So, welcome to the blog. Welcome to Spring in Bavaria, where dreams do come true!! And my dream comes true and alive too, but I will talk you about it in my following posts.This is the first post …
Category: Food Journal
The colours of Fall & A cream of Pumpkin cinnamon Soup served with coconut milk & Seeds
Back again, for one more October post, the cream of pumpkin spicy soup, another post that signals Autumn and the early days of winter, the first rains, the golden harvest, the change of the colour of the sky, …
Sea Bream with Kumquat & Herbs in the oven | Τσιπούρα με κουμκουάτ και βότανα
Athena’s diary. Thursday. 10/08/2017 Being a food blogger is a lot of things. You are a cooker, a researcher a curator of old recipes, an inventor to new, a photographer, and an author, all at the same time. …
Flaounas | A Cypriot Easter Traditional Sweet & Savoury Cheese-filled Pastry for the Whole Family!
Tradition, tradition, tradition, is a word you will come across many times in this blog since tradition is part of our Greek culture, life and mentality. Flaounas in not an exception, on the contrary is one of …
KOKORETSI; A Sunday Easter Tradition For Every Greek Household!
The Orthodox Easter is the biggest celebration in the Greek Orthodox religion. It is celebrated by millions of Christian Orthodox around the world, with Greeks, Cypriots and Russians to hold the majority and is usually a week …
Hummus, a Middle-Eastern classic dip, turned into a main dish or side dish, served with pitta bread!
I am sure you all heard about the so famous hummus so far and read a lot about the various recipes that are trending in hundreds of food blogs daily, and probably, most of you have already …
Vanilla cake for Valentines Day with Blood oranges icing
. I still remember the first time, about 3 years ago, when I was scrolling my Instagram account and I came across a stunning cake, coloured with {natural} baby pink icing, on top. Although I loved it …
Pink Radicchio Risotto served with Gorgonzola cheese
From end of January until end of December, I was lucky enough to have spent a whole month, in the town which I soon discover, that was going to be one in my favourites towns in the …
High Protein, wholewheat Fusilli Pasta with broccoli, peas, sweetcorn & pesto
It’s amazing how many recipes we can create with broccoli. Or cauliflower. Or peas, sweetcorn, carrots and vegetables in general. It’s also amazing, how creative you can be in the kitchen or as a food stylist, or even …
A trip to Munich & an Original German Pretzel Recipe
I always used to see pretzels here and there, in Instagram or magazines and always knew they were called pretzels, but, I never got the chance to try them until a few days ago when I spent …
Halloumi scones with dry mint & virgin olive oil | Autumn’s first recipe
September and October are those months in the calendar that I like the least, in my country. It’s not summer, is not winter and there is no sign of autumn anywhere around. And the weather is the worst …
Homemade Spinach Pappardelle with Chèvre | Σπιτικές παρπαδέλες με σπανάκι και κατσικίσιο τυρί
Homemade pasta is as easy as you never thought it could be. But you need time in the kitchen, patience and some expertise. It only consists from 2 ingredients, yeah that’s right, some salt and some semolina …
Caramelised apricots, tart with Cointreau Liqueur | Πίτα με καραμελωμένα βερίκοκα και λικέρ πορτοκαλιού
I love making pies, actually, I love creating pastry of any kind in general, but is not that easy to do so. As you already know, I am a cooker, a passionate lover of cooking and creating art …
Summer Special Pavlova with Berries | Καλοκαιρινή πάβλοβα με φρούτα δάσους
Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. It is a meringue dessert with a crisp crust and soft, light inside, usually topped with fruit and whipped cream. The dessert is believed to have been created in honor of the dancer …
Pink Victoria Sponge with Pomegranate glazing | Ροζ Βικτώρια Κέικ
I love Victoria’s sponge. I really do. Is so easy and so tasty, that, with only a few ingredients and little time in the kitchen, you get a 24/7 tasty cake either for you and your family, or …
BBC GOOD FOOD | Fresh Talents Award 2017 by Pink Lady | Finalist Photos by Athena Konstantinou
‘ I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart the Pink Lady Food photography Competition 2017 and the BBC Good Food Fresh Talent Awards for giving me this opportunity and being among the best …
Magiritsa | The Greek Easter Traditional Soup
Mageiritsa it’s a very easy-to-make soup, but you must have some cooking skills and patience, especially with the lamb offal (since I feel a bit weird when I wash them and prepare them) and I promise you that …
Crust topping Greek Cheese pie with Feta & Yogurt
I know is been a while to post or better, I haven’t been posting as often as I used to and I also know that the photos and the text is less in this post and yes, …
Soupa Louvana me tiganisi | A gluten free & vegan Cypriot traditional soup!
I know that this is the second soup post in a row but in Cyprus the weather is changing rapidly and spring is around the corner, so I wanted to catch up with a few more winter recipes. …
Trahanas Soup | A Greek & Cypriot super food soup with haloumi & sausage
I live in a country where it resides among three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa and co-exist amongst many countries where are influenced by the Mediterranean cuisine, the middle eastern cuisine, Turkish and the Greek kitchen and is …
Coloured Glazed Vanilla Cakes | with winter fruits & icing sugar
I can’t believe that is nearly the end of the first month of 2017! It was only a “few” days ago that I had to start preparing my posts and work for Christmas and I had to have …
Christmas Special | Caramelised Chestnuts with Honey & Thyme
Chestnuts existed in my life as a Mediterranean Greek ever since I can remember. They have been used everywhere and in every possible way, from around November to end January, with a peak in December and the festive …
A Cake for Christmas & Champagne floating
“Christmas is that period of the year we are all entitled to indulge ourselves into luxury and exaggeration in every form, from the way we dress and look to way the food and decorations look. Is that period …
Tales from the Christmas table | The Goose & the oranges
The Christmas table, either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day, is a tale of its own since is surrounded by Magic from head to toe. Magic in its creation, magic in its decoration, magic in the food …
8 Steps & Tips to styling the perfect Cheese Platters for Christmas
A cheese and meat platter is something that is done and served in many café, restaurants, wine & delicacies, bars, hotel lounges and of course at home. It is, phenomenally an easy thing to prepare and a solution …
Finger Food Ideas for a Deluxe Christmas Day Soirée | A festive & luxury early afternoon for friends & family |
The word Deluxe on its own, it makes you instantly think of expensive and unaffordable products, since Deluxe is a word synonymous to luxury & quality. But when time came to discover the word Deluxe in my world, a …
Duck Liver Pate with Orange served on Rye toast bread with Goat’s Cheese
I can’t believe that Christmas are finally here, only days after Halloween as I can’t believe that there are people out there that say Christmas makes them melancholic and sad. I really can’t since I honestly believe that …
Cinnamon & other spiced rolls with cream cheese and nuts | A winter’s bake special
It’s November, the month of Food Festival in UK, the month of Thanksgiving in America and the month that brings Christmas’s to the rest of the world and that is why planning and preparing ahead are way up to …
Goat Cheese & Spinach home-made Ravioli
Halloween and October are coming slowly to the end and I have already uploaded my last post for the season a few days ago, saying farewell to the second month of Autumn. Sometimes I write my posts a few …
Slow-Cooked Shrimp Orzo with Shallots & Dill
Today I have decided to talk about truths. (!) As a person the truth is, I hate lies, but sometimes we need to adjust. To adjust to a situation, to a white lie, to a lie that can …
