hi 

they look great. i painted eggs today.

saturday i will be giving to friends and sunday to relatives

it feels more special this year because in the past i have always bought the "tsourekia"

as for home baked bread  yummy

cheers annie 

isnt home made bread so yummy? i have never made it but relatives have made it and ive eaten it at their house as well as been given some.

i will start baking that soon though. cakes i usually make but even the ladies i know that bake constantly keep "finding something new to try out"

i like it when i first make it with a friend who has already made it because sometimes its not only the ingredients thats important but the process  can make a difference

for example i didnt realise how much warmth the "tsourekia " needed to double in size. other women told me you have to be careful otherwise they mighten turn out the best.

but i knew i was "in good hands " with my sister in law and they were successful

i actually made some with my sisterin law guiding me . we made some round shaped and others long wise which you plait 

cheers annie 

hi helen

yes its traditionally baked for "greek easter" which for us is this sunday. our "good friday is 25th april this year (this friday)

tomorrow thursday , i will be painting my 'red eggs"

red is the most traditional. it represents the red blood tht jesus shed for us

i had so much fun and "i felt so good " after i finished "i know that when i give them to people that i did it all with that little bit of extra love

cheers annie

I wasn't sure what it was either so I googled and and this is what I came up with. Sounds Yummy

yeah i was so tired yesterday and i had blogged about the greek easter earlier. i got so excited when i saw you went through all the trouble to look it up.

it says keep in warm place for one hour til it doubles in size well its autumn here in melbourne and yesterday wasnt that warm. sunny but in the house cold. ideally some women even put  electric blankets on and place the tsourekia on the bed

but my sisterin law didnt have an electric blanket so we covered them in a clean sheet then blanketsafter 2 hours hadnt doubled so we turned the heater on.

my younger son (he is 25 ) has already his eye on one . he loves it  so does my older son

hubby and i eat them as well plus i will be giving some to friends and relatives

cheers annie

i forgot to mention there are different recipes around this recipe says all spice but what we use and i know most greeks use is "mahlepi" in greek or mahlep its a turkish spice

found in large quantities in turkey most delis sell it but it gives that "yummy taste"

cheers annie

yeah ems i actually put the whole day aside for this . it was the most relaxing day because i wasnt rushing to go to work and i baked together with my sister in law she is older and "wiser " and makes things look easy especially in the baking department.

im actually finding it easier now that i dont have young children because i have always worked and everything has always been rushed

thats not to say i never baked but not as much as i would have liked to so now im going to work a little less. i am trying  to balance life a little because too much work = too much stress

kylie is a sweetie does she help make them with you?

have a great day cheers annie