tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post8136418738615660117..comments2023-12-11T14:02:25.111+01:00Comments on My Little Expat Kitchen: The fig treemagdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-10290151474105181952015-06-13T15:34:43.949+02:002015-06-13T15:34:43.949+02:00Thank you!Thank you!magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-39906562835843829752015-06-13T14:24:44.404+02:002015-06-13T14:24:44.404+02:00Thanks for your posting it looks so delicious.Thanks for your posting it looks so delicious.dodonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-86076706194662122812013-09-04T20:23:15.451+02:002013-09-04T20:23:15.451+02:00This was delicious! I canned 6 jars of it. If I ge...This was delicious! I canned 6 jars of it. If I get my hands on any more figs I'm making more!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042575011003687697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-4697724201533335932011-10-21T14:22:19.123+02:002011-10-21T14:22:19.123+02:00Βρε βρε καλώς τον! Ευχαριστώ! :)
Χμμ, το ίδιο είνα...Βρε βρε καλώς τον! Ευχαριστώ! :)<br />Χμμ, το ίδιο είναι. Το κριθαράκι λέγεται μανέστρα όταν χρησιμοποιείται σε σούπες ή γενικά σε φαγητά κατσαρόλας. <br />Πςςςς μ' εστειλες με το συκο-συκώτι!<br />Πολλά φιλιά στην οικογένεια!! :)magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-2383146172774227962011-10-19T19:00:49.001+02:002011-10-19T19:00:49.001+02:00Magda you have become our family tselementes :)
Ex...Magda you have become our family tselementes :)<br />Excellent work !!!!!!<br /><br />Just a quickie plz though.... <br />whats the difference (if any ) between kritharaki and manestra ?????<br /><br />By the way figs (called in Greek σύκο) where used to feed the animals before eating them to make them taste better. <br />From there originates the Greek world for liver (συκώτι).<br /><br />Of the peri the pa and the titishttp://www.peripatitis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-54326366629079079742011-10-19T06:39:09.629+02:002011-10-19T06:39:09.629+02:00Fig jam, kefalotyri and some fresh from the fourno...Fig jam, kefalotyri and some fresh from the fourno bread is pure 200% heaven. LOVES! Can you send some to Portland, OR parakalw; ;-)Banana Wonderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145842146748797619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-57241678952017336382011-10-13T19:10:35.037+02:002011-10-13T19:10:35.037+02:00Such a beautiful piece of writing and such beautif...Such a beautiful piece of writing and such beautiful photos to boot. Fig jam drizzled over sheep yogurt panna cottas is one of my favourite, favourite desserts.torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511490633610442390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-59111949782588542922011-10-13T15:45:21.716+02:002011-10-13T15:45:21.716+02:00Hi Magda, I so loved reading your story. There is ...Hi Magda, I so loved reading your story. There is just something special about figs that is unlike any other fruit for the images that they conjure, or feelings that they elicit. I've never added vanilla to my fig jam, (lemon, yes!) so I will have to try that next figgy time. wonderful post.nancy at good food mattershttp://nancyvienneau.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-2492961199357333372011-10-13T08:14:18.927+02:002011-10-13T08:14:18.927+02:00Love your fig jam. I always remove the skin but ne...Love your fig jam. I always remove the skin but next time shall try it with skin on. Fig jam is one of my favourites and this year I've missed making jams and fruit preserves because of my diet.Ivyhttp://kopiaste.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-47432032271027347442011-10-13T08:13:26.403+02:002011-10-13T08:13:26.403+02:00i like your food pictures and want to invite you t...i like your food pictures and want to invite you to share them on tastingspot.comfoodie @ tasting spothttp://tastingspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-63851700418350009022011-10-13T04:00:52.834+02:002011-10-13T04:00:52.834+02:00What a beautiful, evocative description of your fi...What a beautiful, evocative description of your fig tree and your youth! I wish I had a fig tree but alas my parents never ate them. I make up for them by eating plenty now ;)Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-69390271040345759922011-10-12T14:12:35.492+02:002011-10-12T14:12:35.492+02:00Yummy.....though the process is bit long but i lov...Yummy.....though the process is bit long but i love it....lubnakarim06https://www.blogger.com/profile/10059426730180521823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-59805228237849059342011-10-12T10:15:14.141+02:002011-10-12T10:15:14.141+02:00Beautiful fig jam! Can't wait for our fig seas...Beautiful fig jam! Can't wait for our fig season to try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-24096767101039137882011-10-12T05:45:21.730+02:002011-10-12T05:45:21.730+02:00You