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06 May, 2009
Tsoureki French Toast
As the tsoureki I bought for Easter left in the fridge only half-eaten, I made French-toast with tsoureki. French toast made with brioche is excellent, so tsoureki should work well, I thought.
It, indeed, was very good. The texture is lovelier than normal French toast. By inference, if I make bread and butter pudding from tsoureki, it should be good, too.
A good idea to use up left-over tsoureki!
It, indeed, was very good. The texture is lovelier than normal French toast. By inference, if I make bread and butter pudding from tsoureki, it should be good, too.
A good idea to use up left-over tsoureki!
04 May, 2009
Update: Tzistarakis Mosque
As I took some photographs of the interior of Tzistarakis Mosque (now a part of the Greek Folk Art Museum) in Monastiraki Square, I enriched the page dedicated to it.
http://www.mesogeia.net/athens/places/turkishathens/tsistarakimosque_en.html
The decoration of the mosque seemed quite ideosyncratic to me. The scarse remains of frescoe reminded me of that of the churches and palaces of the Western Europe. I would love to hear opnions from historians of the Islamic architecture.
http://www.mesogeia.net/athens/places/turkishathens/tsistarakimosque_en.html
The decoration of the mosque seemed quite ideosyncratic to me. The scarse remains of frescoe reminded me of that of the churches and palaces of the Western Europe. I would love to hear opnions from historians of the Islamic architecture.
03 May, 2009
New Entry: Folk Pottery Museum in Monastiraki
Added a page about the Folk Pottery Museum in Monastiraki Square.
http://www.mesogeia.net/athens/places/monastiraki/museumgreekfolkart_en.html
Its official name seems to be "Greek Folk Art Museum 'Kyriazopoulos Pottery Collection'", but it is too long for me ^_^
Although the collection is beautiful and interesting, I am afraid for many people 2 euro entrance fee is rather too much (if you are eligible for reduction, it is 1 euro and I think it is the justifiable price for this sort of museum).
But the reason I paid 2 euros was because I have wanted to enter this mosque for a long time. The construction was interesting and I felt fulfilled.
When I visited here, there was a work going on in the Hadrian's Library site.
http://www.mesogeia.net/athens/places/monastiraki/museumgreekfolkart_en.html
Its official name seems to be "Greek Folk Art Museum 'Kyriazopoulos Pottery Collection'", but it is too long for me ^_^
Although the collection is beautiful and interesting, I am afraid for many people 2 euro entrance fee is rather too much (if you are eligible for reduction, it is 1 euro and I think it is the justifiable price for this sort of museum).
But the reason I paid 2 euros was because I have wanted to enter this mosque for a long time. The construction was interesting and I felt fulfilled.
When I visited here, there was a work going on in the Hadrian's Library site.
It looked that they were installing a now column to it. The crane was really huge and impressive.
By the way, today we were in Gkazi for late lunch. Raising my eyes from my tomato-cucumber salad, I saw someone familiar.
"Oh, he cannot be", I thought.
It was a friend of ours and ex-housemate of my bro-in-law from Italy! Well, he is a Cretan, but now he lives in Genova, so technically he IS from Italy. Even though he comes back to Greece from time to time, he goes home in Crete and not that we can see him in Athens easily. It has been like 5 years I have not seen him; it was a short visit to participate in his relative's wedding. What a coincidence! Hubby says it is small world, but I always say Greece is a small country.
02 May, 2009
Tyrokafteri with Greek Chili
I bought fresh chili from Laiki Market. These are the hot chilies most readily available in my Piraeus neighbourhood.
They are more expensive than sweet peppers and this time it cost 4 euros per a kilo (in the photo are 300 g. for 1.20 euro). In Greek, chili and pepper are the same word "piperia - piperies) and are differentiated by the addition of "glykes" (sweet) and "kafteres" (hot).
I bought these to make tyrokafteri. As we liked the tyrokafteri with fresh green peppers we ate at the Taverna Nikitas in Psyrri, I wanted to recreate it. It is extremely easy to make.
1) Chop chili very finely
2) Mash feta to the consistency of your liking
3) Mix chili and mashed feta adding Greek yogurt if you like
4) Eat it with bread or as a garnish of meat, pasta, vegetable dish (it actually works as an alternative of tzatziki)
Dried powder chili works as well, but if you use this type of fresh chili, the resulting dip taste more fresh, salad-ey. You can use food processor, of course; in this case the consistency will be more smooth.
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Not being satisfied with the feta I bought from Sklavinitis, I tried one from a cheese shop near Piraeus Market.
This is a varrelisia feta (feta matured in barrel), price was like 8.30 euros per kilo. This one has a more matured and more sour flavour with a peppery stings on my tongue.
Nice cheese, but Hubby preferred the factory made more bland version. It is a shame.
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