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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
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Spiderman Birthday Cake

If you have a boy I am sure you can all understand how important Spiderman is :-).

This was a banana cake that took me almost 3 hours to decorate it. It was not a huge cake but the details gave me a hard time. I think the result was good; actually my “audience” was thrilled with it! I hope you like it too.

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  1. KristyMay 5, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    I totally wish I could hire you for my kids' birthdays this summer! You nailed both the Barbie cake and the Spiderman cake!

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  2. Dreams of cakesMay 5, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Thank you Kristy! It would be my pleasure to make your kids' birthday cakes.

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  3. IvyMay 5, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Your kids are lucky to have such a talented mum! Beautiful cake.

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  4. Buttercream BlondieMay 6, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    You did a fabulous job on this cake! Your detail work is wonderful!!!

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  5. Nami | Just One CookbookMay 6, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Totally impressive!!!!

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  6. Phoebe ChungMay 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Wow! I can't believe it makde by person.
    The detail is so great.

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  7. CakewhizMay 7, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    you did a marvelous job on this cake as well as the barbie cake. i know piping this spiderman cake is tedious work and your hands must have gotten very tired...hehe. but, it's all worth it since your son must have loved this :)

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  8. Jill@MadAboutMacaronsMay 7, 2011 at 1:21 PM

    Gosh, there are no ends to your talents. Don't have boys but even my husband would love this one ;-)

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  9. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeMay 8, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    Wow! This is incredible! SO perfectly done~

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  10. Restaurante ValerieMay 8, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    omg that looks really hard to make! Congratulations thought, it's really well done!! I'm sure your boy enjoyed it a lot.

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  11. ErinMay 10, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Your cake is AWESOME!!!

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  12. AJ RiveraDecember 7, 2012 at 2:30 AM

    Looks like great.

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