*images by Athina D. Pantazatou for Kicking Back the Pebbles
The ultimate pumpkin spice latte recipe
Those of you in the northern hemisphere, are you autumn struck yet? Is it getting chillier where you live? It’s still warm in Greece and a far cry from sweater-weather, but I've been yearning
Metsovo – Ioannina routes
Deploying Ioannina as your center of “operations” gives you the ability to launch in a number of different directions around the Epirus region and take daily road-trips to places of interest. Taking the Egnatia/A2 Motorway that's part of the European E90 Route you'll need approximately 49 minutes to
Ioannina – Part 3
So there we were, still wandering about Ioannina, the buzzing and bustling campus city—even though at the time (the end of August) not a single student was to be found anywhere around! Our search for the next point of interest took us just a couple of miles to the outskirts, to a small hill
Summer At the Cycladic Shop
If you reside in Greece and it's mid-July, you know that means just one thing and one thing only—two months, August and September, of full-blown celebrations, jam-packed with name days, engagements & weddings (among other ceremonies) and all sorts of social calls are just around the corner. So
Ioannina – Part 2
Γιάννενα: πού να πας - τι να δεις
Μερικά κλισέ must-see για να αισθανθείς «πασάς στα Γιάννενα!»
Lake Pamvotida
One of the first things to do when in Ioannina, no matter how cliché, is to marvel at lake Pamvotida/Pamvotis. Commonly known as the Lake of Ioannina, it is the largest lake of
Ioannina – Part 1
Y'all must know by now that I love a good geographical break-down of locations before I share further info on all the places we visit in Greece—mainly because I used to suck in Geography as a student and I'm trying to make up for it as an adult!
In that spirit, let's talk about Ioannina. It is
Easter Cookies – Πασχαλινά κουλουράκια
Even though I have to admit I'm partial to Easter bread—Colomba Pasquale, Pinca, Velikonocni Kruhki, Challah, Tsoureki, Hot Cross Bun, you name it—Easter cookies are the next best thing. There are many, MANY recipes for traditional Greek Easter cookies with dozens of different variations, depending
Closet Revamp
I had been using—and loving—wooden hangers for years. I got mine from IKEA ages ago and they're still in excellent condition. They gave such a sleek look to the (spacious) closets we've had in our previous apartment that I never realized how much “real estate” they actually occupied in the really
Inside Our 2018 Spice Calendar & Free Spice-Jar Labels
We are currently 3 months well into the new year, and we have a few copies of our 2018 Spice Calendar left—in case you've missed the whys and the hows, you can find all the deets in my previous blog post. On a final stretch, today, I wanted to give you a detailed account of what is included in the
The 2018 Spice Calendar
by Kicking Back the Pebbles & Kouzounas Kitchen
If you have been around a while, you know Kicking Back the Pebbles loves to come together with fellow foodies and companions in blogger-mischief once in a while for all sorts of fun! After the latest cahoots with Krystina Kalapothakos, the
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![A few weeks ago, we used syglino (cured pork meat cooked in an aromatic liquid flavored with orange and smoked with sage), sfela (a PDO brine cheese produced in Messinia and Laconia that resembles feta but is denser and saltier), juicy Laconian oranges, dried figs, and a mustard-orange-honey dressing to make a very special potato salad. Today we're exploring more Laconian products, discussing some typical culinary practices of the region, and making Maniot pulled pitas [πίτες «τραβηχτές»].
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Once a contrivance of hardship and scarcity of ingredients, these pitas were made of flour, water, and olive oil. Nowadays, they’re a quick delightful comfort food that can satisfy both a savory and a sweet craving. Feta or graviera cheese and/or syglino can be incorporated in the dough, they can be drizzled with honey or grape molasses, sprinkled with walnuts, or served in literally any combination one can think of. They can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a snack. 🫓🧀🥛
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