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Taramosalata (Fish roe salad - meze)

  Photo taken from Athinorama Umami Taramosalata There are also the Greek classics, think something like a dip but instead of using nachos or vegetables to eat them we use bread. Taramosalata is one of those dishes.   It is roe fish blended into a creamy pink dip of pureed potatoes with parsley, lemon juice, and finely chopped onion (optional).   In meze, this is one of the first dishes that it is served.   In taverns, they always bring it along with salad, tzatziki, and tahini.   We will talk about the last two later.   Well, let’s see our recipe…   Ingredients 2 kg tarama (fish roe). 1 large potato or two small ones 450gr of Greek bread 1 tsp of shredded and dried onion 1 cup olive oil The juice of one lemon (medium size) Tarama is the hardest ingredient to find, so it is a good idea to look at groceries that import Mediterranean food. It is usually sold in larger jars, but you can store the remainder in the freezer for months. Peel the potatoes and cut t

Bushmills Whiskey Birthday Cake

Bushmills Whiskey Cake made with fondant, for my cousin Marios who celebrated his birthday on the 31st of December 2011!! 

The base was a chocolate fudge cake, covered with bitter double chocolate cream.

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  1. Wow, that is so cool! Great job! At first I thought the botle was real, just from the freezer!

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  2. Don't tell me you fashioned this out of fondant - this is awesome!!What perfect craftsmanship,dear Efty.Left me absolutely spellbound!!

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  3. Efty - you out did yourself! This is a fantastic looking cake
    The bottle looks soooooooooooo real.,
    Wowwwww!!

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  4. Wow - the bottle and label look perfect!

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  5. The coolest thing about this is that the bottle on top looks frosty like it has been chilling-Mario must like his whiskey on the rocks! Very creative and I am sure just as delicious. Well done!

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  6. A whiskey birthday cake..?! No way! So, so creative Eftychia :)

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  7. That is awesome! And it's my husband's birthday on New Year's Eve too. :)

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  8. So clever and gorgeous!! That bottle is really amazing.

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  9. A great cake for those Irish whiskey fans!

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  10. Did you stick the label on the play-play bottle? I'm still wondering if the bottle is real. Haha. You are good!

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