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Spetsofai is a tipical winter dish here in greece because it's a little heavy...

Sorry if the question maybe will be banal for the most of u, but I'm an extremely curious person and I would like to know what are theese perfect points into the personal profile of each one user... Thank u!

Am I the only active female on the board?!

Till now only topless...but I remember a summer night in Italy that I felt so nice to have a bath inside the sea completely naked...

QUOTE(Hogfather @ Jul 13 2007, 11:43 AM) [snapback]37621[/snapback] Good choice.. i'm going camping to my favorite nudist beach. Cant wait to lie in the sun listening to the sound of the waves Too much pressure here i'm afraid.. Nudistic beach in Athens?! Where?! I ask sorry to the staff for the OT..

QUOTE(Hogfather @ Jul 13 2007, 10:11 AM) [snapback]37610[/snapback] You mean you read Manfredi's Alexandros, right? It's either that, or something very strange is going on with our fabulous greek Nurse I can't today!!! I'm stressfull!!! Thank God tonight I'm leaving Athens to go to my village 4 the week-end....

QUOTE(gninori @ Jul 11 2007, 09:02 PM) [snapback]37282[/snapback] sorry but, in all my life, i wrote no books. shame on you, if you did as to manfredi i suggest to you to read Ἀλέξανδρος, his biography about one of the greatest men of all time: alexander the great but maybe you already did, since it has something to do with your country much, much, much better than the oliver stones' movie the last serious pretentious book i read is "american pastoral", by philip roth: a cerebral masturbation in the first fourth of the book, but then it slowly takes off the last not so serious is the third episode in the trilogy in five books by douglas adams: the Hitchhiker series I neither understood my mistake!! sorry again 4 my bad english.. Anyway I read the Manfredi's Alexandros, and actually I'm reading his "The Last Legion".

GEMISTA Rice (and meat, if desired) stuffed tomatoes and peppers. Ingredients: 350 g Beef or Pork (Minced) 1 Handful Bread Crumbs 375 mL Olive Oil 2 Medium Onion (Chopped) 1 Bunch Parsley (To taste, diced) 1-2 Pinch Pepper (To taste) 6 Medium Peppers 375 mL Rice 2-3 Pinch Salt (To taste) 500 mL Tomato Juice 6 Medium Tomatoes Directions: Slice-off the top of the tomatoes (& peppers) and carve-out the inside. Save the "carvings", mash it and mix it with the rice, onion, parsley, salt & pepper and half the oil. Stuff the tomatoes (& peppers) and lid them with their previously sliced-off tops and place them in a pan. Top with the tomato-juice, bread-crumbs and the rest of the olive-oil and bake in a medium oven for about 1 hour. Note: For meat lovers, saute minced meat with the onions and add to the rest of the ingredients. GOOD APPETITE!!!

SPETSOFAI Ingredients: 1 Clove Garlic (Crushed) 30-45 mL Olive Oil 2 Medium Onion (Sliced) 2 Whole Red Peppers (Seeded and Diced) 1000 g Sausages (Village Sausages) 1-2 Medium Tomatoes (Finely Chopped) Directions: Preheat the oil. Add the onions and fry until transparent. Add the garlic,sausages,tomatoes and red peppers and cook for 15-20 minutes. Serve hot and have a good appetite!

GIGANTES Ingredients: 3 Clove Garlic (Chopped) 455 g Lima Beans 180 mL Olive Oil 1 Pinch Parsley (To taste) 1 Pinch Pepper (To taste) 1 Pinch Salt (To taste) 4 Medium Tomatoes (Ripe) 1 Medium Yellow Onions (Sliced) Directions: Soak the beans in water overnight. Boil them until soft and strain well. Peel and chop the tomatoes and add salt, pepper, olive oil and parsley. Spread the beans in a pan and cover them with mixture. Bake for approx. 40 minutes. Serve hot or cold. This food wil make u fart as never in your life , but GOOD APPETITE!

DOLMADES Ingredients: 1 Bunch Dill (Finely chopped) 230 g Grape Leaves 1 Whole Lemons (Squeezed) 1 Bunch Mint (Finely chopped) 250 mL Olive Oil 250 mL Rice 455 g Yellow Onions (Finely chopped) Directions: Briefly dip grape leaves in boiling water then rinse them with cold water and wipe dry. Mix the onions with half the olive oil. After a while, mix in the rice, 250mL hot water and the remaining ingredients, except for the oil and the lemon juice. Boil the mixture for 4 to 5 minutes. Wrap one tablespoon of the mixture with a grape leaf and repeat until completed. Carefully place the dolmathes in a pot with some space between them. Cover the dolmathes with a plate a add the rest of the oil and the lemon juice with 500mL of water. Boil at low heat for 30 minutes, until some water is absorbed and the rice is done. Serve cold with slices of lemon. Good Appetite!

BACALIAROS SKORDALIA Ingredients: 2.20 lb Cod (Salted Dry Cod) 1 Large Egg 6 oz Flour 1 A Little Oil 6 oz Water 1-2 Pinch White Pepper (To Taste) Directions: Cut the cod into small pieces and soak overnight in water. Change the water 2-3 times. Drain the fish. In a bowl, mix together the flour, water, beaten eggs and pepper. Dip the cod pieces in the batter, one at a time. Place in preheated oil in frying pan and fry until golden brown on both sides. Serve with garlic sauce. Good Appetite!

Write here the title of last book u read and in 2 words what it speaks about. I start first: "The Tyrant" of V.M. Manfredi It's the story of the life and death of Dionysius of Syracuse, Tyrant of Sicily.....I love the books of this italian writer Valerio Massimo Manfredi!

I never understand why greek language has many words that practically are from french vocaboulary like: soutien, jambon, ascenseur, randez-vous, and others that now I dont remember... From the moment that this board has many french and greeks, can someone please explain me why?