Vasilopita is a New Year’s Day bread or cake in Greece that contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver. It is baked and shared each year on January 1st and observed in honor of our St. Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in...
The tradition of baking and cutting a special “pita” (which can mean a loaf of bread, a cake, or even a pie) each year on January 1st is observed in honor of our Basil the Great, archbishop of Caesarea in Cappodocia (Modern Turkey) hence its name...
Christopsomo according to tradition is the bread that women in Greece make in honor of Christ with special care and patience, on Christmas Eve. It is the blessed bread of the Christmas table, and it will represent the life of the master of the house and his family....
Christopsomo according to tradition is the bread that women in Greece make in honor of Christ with special care and patience, on Christmas Eve. It is the blessed bread of the Christmas table, and it will represent the life of the master of the house and his family....
The honey dipped, crunchy, Thiples (folds), originate from the Peloponnese. It is a Greek dessert where its main ingredient is thin dough. Kalamata and Mani have a long tradition in Thiples. Their history gets lost back in time. It is said that when eggs were...
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