It’s Christmas tiiiiiiiiiime!! CHRISTMAAAAS!!
I cannot begin to describe how excited I am during this season! My joy is ridiculous!!
To top that joy I made melomakarona! Sounds Greek to you? Well, it is!
Melomakarona are traditional Christmas cake-like cookies, wonderfully spiced and soaked in a honey-based syrup. They are sweet, delicious and addictive!
You will not find a house without melomakarona during the holidays!
Plus, in case you are interested, they are dairy-free!
I attended recently a Thai-cuisine course and, even though I left agitated due to the (pointless and annoying) efforts of the teacher to brainwash me with how awesome cilantro is (eew!), I did get the chance to taste a delicious salad.
The title says “Thai-inspired” because there were ingredients in the original recipe that I skipped in this one. Either because I didn’t have them at hand or because I felt I’ll like it more without them. Also, the onions were fried crunchy, but I opted for simply caramelizing them.
But no worries! I will give you the full recipe at the end of the post, mentioning the ingredients I didn’t use.
Disclaimer: This was my first attempt at making filo pastry.
Result: Very satisfying!
I chose to use the pastry for a cheese pie. Surprise 1.
And I used feta cheese. Surprise 2.
Oh, come on, there is no surprise here. I am Greek. Cheese pie is a huge tradition for us. It’s our breakfast, lunch and dinner. And I don’t think I need to actually explain why I used feta.
Because it rocks and rules. That’s why!
What do you do when you have a bucket full of walnuts and no plans to just eat them?
You make a pie.
A very easy, very decadent pie, with great walnut and chocolate taste.
Did I mention it is soaked in syrup? Yes. It. Is.
It seems (and probably is) like ages since my previous post, but we had a loooong (one “o” per day-off) weekend and we visited family in Switzerland. 
But as I said in the previous post, we have whoopie pies today!
I only tried whoopie pies for the first time this year and I fell in love. This dessert has everything I like: you bite into soft cookie to reach a thick creamy frosting. Swoon.
Also, for the first time, I made caramel all by myself!
