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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

Round Box Cake


This was a surprise cake, that was created for my manager’s birthday, which was celebrated in Paphos (a town in Cyprus).

The cake had three layers: the first and the third layer were chocolate fudge cake and the middle one was a Madeira cake. All layers including the ganache filling were made with fructose sugar. I have to admit that I was very worried about the taste of the cake since this was the first time I was using fructose sugar in my recipe. Fortunately, the taste was very good and my manager and colleagues were thrilled with the result.

The decoration was made with a traditional fondant icing. I don’t think fructose sugar can create a nice fondant, but I promise that I will give it a try in the future.

My manager is retiring soon so I have to think of a new cake for him.

Mr. Kyriacos Georgiou is one of the best managers I ever had, and I am very glad I met him and I worked with him. I wish him and his family all the best for the future.

Comments

  1. What a gorgeous cake! Interesting to hear that the fructose worked. Sounds like your manager is very lucky to have you, too!

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  2. Wow - this cake looks like it's been done by a pro!

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  3. I think the layers sound lovely, it's nice to be appreciated.

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  4. I have to agree with Eizel.

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  5. I wish I could decorate cakes like that! Beautiful!

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  6. You are skillful with fondant - FANTASTIC job!

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  7. One beautiful cake! So elegant :) Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!

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