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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 mon...
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Happy Birthday, Eleonora!!!

My friend Eleonora has her birthday today.  So I decided to make a fondantbirthday cake for her.  Tomorrow we are invited to her official birthday party, and there, my husband will celebrate his birthday as well.  I will come back with more photos from the party.
I hope that you like the Shoe Box Cake.


Have a nice weekend!!
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  1. IvyMarch 18, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Beautiful Cake. Look forward to seeing more pictures and happy birthday to your husband.

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  2. Dreams of cakesMarch 18, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Thank you Ivy.

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  3. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeMarch 19, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    Wow, what talent! Such a lovely cake~

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  4. egbMarch 19, 2011 at 2:04 PM

    Well done! That is impressive.

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  5. Gayle MartinMarch 19, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    That is a beautiful cake. I think your friend is going to love it.

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  6. elizabethMarch 19, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    nice fondant work! love shoes, love a good cake, what could be better?

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  7. The Harried CookMarch 21, 2011 at 4:29 AM

    Love how your cake looks... beautiful! :)

    Great blog... love it!

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  8. Chris's Gourmet FashionMarch 21, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    What a beautiful cake! I love the shoe. I'm sure you must have put a big smile on your friend's face. Happy Birthday to your husband too!

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  9. StrawbzKitchenMarch 21, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    That is stunning :-) love it!

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  10. Sunny @ http://pantrychef.wordpress.comMarch 21, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Cute! My uncle is a cobbler and he and his wife live and breath shoes. This would be a great idea for them!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 11:54 PM

    Oh wow, how pretty! Now, that's my kind of cake! Can I request that for my birthday coming up?! :)
    Lovely work!

    xx,
    Tammy

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  12. Vicki WildeMarch 22, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    Super cute cake! You've got some talent with the fondant, I always make boring fondant cakes.

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  13. MacaroonMarch 22, 2011 at 1:39 AM

    So cute!! Can you make boot box cake for me :)

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  14. the Junkie bookMarch 23, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    wow who wouldn love this cake. priyanowserving.blogspot.com is running a cake event getting over march 31. why don you enter yours?

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  15. Jessica | CajunliciousMarch 25, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    I adore this...My kind of cake!

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  16. KristineMarch 27, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    What a great idea, so cute!

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  17. adorasboxApril 20, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Happy birthday to both your husband and Eleonora. Such a beautiful cake.

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  18. Holly HenryApril 20, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Awesome cake!!!!!

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  19. LaurelApril 21, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    So cute!

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  20. UnknownApril 30, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Wow. You really are talented - that shoe! OMG.

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  21. TinaRBKMay 28, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    Another great cake. Loving the pink shoe!

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  22. AnneMay 29, 2011 at 5:52 AM

    I just LOVE this!!! : )

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  23. jill@MadAboutMacaronsMay 30, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    WOW WOW WOW!!!! Speechless :-)

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