Loin of Pork Stuffed With Prunes
How was your Christmas? Are you enjoying yourselves? Spending time with family and friends? Having some richer, more indulgent foods? An extra drink? Good, ’cause I am! The family’s Christmas dinner went splendidly. All the dishes turned out very well, we had some good chuckles and reminisced of Christmases past. The centerpiece of our Christmas […]
Merry Christmas
ΚΑΛΑ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥΓΕÎÎΑ!!!!!!! The day has arrived. Christmas. It’s not just a holiday but a state of mind. I would like to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas. May you be surrounded with family and friends, filled with good cheer and I again only wish for good health to myself, my family […]
Margarites or Baklava Daisies
Aren’t mom’s the best? Just when I thought my mom showed me all the tricks in her book (brain) of kitchen techniques, she smacks-down this little ditty on the kitchen counter! I’ve seen these in assortment trays from Greek bakeries. I’ve eaten these at Greek festivals. I seen these offered by other cuisines (Middle-Eastern, Lebanese […]
Saragli (Σαραγλί)
There are many riffs on Baklava that one can make and Saragli are just one of them. The classic Baklava is made with stacks of buttered phyllo spiked with a mixture of nuts, cinnamon, sugar and cloves. For Christmas this year, we decided to make an array of Baklava/Syropiasta sweets. In the coming days, I […]
Celebrating Christmas With the Greeks
Regardless of whether you are Greek or not, live in Greece or among the Diaspora or if you are real lucky and you get to spend the holidays in Greece – I think a primer on the Greek Christmas is the call of the day. When Greeks speak of the holidays, we mean Christmas, New […]
Slow Prime Rib Roast au Jus
Another Christmas has come and gone. I hope all of you had a restful day, nothing too stressed, few family arguments, much laughter and memorable moments. I spent my day with my immediate family and we enjoyed a classic Prime Rib Roast with the usual fixins’ and some Greek touches. For as long as I […]
Filipino Fruit Salad
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in many languages Language Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Afrikaans Geseënde Kersfees en ‘n gelukkige nuwe jaarGeseënde Kersfees en ‘n voorspoedige Nuwe jaar Akeanon Maayad-ayad nga PaskwaMahigugmaon nga Bag-ong Dag-on kinyo tanan! Albanian Gëzuar Krishtlindjet e Vitin e Ri Aleut Kamgan Ukudigaa Alsatian E güeti Wïnâchte […]
