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Galatopita me kanela.
Milk Pie dusted with cinnamon. This is a delicious, filling, and popular Greek sweet.It couldn’t be easier to make, and it always welcomes a crowd! Try this out sometime. Recipe: 5 cups milk (at least...
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Loukoumades – THE Greek Doughnut
There are so many wonderful Greek recipes, and my first experience of Greek food was in Crete when I was on holiday, not knowing at the time that I would fall madly in love and marry a handsome Greek...
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Brown Rice Pudding
Rizogalo me mavro rizi. Everything about this is says Greek to me because Greece was the first place I tried Rizogalo. It was actually in my mother-in-law’s kitchen when V and I were still dating at...
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Kataifi Sweets
A sweet very similar to the famous Greek sweet baklava, is called καταϊφι. I actually prefer it over baklava every single time. I like phyllo just okay, but kataifi is made with shredded phyllo; I...
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Semolina Halvas
So, I must confess this morning that as I am updating my blog, I am enjoying a latte with regular milk . I made it only one week being completely vegan :( I think if I had more resources I could last...
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Cream Bougatsa
Another popular breakfast on-the-go or make at home here in Greece is called Bougatsa. Now, bougatsa comes in both cream filled and cheese filled. I think both are mouth watering delicious, but when I...
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Homemade Οrange Spoon Sweets
There is a (mostly) wonderful custom here in Greece that anytime you visit someone’s house, you should “arrive with your hands full and leave with your hands empty”! Basically, you should always bring...
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Walnut Syrup Cake with Vanilla Creme Filling
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday, and although Greeks don’t really celebrate birthdays, THIS American girl surely does!!! V requested strawberry cake but there were no strawberries to be found yet...
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A Twist on Galaktobureko
Well, summer weather here in Lesvos was in full force this weekend and instead of being home and writing the updated blog post that I needed to be, I was swimming in the sea and eating ice cream with...
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Baklava
Thank you for your continued patience in my erratic posting, things have been very much overwhelming for me this past week or so and don’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The first wedding was...
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