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Pear Almond Olive Oil Muffins

October 8, 2017 - 2 Comments

Pear Almond Olive Oil Muffins | Kicking Back the Pebbles

Today you can catch me over on a dear friend’s blog. Krystina Kalapothakos, the talented pastry chef of Kouzounas Kitchen has been my companion in blogger-mischief and constant suppporter est. 2013! She’s a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Sacramento and a professional caterer, specializing in Greek pastries and appetizers. She has created her own line of organic loose teas, spices, hot-cocoa blends, and gourmet infused sugars (available online), and she’s a self-published author. I have an entire page about Back to My Roots, her cohesive cookbook packed full with mouth-watering recipes, kitchen tips and tricks, bits and pieces of the history of olive oil and its benefits, and much, much more!

For the fans of Kouzounas Kitchen, I wanted to write a quick and easy Fall baking recipe, that features seasonal aromas and flavors, but doesn’t utilize the usual pumpkins or apples, even though–don’t get me wrong–I love ALL things pumpkin, and apple. Keeping in mind I have quite the standard to live up to, I thought we could go the pear way, just for the sake of variety. These Pear Almond Olive Oil Muffins are cholesterol-free and contain real Greek yogurt which makes them extra fluffy! Hop on over to Krystina’s blog post and grab the recipe. 

Make sure you catch Krystina on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Find her spice store @ Squareup.com or shoot her a message on her Facebook page for orders, menus, and/or questions.

Don’t forget to check out the brief summary, excerpt, and reviews of Back to My Roots, and get your copy today from Amazon or Barnes & Noble (or find the link to your eBook retailer on the book page).

athina

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  1. FoodieWineLover - Gina (Martino) Zarcadoolas says

    October 20, 2017 at 19:26

    What a wonderful tribute to Krystina! Great blogpost Athina mou! I’ll head over later to check out the recipe. I tried, but I am having technical difficulties on my end. <3

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    • Athina says

      October 20, 2017 at 19:35

      No worries Gina mou, and thank you! I’m always excited when you drop by! ❤❤

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A stalwart bookworm, English & American Literature graduate, EFL/ESOL teacher. I juggled teaching and working as an executive secretary, in a big advertising company and a law firm, for several years. I’m a freelance writer, line editor, and blogger as of lately. Also, a bit ironic by nature but, all in all, quite easy-going. Partner to 1 & mother to 3 cats. I once tried to give up coffee and then swore not to make that mistake again!

