Announcing Creative Concoctions #3 and Healthy Olive Oil Honey Oatmeal Bars
It is my pleasure to announce the next edition of Creative Concoctions for the next fortnight and I have chosen as theme “Desserts”. Creative Concoctions is a blogging event featuring your creative...
View ArticleAnnouncing Creative Concoctions #4 and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Giveaway
Today is Mother’s Day, so I would like to wish all the moms in the world “Happy Mother’s Day”! Οlive oil is by far the greatest exponent of monosaturated fat and base of the Mediterranean diet, which...
View ArticleCooking with Olive Oil Reminder and Beetroot Walnut Salad
We came back yesterday from a visit to Nafplion again. I suppose now that the house is progressing we shall be visiting on a regular basis at least once a week in order to see some things on the...
View ArticleAmpelokorfades Toursi (Pickled Vineyard Shoots)
It’s been quite a long time I hadn’t been at the farmers’ market as the past weeks we have been going to Nafplion on Tuesdays, when it’s the day we have our farmers’ market. Last Tuesday when we...
View ArticleAnnouncing Creative Concoctions #5: Cakes with Olive Oil
No kitchen is complete without a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and if for one reason or another you are not using Olive Oil, it’s never too late to start and also now is your chance to win one....
View ArticleStrawberry Coconut Olive Oil Cake
Did I ever mention how much I love desiccated coconut? Well, I do and when I went to an Asian store a couple of months back, I bought a large packet, which was much cheaper than the ones we get in...
View ArticleA trip to Parnonas and Olive Oil Beetroot and Chocolate Karydopita
A trip to Parnonas, a mountain range on the East of the Evrotas Valley, which separates Arcadia from Lakonia, inspired me to make this cake. The post A trip to Parnonas and Olive Oil Beetroot and...
View ArticleCreative Concoctions #5 Roundup & Voting
Another Creative Concoctions Event has come to an end with a little disappointment to see only a few entries. Elais -Unilever Hellas, has been very generous offering lots of olive oil to send worldwide...
View ArticleLime, Dill and Garlic Crusted Salmon with Orange-Garlic Honey Sautéed Spinach
Today is our wedding anniversary but on this day we also celebrate the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis (12 October, 1944). Now, the EU and especially the Germans are back with a second occupation,...
View ArticleChicken with Garlic and Rosemary
When cooked, the chicken becomes so juicy and flavourful and because a slit is made in the baby potatoes, all the wonderful flavours of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and rosemary are absorbed by the...
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