A picture a day

[koraks]

I like those @jlin!

 

[jlin]

I like those @jlin!

thanks!
sometimes we have to do our best to use the little light available in the winter,

 

[loccdor]

Snow blowing sideways with power outages here. One from Saturday

 

[Daniela]

Beautiful winter morning light bouncing off the neighbor's window today

 

[loccdor]

 

[Sean]

Whatchu lookin' at? Another Dubrovnik stray.

 

[warden]

 

[loccdor]

Crossing the vasilopita (Greek cake with orange and walnut flavor)

 

[Daniela]

Self-portrait/Feeling observed

 

[Anon Ymous]

Crossing the vasilopita (Greek cake with orange and walnut flavor)

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Oh, did you get the flouri?

 

[loccdor]

Oh, did you get the flouri?

My wife did not add one...

 

[loccdor]

 

[koraks]

@loccdor I like it, as well as the cake! Is that a reverse chronological order of the same thing?

 

[Anon Ymous]

Well, while we are on the subject of Greek Christmas sweets, here's a photo of the melomakarona we made back in December:

Happy new year everyone!

 

[loccdor]

@loccdor I like it, as well as the cake! Is that a reverse chronological order of the same thing?

It is!

melomakarona

My mother in law makes good ones! Then she sends them to us across the Atlantic, it's always funny to see how much they get crushed in the mail.

 

[koraks]

Then she sends them to us across the Atlantic, it's always funny to see how much they get crushed in the mail.

If she were to send them here within Europe, I might be able to verify that they don't get crushed as badly. You know, just to help out with QA or something. IDK, whatever, just send them here, OK? LOL!

 

[Anon Ymous]

My mother in law makes good ones! Then she sends them to us across the Atlantic, it's always funny to see how much they get crushed in the mail.

We've sent melomakarona to others within Greece, I've heard of others sending some within the continent, but transatlantic dispatch is something I wouldn't expect. Lucky you!

Crushed or not, they're just as delicious.

 

[mshchem]

Self-portrait/Feeling observed

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Nice! Ah winter light!

 

[Chuck1]

Well, while we are on the subject of Greek Christmas sweets, here's a photo of the melomakarona we made back in December:

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Happy new year everyone!

This makes me think of loukoumathes(english sp?)

 

[Anon Ymous]

This makes me think of loukoumathes(english sp?)

I suppose most would spell them loukoumades, which would be close enough and avoid the ambiguity of "th". Loukoumades are soft, melomakarona are basically biscuits dipped in honey - sugar syrup. They're very nice, but melomakarona are much better.

 

[koraks]

 

[loccdor]

 

[loccdor]

 

[warden]

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Two thumbs up! That’s time well spent.

 

[loccdor]

Two thumbs up! That’s time well spent.

Thank you!