Pumpkin Spice Cake

Based on pumpkin puree and aromatic spices create a very aromatic, very fluffy and healthy cake with stevia.
Adding pumpkin puree keeps the cake juicy and compact, fluffy and stable without falling down crumb. The crumbs that we see in some photos is because it was hot even when cut, not left to cool well to be stabilized.
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Dried Fruit & Nut Loaf

This cake is for snacking, you take it in your lap -its shape helps- and start to chop bites by hand that go directly in the mouth. With a coffee cup to facilitate swallowing. You disappear it, then, in no time and let others wonder…
Dehydrated / dried fruit give it flavor. Some of these are slightly candied. Drizzled with warm honey and sprinkled with almond flakes surface helps flavor intensity. Let me not forget to praise you on how fluffy it was, but… it looks like it, I think, so you save yourself the verbiage!
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

very easy:

Christmas Bread

Sweet bread, aromatic, festive, for Christmas. Full of dried fruits such as raisins, cranberries, apricots, plums and many, different nuts. Sprinkled with plenty of icing sugar and decorated with red pomegranate beads, bring us luck, to exorcise the bad times of the year and to welcome the first day of winter, but also to be offered at our festive Christmas table… ⭐️🍾🥂🎄

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

work: 20′

time: 1h:40′

easy:

Poppy Seed Fruit Cake

Loaf Cake is delicious, festive, and crunchy with poppy seeds and many dried fruits, soaked with the juice and zest of fresh orange. The oil gives a special texture, moisture and flavor and its unique taste and sweetness of dried fruit make it irresistible.
Certainly is one of the cakes that we make again and again.
Yours!

work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Plum Loaf

Dried plums with sweet dark flesh and walnuts give to this cake a very special flavor. Tight, mellow, moist texture without crushing when we cut it. It keeps fresh the next day.
Enjoy a juicy slice of cake with a scoop of ice cream. So from healthy snack turns into candy stature.
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work: 10′

time: 1h:10′

easy:

Sweet Bread with Apricots

Sunday morning, mind and body need pampering and relaxation, without the daily stress who make our lives complicated…
If you wish to organize a delightful, delicious, yet hearty Sunday breakfast where you will enjoy with your family, I would recommend that you accompany it with a… sweet bread, a little different!
Sweet bread with the addition of dried apricots, walnuts and orange. Star anise gives it flavor and aroma, and makes it special!

work: 30′

time: 1h:20′

easy:

Cranberry Pistachio Cookies

Sweet golden brown, crunchy, full of crumbling Cranberries and pistachios. Ingredients that impart style luxury.
You mold and cut into slices beautiful, highlighting the rich and immersive content.
Break into the box and made beautiful surprise gift, that will be appreciated.
Make coffee, chocolate or tea, or simply a full glass of milk and enjoy!

work: 20′

time: 8h:20′

easy:

Greek Semolina Cake

Classic traditional dessert of Greek cuisine, which is done by simple means and without using the oven.
Coarse semolina, sugar, dried fruits and ouzo! Sprinkled with the characteristic aroma of cinnamon.
Many of us love this dessert, because it is simple to make, and with a few readily available ingredients, we enjoy a very tasty dessert.

work: 30′

time: 30′

easy: 2/5

Dried Fruits Cake

Aromatic and delicious cake, stuffed with dried fruits to remind us of summer when we enjoy it in the winter.
The use of dried fruit has a long tradition, dating from the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia. Today it plays an important role in the Mediterranean diet.
I suggest you try this recipe, marinating the fruits overnight in lemon orange zest and juice. They will soften, get caramelized and swell absorbing the juice.

work: 00h:45′

time: 13h:20′

medium: 3/5

Spicy Raisin Cake - Fanouropita

Spicy Raisin Cake with simple lenten ingredients.
The flour, olive oil, orange juice, along with the spices, tied in a highly aromatic combination.
A low budget cake, but very tasty and healthy.

