St. Euphrosynos Taverna and Ouzeri 43

[Photini]

The whole house smells good It's hard not to eat it! You make a caramel with brown sugar, honey and butter, then stir that with two lightly beaten eggs through flour, baking powder and cinnamon, add two diced pears, arrange another pear over the top in slices made to form a flower, spread with apricot jam for a glaze and cook. Mmmmmm.

You're killing me over here! I want some!

 

[E.C.]

Well...my grandaughter is 7 months old already, my oldest daughter is pregger with my 2nd grand baby...she's officially a civilian again June 4 so I can sleep and breathe a huge sigh of relief there...

my youngest is 12 now...and on the honor roll and secured a slot in this year's talent show...she's singing an Amy Lee song...(big surprise there LOL)

Me? I'm happily divorced, regained my maiden name and enjoying my job, the gardens, and well life in general How've you been EC?

Woohoo! Another civilian in the world!

I've been busy with school, work, inadequate amount of sleep, supporting a Starbucks addiction, all the while keeping my girlfriend happy.

That and trying to learn how to drive and the rules of the road so I can have a driver's license that I've needed for a LONG time!

Yeah... that's about it...

 

[-Kyriaki-]

Photini, I'm about to make it worse...here's a picture It's a bit dark because I put double the amount of jam on top (oops) which made it have to cook longer. I can't tell you if it tastes good or not yet though



Yum, cake...it is FREEZING today. I'm making a vegie and lentil soup for dinner.

 

[Gwenyfur]

Woohoo! Another civilian in the world!

I've been busy with school, work, inadequate amount of sleep, supporting a Starbucks addiction, all the while keeping my girlfriend happy.

That and trying to learn how to drive and the rules of the road so I can have a driver's license that I've needed for a LONG time!

Yeah... that's about it...

You have been busy!

Remember...caffeine isn't really a good substitute for a good night's rest.


Good luck on the driving exam

 

[Michael G]

Guten Tag.

 

[Photini]

Photini, I'm about to make it worse...here's a picture It's a bit dark because I put double the amount of jam on top (oops) which made it have to cook longer. I can't tell you if it tastes good or not yet though



Yum, cake...it is FREEZING today. I'm making a vegie and lentil soup for dinner.

::drools::

It's chilly here right now, but the temp is supposed to rise very quickly and get into the 80s today. Yay!

 

[-Kyriaki-]

It's very late autumn here, and it feels like it - the days are crisp and the nights make my bones ache. I'm wearing several layers but I'm still cold. I'm swapping the sheets out for flannel ones tonight, I got cold last night, and even my independent diva fluffball cat refused to get off my bed and go outside today

 

[Michael G]

It's very late autumn here, and it feels like it - the days are crisp and the nights make my bones ache. I'm wearing several layers but I'm still cold. I'm swapping the sheets out for flannel ones tonight, I got cold last night, and even my independent diva fluffball cat refused to get off my bed and go outside today

You know it is cold when your animals don't want to go outside!

 

[Julina]

Photini, I'm about to make it worse...here's a picture It's a bit dark because I put double the amount of jam on top (oops) which made it have to cook longer. I can't tell you if it tastes good or not yet though



Yum, cake...it is FREEZING today. I'm making a vegie and lentil soup for dinner.

that look delish! do you have a recipe?

 

[-Kyriaki-]

I do, it's in metric measurements though. I can give it and you could probably figure out a conversion? Make sure with the teaspoons and tablespoons that you convert those too, metric ones are different to standard/imperial. Here you are:

Honey & Pear Cake
serves 6 (I doubt this, it's really sweet so i'd go for small slices)

150g butter
1/2 cup (80g) honey
1/2 cup (110g) dark brown sugar
1 3/4 (260g) plain flour
2tsp baking powder
1tsp ground cinnamon
3 pears (in season now, yay)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2tbsp apricot jam, warmed
pure icing sugar, to dust

Preheat oven to 180C/160C Fan
Grease & line a 23cm springform pan
Combine butter, honey & sugar in a small saucepan on low. Heat, stirring, until a smooth caramel forms (and try not to eat it all)
Remove pan from heat and cool sauce for 10min.
While the sauce cools, sift flour, baking powder & cinnamon in a large bowl.
Peel, core & dice 2 pears.
Add egg and caramel to dry ingredients & mix until well combined then stir in diced pear.
Pour into prepared pan and smooth surface.
Peel & core remaining pear, and thinly slice lengthways.
Arrange pear slices in a fan (half pear slices overlapping in a circle, like a flower - see picture) pattern.
Brush pear with warm jam.
Bake for 1hr, covering with foil if browning too quickly, until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Cool cake in pan and store in an airtight container.
Dust with icing sugar around pear fan before serving.
Stores in an airtight container for up to a week.

- from Good Food Magazine June 2009

 

[Photini]

It's very late autumn here, and it feels like it - the days are crisp and the nights make my bones ache. I'm wearing several layers but I'm still cold. I'm swapping the sheets out for flannel ones tonight, I got cold last night, and even my independent diva fluffball cat refused to get off my bed and go outside today

I was more than happy to kiss winter good-bye this year. I hate cold weather.

 

[Michael G]

I was more than happy to kiss winter good-bye this year. I hate cold weather.

Agreed, especially after the BRUTAL month and a half of all Feb and half of March where we were burried under 2 foot of snow in Pittsburgh.

 

[nestoj]

Amazing educational documentary on Liturgy.....unfortunately, there's no English. I've started translating it, but it took me 30 min. just to translate first 2 minutes, so I gave up.

Never mind, it's visual side is good enough to watch, even if you don't understand. Episode 1 of 7, part 1/3:

YouTube - "Литургија" 1. епизода 1/3 део

 

[ma2000]

Amazing educational documentary on Liturgy.....unfortunately, there's no English. I've started translating it, but it took me 30 min. just to translate first 2 minutes, so I gave up.

Never mind, it's visual side is good enough to watch, even if you don't understand. Episode 1 of 7, part 1/3:

YouTube - "Литургија" 1. епизода 1/3 део

Thanks for the video, Nenad!

 

[ma2000]

Here is another nice video:

YouTube - Evlogetaria For The Dead (Tone 5) - Fr. Apostolos Hill

 

[Photini]

My last final is in 2 hours. I can't wait to get it over with.

 

[E.C.]

I got my new phone! It flips open, has a keyboard and more importantly, it has Tetris!

 

[ProScribe]

* drinks a Rockstar energy drink.

 

[Michael G]

I got my new phone! It flips open, has a keyboard and more importantly, it has Tetris!

Tetris is addicting. Be very, very careful!

 

[Photini]

Finals are DONE! Yay! No more C++ for me. I liked Visual Basic, but C++ made me have trouble sleeping at night.