Back To My Roots, A Delicious Greek Cookbook
November 30, 2015
Wonderful book review from my friend Gina over at FoodieWineLover blog. Please have a chance to read the review, and more details to come about my FIRST COOKBOOK PUBLISHED!!!
Cheers,
Kouzounas Kitchen
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Kouzounas Kitchen
Welcome to my world of Greek traditional & modern recipes. Get ready to dance and drink some ouzo while enjoying our recipes.
25 Comments
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Wonderful Krystina!
Kouzounas Kitchen
Thank you Cheryl. 🙂
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Hi, I just emailed you about cookbook! I’d like to do a giveaway! clwiser@Yahoo.com – Hugs, Cheryl
Kouzounas Kitchen
Hi Cheryl,
I thought it was you!! You are awesome. 🙂 I would love to feature you btw on my page about your Greek roots.
Lots of hugs back.
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Since I never use photo’s (of myself, family, oceanfront home, etc.) it would only be words Krystina. My Heritage is 100% Cretan Grandparents on Paternal side. Stylianos and Katina (nee-Kekos) Hatzidakis. I have traced back 3 generations (Great, Great-Great-Grandfathers on Crete). In 1914 Grandpa (Papou) came to Ellis Island NYC. Landed in Milltown/Old Bridge New Jersey. Found work in the Michelin Tire Plant as a Laborer. Leaving in Crete his wife and two oldest children. They followed shortly thereafter and yiayia had 6 more children (4 boys, 4 girls) total of 8.Grandpa was from Chania, yiayia from Heraklion, Crete. No English was spoken in their household. On Sundays we visited, ate wonderful foods yiayia made and had to speak in Greek. The Cretan dialect is a little different than other parts of Greece. Yiayia loved canaries and parakeets and I always remember her singing to them in Greek. Grandpa had a handlebar mustache (curled at the ends) so handsome and sweet. I loved them dearly. He would place each grandchild on his lap and move his leg up and down singing in Greek. They both lived well into their late eighties. 8 months after Grandpa passed on so did yiayia her will at age 88 was no longer there and she wished to be with her husband. Not only on Crete but throughout Greece I have relatives some I have not met yet. Through other relatives they give me updates. Some are very humorous. They were a family that lived well and loved life in Greece as well as USA. Your Greek Friend, Cheryl
Kouzounas Kitchen
Wow thank you for this amazing story!! I love hearing about Greek families, and where each family was from in Greece. Xania is a place I haven’t been to yet, but I want to go to really bad. Crete is beautiful, so I hear, and its on my must visit list when I go back to Greece. So my Greek family names are Kalapothakos and Kouzounas. Hence Kouzounas Kitchen. Most Greeks think I am spelling “Kouzina” wrong lol. Anyway, as you know I was very close to my papou and yiayia, and the rest of the family. My dad has a crazy Greek mustache btw, and that reminded me of your papou’s stache haha. Lovely stories, and it was nice chatting with you today. Btw how do I find you on Twitter? I tried, and couldn’t.
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
I am not on twitter a friend of mine tweeted the giveaway for me this morning! I am keeping you confused aren’t I? LOL Hugs, Cheryl
Kouzounas Kitchen
Oh got it! That explains why I couldn’t find you lol. I saw Lynz on there. Hugs
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
I love Lynz after you read my email you’ll better understand why! Hugs back at ya! Cheryl
Kouzounas Kitchen
Did you send me a second email dear? I haven’t seen another one come through. :/
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Yes just now!!
Kouzounas Kitchen
🙂 Okay cool. I will reply back to ya when I wake up koukla.
Kouzounas Kitchen
Hi Cheryl,
Please connect with my lovely friend Athina from Kickingbackthepebbles if you haven’t already. <3
Thanks!
Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser
Will be delighted too! Thank you Cheryl
Kouzounas Kitchen
❤️❤️
kbeezyisviral
Wonderful. I’m very happy for you. I will have to purchase a copy soon. Ladies Prism is coming soon to romance the world. Scotian Breeze is the movement, and Treasure Words, Collect Figures is company. History in the making; stay tuned.
Kouzounas Kitchen
Thank you very much my friend. I would love for you to get a copy. Let me know if you would like one, and feel free to email me at kouzounaslive@gmail.com for more details. Can’t wait to see your work coming up. Thanks for all the support.
kbeezyisviral
Not a problem, you deserve it.
Kouzounas Kitchen
Thank you buddy!!
FoodieWineLover - Gina (Martino) Zarcadoolas
There is something very warm about your book, and I know your yiayia had everything to do with it. Great job koukla on your first cookbook! I know, there will be more! XO
Kouzounas Kitchen
Awww I really appreciate that. That is exactly what I was going for actually, and glad you could pick up on the warmth and love from my grandmother. 🙂 xoxoxox
FoodieWineLover - Gina (Martino) Zarcadoolas
I can feel it koukla <3
Kouzounas Kitchen
<3 <3
Elaine @ foodbod
Great review honey xx
Kouzounas Kitchen
Thank you very much!! xoxo