work: 00h:20′

time: 00h:60′

very easy: 1/1

Banana Cake

A fruity banana cake you can enjoy with no butter, no oil, and with a minimum of calories, with characteristic flavor of this exotic fruit that appeals to most people and especially children.
A cake with a soft "buttery" flesh, like the banana that dominates the taste. The addition of the Cranberries add flavor and intensifies the sweetness.

work: 00h:15'

time: 00h:50'

easy: 2/5

Spinach Cheese Walnuts Swirls

Fluffy and delicious pastry rolls, stuffed with spinach, spicy cheese and walnuts. Easy snacks made with pure ingredients of our choice, eaten by hand, at work or school to make sure that our children eat a healthy, energizing and delicious delicacy.
You can use them for a light dinner, served with a green salad and a glass of chilled white wine.
They are suitable for buffets, for travel and anywhere you need something practical for a snack.

work: 00h:30'

time: 01h:00'

easy: 2/5

The recipe

Spinach Cheese Walnuts Swirls

you will find it in the book «Μεζέδες».

Pork Filet Mignon with Chestnuts

Medallions of pork thinly sliced ​​and wrapped in a roll.
Inside are hidden caramelized dried fruit. Chestnuts, apricots, figs and prunes. Taken together, quenched with wine and flavored with caramelized lemon peel. Green onions accompany this tasty dish.
Today we enjoy a plate of French cuisine. I suggest you try it.

work: 01h:00'

time: 1d:01h:40'

difficult: 4/5

Coconut and Peach Little Cakes

Small, cute, delicious cakes with coconut, peaches and cranberries, which can be made even by a child. With simple procedures, without mixer, in no time they are ready to enjoy!
Enjoy a relaxing Sunday morning with aromatic coffee, fresh juices and a succulent cake!

work: 00h:20'

time: 00h:40'

very easy: 1/5

Apple Pie Ricotta Cheese

Apple pie, a little different than usual, because its main ingredient is cheese. A delicious, healthy and low fat cheese, ricotta cheese.
The sweet and highly aromatic flavor of apples, combined with raisins, is in harmony with the slightly salty and "buttery" texture of the cheese.
An uncovered apple pie, which is relatively quick to make, easy, and with ingredients that are almost always in our kitchen. Feel free to combine these flavors. The result will be a hearty dessert that will surely reward you.
Try it!

work: 0h:30'

time: 1h:30'

easy: 4/10

Homemade Bread

Enjoying a hot fresh bread, made at home, is a very pleasant for all of us who cook for our families, our friends, and of course, for ourselves.
Make it and dare to combine wonderful flavors: Spices, herbs, dried fruits and whatever else we like. The result will be a fluffy delicious homemade bread, with all our love!

work: 1h:00'

time: 3h:00'

medium: 3/5

Apple Cake with Cranberries

The fragrant apples with their many varieties, and the dried cranberries, married once again here and gave us a fluffy, delicious cake that is eaten pleasantly. Enjoy a dessert made with ease and relatively quickly!
Most cranberries grown in North America and Canada are processed in products such as juice, sauce and sweetened dried cranberries, and only the remaining are sold fresh to consumers. Cranberry sauce is an integral part of the menu of traditional American and Canadian Thanksgiving Feast.

work: 0:30'

time:1h:00'

easy:2÷10

Dried Fruit Dessert with Greek Yogurt

A dessert with dried fruit, honey, and Greek yogurt to welcome the festive days of Christmas or the New Year!
Easy to make, and we put it in the refrigerator to wait for us to savor it. It suits our festive table!

Dried fruit (fruit that a large part of their initial water content is removed) such as raisins, figs, dates, apricots, etc. is one of the bases of the Mediterranean diet for millennia.

They have a long tradition, which dates from the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia. They are prized for their sweet taste, nutritional value and long lifespan.
Even today, the consumption of dried fruits is widespread.

Happy New Year!

The recipe

Dried Fruit Dessert with Greek Yogurt

can be found in the book «Γλυκά»