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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

New York Cheesecake with Homemade Cherry Sauce

If you like cheesecake and cherries you have to try this recipe.  
For years I was trying to find the perfect Cheesecake recipe but none seemed to taste right. Recently I came across a recipe from BBC GoodFood that really made the difference. 
The only change I made was to discard the sour cream, and instead of that to use homemade cherry sauce.
Below you will be able to find the cherry sauce recipe.
You can find the original cheesecake recipe bbcgoodfood.com.
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Homemade Cherry Sauce

Ingredients
500gr cherries, pitted
275gr caster sugar
1 tbsp glucose
2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tbsp butter
2 tsp corn flour, dissolved in a little cold water 

Preparation Method
1) In a medium sauce pan add cherries, sugar, glucose and lemon juice. Bring to a boil a reduce head to medium. Continue cooking for 7 minutes. 
2) Add butter. Stir well. 
3) Then add corn flour and cook for another 2 minutes.
4) Allow to cool completely before using it.
 
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You can also use this Cherry Sauce Recipe in ice creams, puddings, cakes etc.
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