days, so soups are basically our main choice of food.  We have already had the Chicken soup, Beef soup, and since Salmon was the only thing left in our fridge, well that made an excellent choice for another […]

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A taste of traditional Chicken Soup with Rice

This is soup season with the cold coming in strong what better comfort food to have than soup.  So many different recipes for Chicken soup, I find it so difficult to choose which one is or could be my favorite. This soup is so different from the others because I […]

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Greek Custard Pie (Bougatsa)

  I’ve been working on my baking skills this week, mainly because the holidays are coming up.  I haven’t made any Christmas Cookies or Cakes these past few years, so as I’m sitting here thinking what should I add to my Christmas baking list. 🙂 I have wanted to make […]

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Beef Vegetable Soup (Kreatosoupa me laxanika)

The weekend was absolutely lovely, sunny but cold.  Being outside in the cold weather  you needed to wear all!!! I mean all the accessories…gloves, hats, scarves, ear muffs. 🙂 Yesterday morning, I had already baked the Vanilla cake for dessert, but we wanted something to warm us up from the […]

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Simple Vanilla Pound Cake

Pound Cakes are I think the easiest of all cakes to make.  The basic and most important step is to have the butter or margarine and eggs at room temperature.   Toss ingredients into a large bowl and mix. So simple and yet so good!!! 🙂  I added icing just to make […]

Appetizers

Bite Size Chicken Nuggets (kotoboukies)

A simple recipe to make and enjoy for lunch, snack, and even dinner.  Today is a bit of a busy day, so I don’t have much time in the kitchen.  I needed to make something quick, tasty, and these chicken nuggets were the best option.     🙂

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Oven baked Mashed Potatoes with Gruyére and Mozzarella Cheese

We moved to the states when I was around 4 years old, my mom spoke no English whats so ever (I should mention that my mom was pregnant at the time with my brother) and my dad lived in Australia for many years so he was a native English speaker.   […]

Casseroles, Dinner, Drinks

Beef and Orzo Casserole (Giouvetsi)

This delicious traditional one pot casserole is usually made for Sunday lunch or dinner family gatherings. 🙂  Sounds Italian, the gathering of the families…hehehe but it’s true..:) This amazing dish is my favorite, I love how all the ingredients combine beautifully, and the taste ahhh is just divine.