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Back To My Roots Cookbook

Oh, I am so very happy to share this news! As most of you have seen on Kouzounas Kitchen, I’ve just released my first COOKBOOK!!! Yes, this is true, and I managed to get it done in about two and a half months’ time. 🙂 I wanted to wait until my book was published on Amazon to chat about it, but I thought, why not share it now? I couldn’t wait any longer.

Back To My Roots Cookbook

How did I start?

Most of you know that Kouzounas Kitchen was inspired by my yiayia, Stavroula Kouzounas Kalapothakos. She has always been my inspiration to cook and share recipes with the world. I wanted to preserve my yiayia’s recipes in a book, and after a few months of research and selecting the right recipes, I decided to dive into the world of authorship. I did just that, and after two and a half months of long nights of writing and trying to capture the perfect photos, it was finally time to publish my very first cookbook.

What is the book about?

Explore traditional recipes from the villages of Greece. Some of the recipes I include are: Baklava, kourambiedes, keftedes, spanakorizo, spanakopita, and much more!!

I must say, I did self-publish, but I had lots of help along the way. A huge thank you to my wonderful friends for their support with editing, photography, recipes, and more. (Athina, Gina, Pany, Eleni, Christine, Ekaterina, Cheryl, Diana, Stephen, Effie, Yvonne, Nestor Zaharopoulos (photographer), the Kalapothakos family, and many more.) I ended up selling over 100 pre-order books, and I can’t thank you all enough!

Most of the books were sold in the USA, Canada, Ireland, Greece, the UK, and other places. I decided to make a fun collage of some of my fellow food bloggers and friends who managed to snap a selfie with the book.

Thank you to the following food blogs for their HUGE support: KickingBackThePebbles, CyTasty, FoodieWineLover,  Cheffies Kitchen, The Greek Wives Club, KritsaYvonne, Maltese Olive Oil, and many more!!

 

 

You can find some of these photos on social media under #BackToMyRoots.

To say Thank you to my fans for following us, I wanted to do a fun book giveaway!

 Back To My Roots Cookbook Giveaway

**Giveaway is closed

 

 

 

 

 

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  2. Hi there! I hope I did everything to enter. I thought I was already following you on all social media! So I went back and did so on instagram. I can’t see where to follow by email so I hope I am now entered! I would love love love this cookbook! Thanks dear!!

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      2. I would enjoy that! The spices and teas have been doing really good lately in some stores, and I am trying to figure out a online store front for my products. 🙂 Thank you for thinking of my products.

      4. Yay! I’m happy to hear that. Do you want me to send you some samples of the top sellers? Also I’m working on my new Spice and tea online store. I can send you the link!

      2. I really appreciate that and the support! I will have to go check out your blogs soon. Working hard on my book now. Amazon, Amazon here we come. ❤️❤️

  7. How wonderful, congratulations on your book, I hope it’s a big success!
    Aren’t “Yia yia’s” recipes just the best? It’s great that you are keeping Greek traditions alive.
    By the Way…your name; Kalapothakos, you have Mani roots! As does my husband(Athanasakos)
    Susan.x

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    1. Thank you Susan for the wishes! Yes my yiayia really added a special touch to her cooking. I just miss her, and I hope she can see that her name is still being carried on. Yes you caught the Maniatissa name eh? Lol! “Akos” is most likely coming from Mani.My yiayi and papou are both from Mani. (Kotronas kai Parasyros.) I would love to hear more about your husbands family.

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