While fillings for quiche can vary tremendously, the two things they all have in common are a flaky, buttery crust and gooey cheesy egg filling. This quiche here has just…
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Wild Mushrooms and Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Scrambled eggs with mushrooms is one of my favourite things to eat in the morning (I like big breakfasts). There is just something so enjoyable about soft, custardy, gently scrambled…
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Eggs en Cocotte with Morels and Asparagus / Œufs Cocotte aux Morilles et Asperges (Baked Eggs)
I’ve always thought ‘œufs cocotte’ or ‘eggs en cocotte’ sounded and looked quite elegant. I suppose it is quite a posh way to serve eggs if you compare it to…
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Croque Madame with Black Truffle and Mornay Sauce
I think almost everyone loves a good cheese toast, or ‘grilled cheese’, or ‘toastie’, or however you may call it. Warm crunchy, buttered and toasted bread with melted cheese and…
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Spaghetti with Egg and Yellowfoot Mushrooms / Spaghetti Uova e Funghi (Mushroom Carbonara)
I want to start off by saying that I know this is not a carbonara, and that there is no such thing as ‘mushroom carbonara’ or ‘vegetarian carbonara’ – a…
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Miso Mayonnaise
This miso mayo is full of flavor and has an almost salty caramel-y flavor to it. It is, perhaps, too overpowering when paired with something as delicate as sushi, but…
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Green Eggs and Ham (Poached Eggs with Prosciutto, Avocado and Pistachio Pesto)
There are quite a few recipes for green eggs and ham on the internet already, but many of them involve some type of chemical food coloring to color the eggs…
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Artichoke Quiche (with Pancetta)
In the small city I used to live in back home in the Netherlands, there is this little French bakery that sells these incredibly buttery, amazingly creamy, super-cheesy mini artichoke…
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Curry Chicken and Egg Salad (for Sandwiches)
This flavorful salad is creamy yet refreshing, since its made with succulent chicken breast, hard-boiled eggs, crème fraiche, fragrant aromatics such as ginger, curry powder, and turmeric, crunchy vegetables and…
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Salt Cod Omelet / Tortilla de Bacalao
Every bite of this omelet is full of flavor and texture: the eggs are nicely browned on the outside and slightly creamy and gooey on the inside, the cod adds…
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Confit Egg Yolks
No need for fancy equipment: you’ve got an ovenproof dish, a small saucepan, some oil and about 40 minutes? Then you can easily make these confit egg yolks at home.…
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Anchovy Aioli / Anchovy Mayonnaise
This fragrant, rich Mediterranean sauce perfectly complements a good piece of grilled meat, or fish (or even a steak tartare), but it’s also amazing spread generously onto sandwiches, or served…
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French Toast with Bacon, Banana and Honey
Caramel-y fried Banana? Good. Crispy and salty bacon? GOOD. Both on top of a cinnamon-y, hot piece of French toast? Epic. Really.
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Pumpkin and Goat’s Cheese Quiche with Olive Spiders (Halloween)
Are you guys ready for Halloween? I sure am! While Greece is not so big on Halloween, and autumn can feel a bit different from what I am used to…
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Cat Eye Deviled Eggs (Halloween)
It’s almost time for Halloween, which means it’s time for creepy food and spooky treats! Here’s my spooky Halloween version of a classic party-favorite: the deviled egg (with a name…
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Chicken Thigh Caesar Salad
Well, it’s definitely summer in Greece! With the weather being so hot and with all the fresh summer veggies returning to the market stalls, salads have become a big part…
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Hollandaise Sauce
What do eggs, asparagus, salmon, mushrooms and spinach all have in common? Don’t know? They all go amazingly well with a rich, yellow hollandaise sauce (and they actually all go…
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Super Rich Spaghetti alla Carbonara (with Salt-Cured Egg Yolk)
Oh, spaghetti alla carbonara: the ever-so-popular pasta dish with a silky egg and cheese sauce, chewy pieces of cured pork, and lots of freshly cracked black pepper… But I kind of…
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Salt-Cured Egg Yolks
At times, you will find yourself making a recipe where only egg-whites are needed, such as this pavlova. What to do with the leftover yolks? Sure, you could make an…
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Summer Pavlova with Greek Yoghurt, Strawberries, Mango and Mint
This week I had a bunch of leftover egg whites from a recipe for another post I am working on. Since I don’t like to waste food I needed to…
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Egg Salad and Smoked Salmon Sandwich
I know you may have plenty of leftover Easter eggs lying around (did you try to make my onion dyed red eggs?); or perhaps you’re like me and there are…
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Easter Eggs dyed with Onion Skins
Is there anyone who did not look forward to dyeing eggs in all the colors of the rainbow and indulging in colorfully wrapped chocolate eggs for Easter as a child?…
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