are making me crave fig jam if just to put it ...You are making me crave fig jam if just to put it on the toast and cheese like you did!Sylvie @ Gourmande in the Kitchenhttp://gourmandeinthekitchen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-78865083354693133602011-10-11T22:02:40.362+02:002011-10-11T22:02:40.362+02:00Hi Yolanda. I'm really not sure. I have never ...Hi Yolanda. I'm really not sure. I have never made jam with anything other than sugar. Perhaps one of my readers can chime in if they know the answer to that or you can do a search on the internet. I'm sure you'll find something.magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-12393099030002447262011-10-11T20:54:30.975+02:002011-10-11T20:54:30.975+02:00I have type 2 diabetes. Can I substitute splenda o...I have type 2 diabetes. Can I substitute splenda or something similar for the sugar?<br /><br />http://www.thediabetesscoop.com/type-2-diabetes.phpYolandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-68159589326464186422011-10-11T09:07:12.101+02:002011-10-11T09:07:12.101+02:00That sounds like the Greek childhood of dreams...h...That sounds like the Greek childhood of dreams...how lovely. I love figs and fig jam. It is just that when I buy them, they never last long enough to make jam. I should have had this recipe last summer in Mallorca, where we had fig trees outside of our window.Nuts about foodhttp://www.nutsaboutfooditalyblogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-25892782243363871502011-10-11T01:57:48.372+02:002011-10-11T01:57:48.372+02:00This was beautiful. Perfect in every way.This was beautiful. Perfect in every way.Tracyhttp://amusebouchefortwo.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-135046547519530092011-10-11T00:31:30.171+02:002011-10-11T00:31:30.171+02:00Fig jam! That looks awesome. It is my tradition to...Fig jam! That looks awesome. It is my tradition to make a batch every year when my in-laws still lived in their old house. They had a big fig tree then. Now I can only wait for my own to grow.Anhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712039473488252840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-31301315275472468062011-10-10T13:57:20.228+02:002011-10-10T13:57:20.228+02:00This is one of the most beautifully done food blog...This is one of the most beautifully done food blog entries I have ever encountered. Everything about it is divine from the story to the photos to the finished product. I always so enjoy what you are up to. Very big thanks.Teresa Blackburnhttp://www.foodonfifth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-29599420280628812512011-10-10T11:51:54.405+02:002011-10-10T11:51:54.405+02:00I just received a jar of homemade fig jam of my Mo...I just received a jar of homemade fig jam of my Mom and I must say that it tastes extraordinary!Virag The Escapist Momhttp://viragpentek.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-82722337139455432342011-10-09T22:58:28.332+02:002011-10-09T22:58:28.332+02:00El — thank you!
lauren — what a wonderful memory,...El — thank you!<br /><br />lauren — what a wonderful memory, eating figs in Barcelona. Such a beautiful city!<br /><br />Nicole — to me, that smell of figs is so familiar. There's just nothing like it!<br /><br />Belinda — and it is! :)<br /><br />Dzoli — isn't it fantastic? Having your own fig tree? Figelicious indeed :)<br /><br />Sarah — Provence, that must have been a wonderful magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367645154577817408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-65417684449482605122011-10-08T19:13:26.234+02:002011-10-08T19:13:26.234+02:00I love your reminisdence, Magda! I remember my fir...I love your reminisdence, Magda! I remember my first fresh fig, warm and intensely flavored by the sun. It came from a crate at the Ferry Market in San Francisco (before it got fancy). I felt as if I had just tasted heaven! Thank you for taking me back - for reminding me of the delight I found in a fresh fig. (And for your fig jam recipe!)Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-74286579698367935082011-10-08T16:55:07.499+02:002011-10-08T16:55:07.499+02:00Love these recollections and i have never met a fi...Love these recollections and i have never met a fig that i liked here in the US that was storebought; figs to me must be from a garden nearby. this jam looks great and simple and a classic.tasteofbeiruthttp://www.tasteofbeirut.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3998452736393635440.post-41930229505367870882011-10-08T15:11:41.607+02:002011-10-08T15:11:41.607+02:00Oh how I wish I had a fig tree! This reminds me of...Oh how I wish I had a fig tree! This reminds me of a long-ago semester in Provence. We would pick figs from the tree outside our door, warm from the sunshine and so sweet. Your photos are so beautiful, I can almost taste the jam!Sarah at Letters from the Kitchenhttp://www.lettersfromthekitchen.com/noreply@blogger.com