Butter cookie (jam sandwich) delight

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

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

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

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)

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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Semolina blueberry pudding

This is one of my favorite recipes, because it is extremely easy to make, it is delicious and you can actually play with the design in so many ways, that it makes it a real eye candy! Ingredients:1 cup water1 cup milk3/4 cup granulated sugar1 and 1/2 cup semolina flour ( 25 tbsp)1 can blueberry…

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Peach and Apricot Glazed Turkey with Roasted Onion Gravy

Peach and Apricot Glazed Turkey with Roasted Onion Gravy ( BAKED IN A BAG) Although I have been trying all kinds of turkey recipes trough out the years, this is the best I have tried so far! This year’s turkey not only was delicious, but it looked GREAT! I have always admired the magazine pictures…

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Easy eggs finger food

Easy eggs finger food No matter how much you want to make a good impression when you have a party, you don’t always have the time to prepare as well you would wish. Party at the last minute? No problem! For such times you need fast and easy recipe, that is also delicious.Here is one…

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Cherry Pecan Cheescake to die for!

This is my fist ever cheesecake( well, I have eaten, but haven’t baked 🙂 but the recipe is my creation, since I didn’t like the one I had in my book. The recipe was a complete success, since everyone who tasted it said it is not just good, it is not just delicious but it…

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Cauliflower surprise

The winter is the time to look at different vegetables like the cauliflower.I just love cauliflower but recently we got tired of the President Reagan’s favorite fried cauliflower, cream soups etc and I decided to do something different with it, so I came up with this recipe: 1/2 cup bread crumbs2 cups grated mozzarella1 head…

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