Food

Valentine’s Day salad

By Annie Holland / February 15, 2008

It has been a very difficult Valentine’s day for us and I wanted to make something different and surprise my guys with an original, easy but effective diner. I had to really improvise, because I couldn’t go to the store at the time and I worked with what I had at home.First I am going…

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Rich blueberry muffins

By Annie Holland / February 15, 2008

Sorry guys I haven’t posted in so long, I had so much on my mind, didn’t have too much time for the blog. But today I have couple of awesome recipes, I hope you enjoy them! The original recipe is from here, but I made couple of changes in it. Ingredients1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour3/4…

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Tuna Pate in tomato with capers

By Annie Holland / January 16, 2008

This is easy enough recipe you can prepare in the last minute when having a party and it is unbelievably delicious. Ingredients:2 cans tuna fish1 big red onion1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp black pepper2 tbsp lemon juice1 whole lemon4 large tomatoes3 tbsp marinated capers1/3 cup sweet relishcouple of green salad leaves for the serving Preparation: Mix…

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The easiest puff pastry desert – back cherries and vanila-lemon filling

By Annie Holland / January 16, 2008

This is one of my favorite quick recipes because it can be prepared for less than 20 min and it is delicious. You can even make the cream the night before and keep some in the refrigerator for up to a week. I always have one package of puff pastry in the freezer in case…

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Herb crusted salmon with Lemon-parsley butter

By Annie Holland / January 1, 2008

This was our New year’s main course, I hope you enjoy it! Preheat oven to 425 degrees F Herb crusted Salmon:1/2 cup chopped parsley1/2 cup chopped walnuts1/3 cup fine chopped garlic1 cup corn flour3-4 tbsp olive oil1 cup white dry wineCombine all ingredients, salt and pepper to taste. Lemon-Parsley butter4 tbsp unsalted butter (room temp)1…

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Butter cookie (jam sandwich) delight

By Annie Holland / December 23, 2007

This is another Christopher Kimball’s recipe from the Dessert Bible and it is just awesome! The cookies are so light! in taste! When you put them in your mouth they just melt and this warm, creamy delight spreads trough out your body! Trust me, this is one cloud of a cookie!!! The ingredients 2 cups…

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Pork Tenderloin with mushrooms and smoked Gouda

By Annie Holland / December 16, 2007

This is one of my family’s favorite recipes and the truth is it just “came out” to me in the spur of the moment one day I was in a hurry to make something delicious for diner :-). I hope you enjoy this excellent dish in good company and with a glass of red wine.…

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No bake Chocolate Sugarplums

By Annie Holland / December 10, 2007

Recently in a local bakery called Queen of Tarts I tried the most amazing cookies I’ve ever had- sugarplums!Later I looked up the recipe in Internet and found this recipe that I am using as a basic recipe (I made some changes to it as you can see).My sugarplums turned out so good ( maybe…

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Unconventional Sheppherd’s pie

By Annie Holland / December 3, 2007

I know that this is not the original English shepherd’s pie recipe, which is made with lamb, but this time I couldn’t find lamb and I made it with pork.You can make the pie with meat that you like , just have in mind that if the pie is made with beef – it is…

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Handmade phyllo dough Turkish Burek( Borek)

By Annie Holland / November 26, 2007

You can check in Wikipedia the meaning of the word burek, but basically it is an unbelievably tasty home made phyllo dough pastry, that was originally developed in Turkey.Although you can always bake burek with phyllo dough from the store ( you can find it in the freezer section even in Walmart, Athens Food are…

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