Recipes

Lipton Green Tea Superfruit Teas and My Raspberry Cinnamon French Toast Recipe

I love to drink tea, and love to have friends over for tea often. There is something relaxing and social about drinking tea, and I have a collection of tea chests with a variety of teas to offer guests. Green tea is particularly healthy, and Lipton has recently released three new flavors of Green Tea [...]

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Chocolate Rum Balls Recipe

Chocolate Rum Balls are a popular Hellenic treat from Greece, where my aunt learned to make them while growing up. This popular, easy-to-make chocolate Greek dessert treat does not require any baking, and is a great way to round out a dessert display. Chocolate Rum Balls can be made with and without rum for variation, [...]

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XTrema 4 Quart Covered Ceramic Soup Pot Giveaway and My Chili Con Carne Recipe

It’s winter time, the perfect time of year to make delicious soups and hearty chilis, especially if you face cold New York winters like we do. This week I had the opportunity to try out Xtrema Ceramic Cookware (specifically the gorgeous, retro-looking Xtrema 4 Quart Covered Ceramic Soup Pot) and used it to make my [...]

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Penelope’s Baklava Recipe

In my family we eat, and we eat a LOT. We love pastries, and one favorite dessert that I can’t get enough of is Baklava, a Greek pastry that is a favorite at our holiday parties. It also makes a great hostess or welcome-new-neighbor gift (I fill a decorative plate high with this yummy sweet [...]

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Mushroom Calzone Recipe

One of the best parts of the holidays is all the yummy food. I cook a lot this time of year, and I love to create totally new recipes as well as make old favorites. I had the opportunity to try GravyMaster browning and seasoning sauce with a favorite recipe of mine recently. GravyMaster which [...]

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Athenian Braided Bread Recipe

This incredible Greek Braided Bread recipe is from Rhodes Home Baked Family Favorites recipe book and features Hellenic influences. It’s a beautiful and flavorful meal in itself, or as part of your Thanksgiving and Christmas Day feasts. How To Make Greek Braided Bread Ingredients for Greek Braided Bread: 1 Loaf Rhodes Bread, thawed to room [...]

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Christmas Eggnog and Tasty Holiday Treats

It’s almost Christmas time, which is my favorite time of year. Everything from the beauty of the freshly fallen snow and lights in New York City, to the smells of fireplaces, pine Christmas trees and roasting ham, I love everything about Christmas’ festivities and beauty, and especially the wonderful holiday feasts and treats. On Christmas [...]

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Ten Awesome Cupcakes!

We love cupcakes, especially beautiful cupcakes that are so incredible looking you don’t want to eat them- you want to decorate with them! Here is a collection of ten gorgeous and tasty cupcakes from some of my favorite baking sites, complete with recipes and how-to’s. Simply click on the photo of your favorite cupcakes to [...]

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