Two Giveaways of Kopiaste Cookbook and more to follow

ByIvy Liacopoulou
96 Comments

The first dusting of snow arrived this morning and it's windy and  cold outside.  The temperature suddenly dropped from 22 degrees C yesterday to 4 degrees C today.  I hope that this will not last for long as I  don't like cold weather.

Yesterday we went to Nafplion.    You can see a video I took a couple of years ago here.   There is great news behind this visit but I don't want to get into this right now as I want to focus on the book and the  giveaways.

For those who may not know yet, the cookbook was published on Thursday.   I made a quick post on Thursday to announce it as we were going away the next day and today there is  more to add to that post before announcing the giveaway:

I know that the price may seem high for a lot of you but taking into consideration the time needed to write a cookbook, the expenses paid, taxation etc., this was the best price I could offer, retaining a small profit for myself.

After the publication of the book I can now see the shipping expenses, which are also very high, unless you live in USA or Canada.  I was quite shocked to see that you need to pay $13 to get the book to Greece or Cyprus.  My profit is WAYYYY lower than that amount.

  1. I am offering you a $3 discount if you pay through Createspace.  The price will be 24.50 plus shipping expenses:  The code to use is:   2C7LWMYF
  2. CreateSpace does not offer Paypal:  You can use paypal by paying me directly $27.50, but my  gift to you  from today and until Christmas is to waive the shipping expenses.    (Please bear in mind that I have no discount on the shipping expenses.  These will be paid out of my profit.  For some destinations I may still have a small profit but for longer destinations, I may be even or even pay out of my pocket).

I shall try and make some contacts with bookshops in Greece & Cyprus but until then, I have ordered some books which will be sold directly by me here in Athens and by a relative of mine in Cyprus.  You can contact me for more information.

You can check which method suits you better and decide.

If you choose the second method, all you need to do is go to Paypal, choose send money to friends and family and make the payment by just adding my e-mail address, ivyliac AT gmail DOT com and then send me your mailing address, at the same e-mail and I will send you the book immediately.

NOW to the G I V E A W A Y

To enter this giveaway please leave a comment below until the 24th December and tell me know what is your favourite Cypriot food or what you like most about Cypriot cuisine.  If you tweet it or repost it on facebook, spread the news, mentioning that Ivy's cookbook Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste, has now been published and you get another entry.  Come back and leave a separate comment for each with the URL on Twitter or Facebook to get an extra vote.

The two winners will be selected by RANDOM.ORG on Christmas Day.

More giveaways will be announced shortly.

Don't forget to check the other Giveaway if you want to win the Cookbook of Tessa Kiros' - Falling Cloudberries.

Thank you again for all your support.

Hugs to you all,

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96 Comments

  2. Good morning Ivy...Again, I want to say Congratulations!

    One of my favorite recipes Fassolakia Yiahni~ I've tried it and my whole family loves it. Also, we use your pizza dough recipe for our pizzas.
    Have a wonderful Saturday & stay warm!

    1. Fassolakia yiahni is not in the cookbook but pizeli gahni is, which is a similar recipe. The pizza dough is in the book, as well as a recipe using leftovers.

  3. sheftalia is the quintessential cypriot village taste. open pita with freshest cypriot herbs and salad n just a dash of lemon.
    Cant beat it and cant find a good one in Australia!

  5. Ivy I just want a copy for me, not for free. I want to pay for it. After much thinking I would say that Cypriot loukoumades are my most desired sweet.

  6. Thank you so much.

    @ Katerina: Even if you buy the book you can always give it as a gift to someone special or if you have a blog, give it as a giveaway to your readers. I don't mind.

  7. I'm so happy to see your book, Ivy. Its been so long since I visited but I'm definitely going to try my luck for a copy of your book. LOL
    Have to confess that Cypriot cuisine (except what I've se seen on your blog) is totally new to me, so maybe I'll start with your book.
    My recent post It Was There- So I took It!

    1. I can understand Aparna. The same applies to me but now that the book is over I will definitely have more time to visit my friends and you are one of them. I am sure you have tried something if you have tried Greek recipes as most recipes are the same.

  8. Ilove Halloumi with a squeeze of lemon! Ivy, how do I buy the book? I live in the Boston, USA area. Can I get it from a local bookstore?

    1. Rachel, the Cypriot tzatziki is called "Talatouri" and this is in the mezedes section. Talatouri is different to tzatziki as it has mint in it.

  10. Μου αρέσουν πολύ οι φλαούνες επειδή έχουν μία τελείως ξεχωριστή γεύση απÏŒ αυτές που έχω συνηθίσει! Καλές πωλήσεις!

    1. Είναι δυνατÏŒν να λείπουν οι φλαούνες απÏŒ το βιβλίο μου; Έχω ειδικÏŒ κεφάλαιο πÏŽς γίνεται το φύλλο.
      Eva said that she likes "Flaounes", which is a cheese bread or rather it is rolled phyllo with cheese. I just explained that this recipe is in the cookbook as well and there is a tutorial on how to make your own dough and method to roll it out on the pasta machine but also manually.

  11. My Cypriot friend Thekla brought us some haloumi. She paired it with cucumbers for a great combo. Then we ate loukoumades for dessert. Simple and satisfying.

    1. Halloumi and cucumber is a wonderful combo. The only thing missing is some "zivania" or "ouzo". Loukoumades or lokmades, as they are called in Cyprus, (fried yeast batter, like doughnuts) is also in the cookbook. They differ from loukoumades made in other parts of Greece as they have potato in them.

    1. Elioti is homemade pastry filled with olives. A perfect savory snack and yes, that's in the book as well. Jenny, unfortunately it won't be on Amazon.UK. It will be on Amazon.com but as they told me it will take them about one month to activate the book on Amazon.

  15. my favorite is a salad,of course,horiatiki!
    ivy,how can i buy the book?i don't have a paypal...i want to send money to you,can i?

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