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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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Ariel Birthday Cake (Mermaid Cake)

This is the 2nd birthday cake I made for Lien.

Unfortunately I did not have much time to prepare the fondant myself so I used a ready made one. Disaster...

As you can see, the blue fondant is full of cracks plus it did not have the strength to stay on the cake in one piece. Just take a look on the right side of the cake…

Any way, Lien and my kids were thrilled with the overall result so I was happy too.

My kids and Lien helped me as well, so they were busy and happy!

 I had to put the cake in the fridge the soonest possible :-)



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  1. NicoleAugust 31, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    What a stunning, beautiful cake! I love the colors--they go very nicely together. If my little cousin saw this, she'd go completely nuts and demand I make her one :)

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  2. DwianaAugust 31, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Nice looking cake! so cute!

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  3. Mama after 10August 31, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    This is one of my favorite...I want to make it for my little girl too... She love Ariel...

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  4. TinaRBKAugust 31, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    Glad I got to have a better look at the Ariel cake! I know that your cakes always bring a smile to kids faces-well done.

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  5. WinnieAugust 31, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Wonderful looking cake !
    I'd be happy to have a similar cake, and actually the color of the mairmaid's hair is like mine (I'm also a red-hair)

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  6. HeatherSeptember 1, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    awesome! It's a birthday cake kind of day, I just posted my daughter's castle cake as well :) http://itsyummytomytummy.blogspot.com/2011/08/birthday-cake-project-castle.html

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  7. Liz That Skinny Chick Can BakeSeptember 1, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    I love each and everyone of your beautiful cakes...each perfect for its recipient! My daughter would have LOVED this one during her Little Mermaid stage :)

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  8. Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.September 1, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    This cake would have been my dream come true when I was a little girl since this was my favorite movie!

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  9. UnknownSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:00 AM

    Really cool! I love the fondant work!

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  10. AmeliaSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    Oohh... the mermaid so cute, good work.

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  11. richaSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    such a pretty cake!

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  12. Elyse @The Cultural DishSeptember 1, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    This is such a cute cake!

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  13. Tracy LawsonSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    I love this cake, it's just so cute and the colors are perfect. I must say too, it's very creative to be able to pull it all together as you have.

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  14. GenSeptember 1, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Love the cake!!! I think its really pretty!

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  15. Ali McSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Great Cake. I hate using fondant but find the wilton stuff to be easier for me than any marshmallow ones I've made, I am however very new to baking and cooking so I wouldn't take what I say into account :) Great job I don't think I would've even noticed the "mistakes" if you hadn't pointed them out :D

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    This is fabulous! The flip-flop cakes are great, too. What is the sand made out of?

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    I'm sorry you had difficulty with commercial fondant...but the cake looked great! I wouldn't have noticed at all! Im glad everyone had a great time!

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Stunning. You always do such great work!

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  19. PeggySeptember 2, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    Oh I love it - too cute!

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  20. LenoreSeptember 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    This cake is adorable! Ariel is my favorite, and I love how you used the doll with the fondant tail :)

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  21. kankanaSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Such beautifully decorated .. love the color variation used.

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  22. JenopolisSeptember 3, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    Adorable cake! The Ariel is really great, you got the hair and the tail just perfectly... wow!

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  23. ErinSeptember 3, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    That cake is amazing! Love it!

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  24. ClaireSeptember 3, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    This is awesome! I would have loved this when I was little. Very cool!

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  25. resistantnikkiSeptember 4, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Looks like a little girls dream cake!

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  26. Jocie's MomSeptember 4, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    I don't know what you're talking about! This looks AMAZING!

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  27. IvySeptember 4, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    That's a very beautiful cake as well.

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  28. linksdistodaquiloSeptember 4, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Hello

    I came here to wish a good week.

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    A kiss.

    Nita

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  29. Jennifer [To PIN/share a Post, Click the 3 dots or the Red SAVE Button]September 5, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Aaw, I would never have noticed anything was amiss. Stunning cake - so pretty for a girl's birthday. You have the most amazing talent. Wish you could teach me.

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  30. Jayanthy KumaranSeptember 5, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    looks absolutely divine...awesome try...
    happy following u..:)
    do stop by mine sometime..

    love,
    Jay
    Tasty Appetite

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  31. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    I LOVE the little mermaid! It was my favorite movie as a kid. This cake just brought back all those wonderful memories, thanks so much for sharing =]

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