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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

Bon Bon Birthday Cake {Giveaway}

This Birthday Cake was designed by Tiyana, a beautiful eleven year old girl who celebrated her birthday early this month.  I was so surprised to see the detailed work she did on paper, that I was worried whether I could be able to translate that into fondant creations.  Fortunately she loved it!
Happy Birthday Tiyana!!
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Comments

  1. You are so talented with fondant. The colors of this cake are so pretty!

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  2. Efty - you are so talented and this little girl just knew it. She knew you'd have no problem making the exact cake she wanted.
    Wonderful job you did :)

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  3. Very cute...a perfect birthday cake! :-)

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  4. That's a pretty cool design by an 11 year old...and you did a marvelous job recreating it!!! I can just imagine her smile when she saw it~

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  5. I think it is cool that you let her put in on paper and then you translated it to a cake. Love the corner elements as well as the candies on top. No doubt you made this little girl very happy on her special day!

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  6. What a great idea! I can TOTALLY see why she loved this cake!

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  7. I was thinking of making my son's bday cake covered in fondant but got too intimated and didn't do it. Your cake looks amazing!

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  8. I'm sure that was a magical moment when she saw her cake design in "real life." You're such a talent!

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  9. That's a pretty design by a 11 year old. Your creation on a fondant is equally praise worthy.

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  10. OMG! It boggles my mind that you made this!

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  11. Wow that is a really cool birthday cake! You know my birthday is coming up on March 15th, I'll be expecting one of these in the mail! Great job :)

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  12. I could only imagine you pulling off something like that. As always you did great E!

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  13. Lovely design by a young girl and as always, beautiful work by you!

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  14. Adorable! She really had it all planned out, I guess! And you did a great job with all the details! Nicely done!

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  15. Efty, this looks so cute! I like the soccer ball, and the whole cake too!

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  16. What a lovely cake...am sure the little girl was very happy :-)

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  17. It's a very beautiful birthday cake. I guess she must have been very excited to see her design made into a cake.

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  18. Hi Efty, your cake decoration is so cute. You're very creative.
    Have a nice weekend.

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  19. wow...this is such a beautiful cake...the decorations on the cake look so beautiful....u have made it just perfect !

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  20. wow..what a great cake! I love your cute decorations!!

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  21. You are so amazing at cakes--this is colorful and fun, and I love that you let an 11-year-old design it and then translated the design into something lovely!

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  22. Looks so cool want one for my birthday day.

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  24. Ridiculous quest there. What happened after?

    Take care!

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  25. I am continually browsing online for tips that can assist me.
    Thx!

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