Archive for November 24th, 2008

Sunset at Alykis

November 24th, 2008 by alison

I was in transit to Rome today and didn’t take any pictures but here are some photos from a walk I took with Julia and Jackie (a fellow WWOOFer) a while back in Paros that I never got around to posting.


Irini’s carrot cake (Or, how to make Alison very, very happy)

November 24th, 2008 by julia

Irini’s carrot cake; you’ll win hearts with this one…

3 eggs
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2 cups sifted flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup coarsely grated apple (1 big apple)
2 cups raw carrot, finely grated (5 medium carrots)

Beat eggs well.
Add next seven ingredients. Beat well until smooth.
Stir in last four ingredients.

Bake in a 8″ (20 cm) circular cake pan or a 24 cm bundt pan
350 degrees F (180 C) for 60 minutes