Category: Holidays

At our Oscar’s party last year I made white chocolate statuettes with a chocolate covered Oreo cookie as the base. For this Hanukkah and Christmas I’m back at it making chocolate covered Oreos with decorations. These Oreos are molded in white chocolate with blue icing applied later. The colors are for Hanukkah. Next are Oreos in a…

The Greek Orthodox Church’s canon is to bless, praise and glorify God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy midnight service commemorating Pascha or Easter is the embodiment of the expression of those principles. It is full of awe and pageantry; the highlight is when the church is completely shrouded in…

Halloween is my guilty pleasure… Who doesn’t love a holiday devoted to delicious tasting treats and the possibility of a good trick? I especially enjoy greeting the little ones dressed up in their Halloween finest and hearing their sweet little voices chant, “TRICK OR TREAT,” at the front door. They look so adorable waiting for…

Welcoming the Easter Bunny will be easy this year. The weather is fantastic; the grass is already green and the colorful and vibrant spring flowers are flourishing. As a matter of fact, it was such a mild winter that we had a few lingering carrots in our garden. I believe that the Easter Bunny might…

The pumpkin is the iconic symbol that autumn is here and heralds the advent of Halloween. I take great care in choosing a pumpkin to adorn our front door because they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. I have learned from experience that I am not alone in my love of the pumpkin, the…

My daughter Melissa just received her Master’s Degree in Education. Words cannot express how proud I am of her achievement. After the Graduation Commencement we celebrated with family and friends and lots and lots of delicious food. I baked all of the desserts for this momentous occasion including Kourambiethes and Fenikia (sometimes spelled Finikia). Fenikia…