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“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
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•
Noda's other three Hearn sculptures are:
“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” Matsue, Japan 2010
“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
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In Greece, you can also marvel at his “Apollo’s Mirror” (2005) in Delphi and at “The Spirit of Hermes” (2010) in Marathonas. 
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Για να εκτυπώσετε τη συνταγή από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. (Εναλλακτικά σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας & πατάτε την πιο πρόσφατη φωτογραφία.)
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“See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth. On his shell “See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth.
On his shell he holds the Earth. 
His thought is slow, but always kind. 
He holds us all within his mind. 
On his back all vows are made; 
He sees the truth but mayn't aid. He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.” —Stephen King, poem (about Maturin 👇🏻 ) from The Dark Tower series.
*Maturin, the overarching protagonist of Stephen King's multiverse—unseen but serving in the novel IT, its miniseries, and its film adaptations of the same name, and the overarching protagonist of The Dark Tower series, also a mentioned character of the novel 11/22/63—is a massive turtle who by nature is kind, wise, gentle, and compassionate, and who constantly withdraws into his shell. 
•
Turtles and dinosaurs are genetically related, with ancient turtles coexisting alongside dinosaurs.
•
Despite visual similarities, Therizinosaurus, often confused as a turtle, is actually a dinosaur.
•
Modern and ancient turtles differ significantly in biological features, evidenced through fossil studies.
•
Turtles and crocodiles share a closer genetic link, based on recent phylogenetic research.
•
Changes in ancient turtle cladograms reveal shifts in their evolutionary history and classification.
•
Sea turtles’ evolution, from ancient times to the present, has been comprehensively documented.
[all non-fiction related info from https://adventuredinosaurs.com/ 😉 ]
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“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
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👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
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Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
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#oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not?  T #oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not? 
The sculpture is—quite fittingly—“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” (2009), one of four sculptures created by Japanese artist Masaaki Noda commemorating Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture.
•
Noda's other three Hearn sculptures are:
“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” Matsue, Japan 2010
“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
•
In Greece, you can also marvel at his “Apollo’s Mirror” (2005) in Delphi and at “The Spirit of Hermes” (2010) in Marathonas. 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #lafcadiohearn #masaakinodaart #artworklove #sculpturelover #modernsculpture #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
Baking Bad: GingerDead Men💀 – A #halloween🎃 treat (recipe 🔗 in bio)
•
Χωρίς να έχω κάνει ενδελεχή έρευνα για το θέμα, θαρρώ πως τα gingerDead cookies (νεολογισμός από τις λέξεις gingerbread και dead) προέκυψαν μετά την καλτ κωμωδία τρόμου The Gingerdead Man. Στην ταινία κατά συρροή δολοφόνος καταδικάζεται σε θάνατο και αποτεφρώνεται, η μητέρα του παίρνει τις στάχτες του, τις αναμιγνύει με μπαχαρικά (gingerbread spice), τις παρατάει έξω από το ζαχαροπλαστείο της οικογένειας των θυμάτων του γιου της, oι ιδιοκτήτες βρίσκουν το μείγμα, το χρησιμοποιούν –τι πιο σύνηθες– για να φτιάξουν τεράστιο μπισκότο gingerbread man, κι απ’ τον φούρνο ξεπηδά μετενσάρκωση του δολοφόνου που σπέρνει τον τρόμο απαρχής!
•
Την ταινία του 2005 ακολουθούν sequel, crossover, σειρές κόμικ και συλλεκτικά προϊόντα, και κάπως έτσι τα χριστουγεννιάτικα gingerbread men μεταμορφώνονται για το Halloween σε σκελετούς, μούμιες και ζόμπι.
•
Για να εκτυπώσετε τη συνταγή από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. (Εναλλακτικά σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας & πατάτε την πιο πρόσφατη φωτογραφία.)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #foodblog #bloggerlife #foodie #recipes #october #halloween2023 #gingerdeadmen #gingerbread #cookies #homemade #makeyourown #fromscratch #instagood #fooddiary #foodgram #yumyum #foodstagram #instafeast #heresmyfood #31daysofhalloween #halloweenfun #halloweenparty #thisishalloween #happyhalloween🎃 #halloweenvibes #halloweentime #halloweeniscoming
“See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth. On his shell “See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth.
On his shell he holds the Earth. 
His thought is slow, but always kind. 
He holds us all within his mind. 
On his back all vows are made; 
He sees the truth but mayn't aid. He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.” —Stephen King, poem (about Maturin 👇🏻 ) from The Dark Tower series.
*Maturin, the overarching protagonist of Stephen King's multiverse—unseen but serving in the novel IT, its miniseries, and its film adaptations of the same name, and the overarching protagonist of The Dark Tower series, also a mentioned character of the novel 11/22/63—is a massive turtle who by nature is kind, wise, gentle, and compassionate, and who constantly withdraws into his shell. 
•
Turtles and dinosaurs are genetically related, with ancient turtles coexisting alongside dinosaurs.
•
Despite visual similarities, Therizinosaurus, often confused as a turtle, is actually a dinosaur.
•
Modern and ancient turtles differ significantly in biological features, evidenced through fossil studies.
•
Turtles and crocodiles share a closer genetic link, based on recent phylogenetic research.
•
Changes in ancient turtle cladograms reveal shifts in their evolutionary history and classification.
•
Sea turtles’ evolution, from ancient times to the present, has been comprehensively documented.
[all non-fiction related info from https://adventuredinosaurs.com/ 😉 ]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #stephenkingbooks #hellooctober🎃  #countdowntohalloween #livecreatively #livecolorfully #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
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Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
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#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
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