Sunday, 30 March 2014

The best apple crumble pie ever!

This is pretty traditional Dutch. You can't have a birthday party without one. And this is the only one from the things I bake, that my husband can eat all by himself!


It is great to eat warm or cold, with whipped cream or ice. It is a bit of work, will take you about one hour to make and another to bake.

Sunday, 16 March 2014

Ioula's sweet velvety pumpkin pie

This pumpkin pie is my grandmother's recipe. It has some unusual ingredients, which you might have a hard time finding if you are not Greek. Nevertheless I will give you some alternatives ;)


What is cool about this pie, is that you can taste the filling before you actually fill the pie and make it as sweet or neutral as you fancy. Pumpkin pies can be tricky as some pumpkins are sweeter than other, so following the recipe blindly won't cut it for this one :P

Sunday, 9 March 2014

Delicious rice pudding with mastic and wild cherries

My grandmother from Chios used to make this dessert from fresh goat milk, (from our own goat) and mastic from our own trees.



The wild cherries in syrup are ready made, and also a traditional treat of Chios island.

Monday, 24 February 2014

Eleni's karidopita - walnut and macademia cake in syrup

This cake is originally made with walnuts. I thought to try an alternative nut, the macademia nut and it really turned out great :)


My mom's friend Eleni is famous for making this it is backed in 30 minutes and contains no butter or oil!

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Eva's valentine chocolatina

I tried this cake about a week ago at Eva's house. She made it for her daughter's birthday and I thought: What a great cake for valentines day! I had to change the recipe a bit by adding booze and strawberries ;)

It is a super easy cake to make, takes about 15 minutes to make 25 to bake and another 15 to decorate :)



Η συνταγή στα Ελληνικά στο κάτω μέρος της σελίδας :)

Maro's snowed new year's pie

This one is a keeper... most of the times we feel too sorry to cut it! 



My aunt Maro makes it for the new year but you can bake it and enjoy it through out the winter :)