red velvet cupcakes with green cream cheese frosting

I have been such a lazy blogger! I know… I know… it’s just that we have been getting so much sun here in Greece, which is the antidote to all things that are on the news right now. And imatiothiki has been keeping me so busy, that I barely have time to cook. Oh, no. It’s not that I don’t eat – mind you. I just buy my muffins from Starbucks or local bakeries. But I have friends throwing dinner parties and friends having babies and gatherings to attend, so I decided baking delicious cupcakes is the best thing you can bring to a friend. I found this recipe online and it is the best best best recipe I have ever tried concerning cupcakes and cream cheese frosting, so bake away – there’s still plenty of time to lose that extra baggage till summer arrives. I apologize for the lack of photos on this post. This does not mean that they are any less delicious than the other recipes. Enjoy!

orange greek yoghurt

Okay, I know it is not fair. I have spent the week in Washington D.C. eating amazing Georgetown Cupcakes – I think I tried every taste. I also has lots of my favorite Reese’s, breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien and here I am writing about mixing sugar, orange juice and greek yoghurt. But I promise you, this is the lightest, most refreshing desert you will ever have, and it will give a whole new perspective to your every day yoghurt. This is me, trying to persuade you, to eat healthier. I feel I will explode from all the sugar my body has been getting and the snow outside isn’t giving me any motivation to put an end to this desert-craving-person I have become. Enjoy!

vegetable samosas

It was about time I tasted Indian food. Everyone has been talking about it, how yummy it is, the rich taste it has…. but me. And I had to wait until my dear friend Shradha flew over from New Delhi, with a suitcase full of spices and strange things like coconut milk (desperately trying to find it in Greece, ever since I tried Shradha’s curry chicken), to try the most famous Indian snack – samosas. So, Shradha tells me samosas are this great snack, that everybody eats, but apparently nobody makes! They just have it when they go out. And being the great cook that I am, and Shradha being the fearless chef that she is, we decided to roll up our sleeves and dig deep into the world of aniseed dough and potato filling. Oh, how glad I am we did! Seriously: me & samosas had a love affair. And I am planning on keeping it. Forever. It might seem a bit hard, and well… it is kind of time consuming, but you really have to try it. If you are too lazy, you can always hire me as a chef, and I will make tons of samosas for you! Enjoy xx* 

mocha cake

OKAY, BY NOW I AM SO PREDICTABLE, EVEN I AM TIRED OF SAYING WHAT AN EASY RECIPE I HAVE fOR YOU. BUT TO MAKE MY POINT CLEAR, I WILL NOT WRITE DOWN THE RECIPE, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PICTURES. NO NO…. I AM NOT TOO BORED TO WRITE, I AM JUST MAKING MY POINT HERE! MAKE THIS AND IMPRESS EVERYONE AND PRETEND YOU HAVE PULLED OFF A REALLY DIFFICULT TASK (NO ONE WILL KNOW IT WAS SO EASY TO MAKE THIS).

ENJOY!

birthday cookie cake

A friend once told me that you are not supposed to make your own birthday cake. But since I am an – almost- commited food blogger, and I tend to boast about my sweet tooth and cooking skills, I said I would do it on my own. I know I have talked about super easy recipes before, but this goes beyond easy. I mean the cookies could just place themselves on the plate on their own… I wouldn't be amazed if they did! So, I have to confess I tried this cake 5 years ago. And I tried it again about 3 months. Which lead me to this recipe for my birthday cake. That’s right, I am old. anyways, can you imagine lusting and dreaming about a particular recipe for 5 whole years? Talk about patience! And memory (see? I am not that old). Sorry for the lack of pics, I started playing around with my camera, which ended up in me formatting my memory card. So, I am officially starting illustrations on this blog! Enjoy!

chocolate chip cookies

It’s not like I haven’t cooked anything the past…. 5 months. I have. I made risotto and pizzas and pasta, I also made a trams, which I thought would be a complete failure, but in the end everybody ate… I just didn’t have the right mood, the right pictures or the time I needed. So here I am, once again with these chocolate chip cookies, which was I think the first desert I ever made. I even have numbers next to the list of ingredients, guiding me what to put in my mixing bowl first and what to add later on. That’s right, I was that when I started baking my first cookies. But they are so simple and so tasty. I have to admit, I prefer eating the batter than baking them, but I can hear my mom’s voice instructing me not to eat raw eggs, because I am about to catch a disease that will put me to bed for I don’t know how long! It’s still good. And I don’t blame her, she is not that familiar with the cookie dough movement. Anyways, enough with my talking… start baking people, because these feelgood cookies will keep you company this weekend. And on Monday you can go back to your hectic program and full time workout at the gym… but until then, dig yourselves in a bowl of chocolate chip cookies and enjoy your weekend. Feels good to be back. enjoy. xx* 

lena's shrimp pasta

Oh, it’s been a long summer! I am one of the lucky ones that gets one month off. I know, I know, you wish you were me. Well, I say: you wish you were me eating Lena’s shrimp spaghetti! Simply delicious! A friend of mine from my University days, Lena has always been the one to master the art of cooking, so I had to force her to make something for me when coming at Syros. Here’s what she decided to cook! Enjoy!