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[Kristyn]

Christmas day we are invited to our good Cypriot friends house so no cooking for us and plenty of good food, But today we went to our Favourite butcher in Dherynia and got a nice piece of stuffed pork, stuffed with garlic, bacon, halloumi and herbs and a deboned chicken treated the same way. thats for visitors on Boxing day..
They also give us the skin free to make crackling as it seems Cypriots dont use the skin and like it removed from the pork

yum ..

They dont eat pork skins? they are good only if done right though !

[Kristyn]

chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Yummy... Chocolate and olives!!!!

Are you Serious!?!?!

No... I think you may end up...

I was gonna say......... OMG!! .. but who knows?? it may be the next big thing!!

[Phill]

chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Yummy... Chocolate and olives!!!!

Vasilopitta .... NOT ..... Eliopitta!

Ate ra, xero!!! just in a daft mood O!!!! sorry...

[Phill]

chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Yummy... Chocolate and olives!!!!

Are you Serious!?!?!

No... I think you may end up...

I was gonna say......... OMG!! .. but who knows?? it may be the next big thing!!

Well judging by the expression on the little chaps face up there it certainly will be a big thing!!!

[Oracle]

chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Yummy... Chocolate and olives!!!!

Vasilopitta .... NOT ..... Eliopitta!

Ate ra, xero!!! just in a daft mood O!!!! sorry...

Aaaahh!!! The Christmas Emva Cream ....

[denizaksulu]

Our really special meal is on New Year's Day ... and my favourite is some sweet syrupy biscuits called Melanogarvouna ... "Black-coals" which are spongy and have chopped almonds. But only my mother can make them!

Oh, and her chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Avgolemoni soup goes down a treat too .........

Is that a 'Basil' pie? I have not heard of this. What are the other ingredients O?

[Oracle]

Our really special meal is on New Year's Day ... and my favourite is some sweet syrupy biscuits called Melanogarvouna ... "Black-coals" which are spongy and have chopped almonds. But only my mother can make them!

Oh, and her chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Avgolemoni soup goes down a treat too .........

Is that a 'Basil' pie? I have not heard of this. What are the other ingredients O?

Vasilopitta is the cake for Christmas/New Year. It's basically a rich sponge cake in which you hide the foil wrapped shilling/Euro.

Yes, it's named after St. Basil ... Ayios Vasillis.

[Phill]

chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Yummy... Chocolate and olives!!!!

Vasilopitta .... NOT ..... Eliopitta!

Ate ra, xero!!! just in a daft mood O!!!! sorry...

Aaaahh!!! The Christmas Emva Cream ....

Ding dong... now you're talking...

[denizaksulu]

Our really special meal is on New Year's Day ... and my favourite is some sweet syrupy biscuits called Melanogarvouna ... "Black-coals" which are spongy and have chopped almonds. But only my mother can make them!

Oh, and her chocolaty-marble-cake type Vasilopitta is the best!

Avgolemoni soup goes down a treat too .........

Is that a 'Basil' pie? I have not heard of this. What are the other ingredients O?

Vasilopitta is the cake for Christmas/New Year. It's basically a rich sponge cake in which you hide the foil wrapped shilling/Euro.

Yes, it's named after St. Basil ... Ayios Vasillis.

I think you mentioned this a few years back. We used to hide the shilling too. I call it St. Denis

[Kristyn]

I think you mentioned this a few years back. We used to hide the shilling too. I call it St. Denis

Has anyone ever swallowed the shilling??

Reminds me of my younger drinking years ... A game called quarters and a HIGHLY intoxicated girl..
yeah my dumb butt swallowed the quarter..