Before I give you the story about this chicken I would like to thank my blog friend Kim from Liv Life, a beautiful blog, for tagging me and passing me these 8 questions. I accepted the challenge and here I am answering them. 1. What is your favorite restaurant? My favorite restaurant is Altamira....
Post
Polynesian Pork Tenderloin and the First Greek Bloggers’ Camp
I am sure that when you see the photo you’ll all think; where’s the food? and who are all these people? They are not definitely the pork tenderloin written on the title. Ok guys, before I post about the pork, I want to tell you about an event that took place last Saturday. It was...
Post
Homemade Ravioli Stuffed with Mushrooms and Apple
I had this enormous desire to make pasta. This is not something that happens very often I must admit, since making pasta is not an easy task, not at all. It requires time and patience and effort and a lot of cleaning afterwards. Anyway, I wanted to make some pasta but not any type, something...
Post
Chicken Marbella and a Visit
I always say that this lonely planet, in which we are living, is just a big neighborhood. Recently I discovered Juliana’s blog Simple Recipes (She cooks beautifully, check her out). We started following each other’s blog just like we all do. From a comment she left once, I realized that she would visit Greece. So, after...
Post
Spaghetti with Vegetables al Marsala
I had to think of something to cook for Saturday’s lunch. I didn’t want to do the usual stuff. I wanted something that involves veggies and wine. I don’t know why. I don’t drink wine. I only drink sangria. I love sangria, but I never drink wine or any other alcohol. Quite a nerd right?...
Post
Smoked Paprika Shrimps
Now, I had great difficulty in finding a name for this dish. I found in Top Secret Recipes site a recipe called “Top Secret Recipes version of Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse Wicked Cajun Barbecue Shrimp”. I didn’t know who Fleming Prime Steakhouse was. When I lived in New England there was no such chain, but somehow...
Post
Chicken Teriyaki
One of the dishes I enjoy when I go to a Japanese restaurant is Chicken Teriyaki. I just love the sweet and sour flavor of the dish. I have a recipe of this dish, but I thought I should try a new one. I searched the internet and I found many variations of the dish....
Post
Giaourtloú
Greece as a country, throughout its history, has suffered wars, civil wars, dictatorships, and occupation. For 400 years, between 1453 when Constantinople was conquered by the Turks until 1821 when Greeks started their fight for liberty, Greece was under Ottoman Empire. In these 400 years we managed to keep our language, religion and coherence as...
Post
Pork Tenderloin with Peach Glaze
I saw this recipe on Chow and I liked it a lot. First because of its simplicity and second because I really like the sweet and sour flavor in my meals. The recipe uses basic ingredients that can be found in any home at any time. It called for apricot preserves; I didn’t have, so...
Post
Pastitsio
Pastitsio is a very common Greek dish. Every Greek housewife who respects herself makes pastitsio approximately once every fifteen days. It is not difficult, it just needs time, because it is composed of three different dishes. Boiled pasta, ground meat sauce and Béchamel sauce. Through the years I substituted béchamel sauce to Mornay sauce. For...
