The blog is turning one today! It has been a wonderful first year of documenting recipes and sharing stories. I look forward to posting many more during the coming year. In our family, ever birthday and name day is celebrated with chocolate mousse cake. The whiskey spiked lady fingers layered with chocolate mousse…
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Continue ReadingSpoon sweet or “gliko tou koutaliou” is preserved fruit, which as the name suggests, is customarily served on a spoon. Making strawberry spoon sweet calls for the same ingredients as those used for jam. The difference is in the preparation, which allows for the fruit to be kept whole or halved. While this involves…
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Continue ReadingIt wouldn’t be a Greek Christmas without kourabiedes, a type of Greek almond shortbread cookies. A few weeks back, one of my good friends asked if I could share our family’s recipe. She wanted to make a batch for her husband who is of Greek decent and fondly recalls his grandmother’s…
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Continue ReadingBaklava is traditionally made with walnuts, almonds, or pistachios. The recipe is the exact same, whichever nut you choose. I love to use pecans, which are local to North Carolina, and work beautifully in this recipe. Think Greek style pecan pie! Our family recipe uses extra virgin olive oil instead…