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Greek Birthday Party – Curious George Theme
Little George turned 1 year old today and his parents threw him a wonderful birthday party. They chose a jungle birthday theme with curious George at the epicenter of the whole thing. Here are the monkey chocolate cup cakes that i made for this event. I used chocolate and vanilla frosting, marshmallows for the eyes [...]
How to Make Greek Rice Pudding – Rizogalo
Ingredients Milk (1 liter) Arborio rice (110 gr) Sugar (65 gr) Vanilla (1/2 tsp) Orange zest or lemon peel (1 whole orange or lemon) In a large saucepan, over low heat, add the milk, sugar, rice, vanilla and either the orange zest or the lemon peel. Both the orange and lemon add their own unique [...]
Witness Pins – Martyrika
Here are some Martyrika (Witness Pins) samples! You can also find them on my etsy store by following this link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinelopiCreations A safety pin with a cross, an elephant charm and a bead. You can customize and pick the colors that you like for the ribbon. Suede cord and ribbon with a cross charm. You [...]
How To Make A Greek Chocolate Tart
Chocolate tart (Τἀρτα σοκολἀτας) Here is a list of the ingredients you will need: For the crust Plain cookies (300 gr) Molten butter (100 gr) Molten semi-sweet chocolate (100 gr) For the filling Bittersweet chocolate (300 gr) Semi-sweet chocolate (150 gr) Heavy whipping cream (300 ml) For the whipping cream Heavy whipping cream (200 gr) [...]
How To Make Greek Tsoureki
I love baking during the holidays. I, especially love the way my house smells as my creations take form within the oven. When I think of Easter, I think of church, red eggs, tsourekia, koulouria and lamb! One of the most popular delicacies during the Easter holidays is, of course, the tsoureki. The perfect tsoureki [...]
Greek Birthday Party – Cars Theme
Alexi turned 3 years old the other day and we had a wonderful time at his birthday party! His mother asked me to organize the favors and catering for this event. Since Alexi absolutely adores the Cars character from the famous Disney movie, we decided to opt for cute lunch boxes that were filled with [...]
Greek Spinach Pie – Spanakopita
So, I decided to post this recipe since quite a few people have been asking me about my pites (pies). First, I have to clarify a few things. I personally make 2-3 different kinds of filo (phyllo dough). The specific recipe outlined below can be executed with both the horiatiko (village) filo, or the sfoliata [...]
Garden Theme Birthday Party
I recently had the opportunity to throw a garden-themed birthday party for my youngest daughter. The garden or spring-flower themed birthday party is one that is used often by parents who’s children were born during the months of March, April and May. For the birthday favors, I decorated little watering pots that I purchased from [...]
Greek Easter Candles
I am proud to introduce a sample of my new spring 2012 collection of Easter candles! This year, I decided to go with lots of vibrant and familiar colors. The fun designs and subtle, yet playful decorations will certainly put a smile on every young child holding on of these. I remember the joy and [...]
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