by Rena Cook | Sep 2, 2013 | Cooking Tips, Tips
Greece produces excellent honey, from thyme, conifer trees, wild flowers or orange blossoms. It has been collected by humans for consumption for over 10,000 years. Even the Gods of Olympus ate “ambrosia” that is honey, and drank “nectar” a liquid produced by plants...
by Rena Cook | Jul 29, 2013 | Beauty Tips, Tips
Here we have a mask that uses honey and other ingredients that work wonders for our skin. Ingredients1 teaspoonful cream2 teaspoonfuls honey1 teaspoonful pureed avocado½ teaspoonful butter made from sheeps’ milk, slightly meltedJuice of half an orange,...
by Rena Cook | Apr 1, 2013 | Sweets, Vegetarian
A very tasty and wholesome cake without eggs or butter. The tahini gives it a nutty flavor and the raisins add sweetness as the cake itself is not really sweet. Of course, you can add more sugar and/or honey if you wish. You can also add other dried fruit cut in small...
by Rena Cook | Jan 14, 2013 | Sweets, Vegetarian
Jelly candy made from quinces is a traditional Greek sweet. It requires very few ingredients and keeps well for a whole year. Ingredients4 large quincesSugar or honey1 glass waterSome blanched almonds Directions Peel and...
by Rena Cook | Dec 31, 2012 | Sweets
These wonderful Christmas cookies have been given a facelift, and all the sweet goodness is wrapped in chocolate. The recipe is a little different from the one I gave you last year, so you can decide which one you like best. The cookies can be eaten without the...