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

    1. I've never heard any one in my whole life who does not like either of the above two. Even my son who didn't use to eat cheese as a child, he loved halloumi.

  3. Καλοτάξιδο το βιβλίο σου!!
    Μου αρέσουν οι σεφταλιές αλλά έχω στη μνήμη μου και κάποιες πατάτες που έφαγα πριν πολλά πολλά χρÏŒνια στην Κύπρο μα δεν ξέρω το ÏŒνομα της συνταγής.
    Πολλά φιλιά

    1. Σ' ευχαριστÏŽ πολύ Ξανθή. Μμμμμμ, πρέπει να είναι οι πατάτες αντιναχτές, με κρασί και κÏŒλιαντρο.

      Xanthi, says she likes sheftalia and remembers eating some kind of potatoes in Cyprus. I suppose she is referring to patates antinahtes, baby potatoes, cracked and cooked with red wine and dried coriander seeds. Of course, that's in the book as well.

  8. Dear Ivy, for me being a Cypriot it's too difficult to choose just one recipe! But a food I definetely love is kolokasi yiaxni me koupepia.
    Your book is a great gift for friends from abroad. Please let us know when it's going for sale on amazon.com.

    1. Maria, kolokassi is of course in the cookbook but there is a second wonderful recipe of kolokassi which is one of my recipes. Thank you Maria, I shall send you an e-mail.

  9. I LOVE tsatziki, especially with honey glazed pitta bread. I'm not sure if that's strictly cypriot food though? In which case, I would say moussaka. I've never made cypriot food but I'd love to learn how to. If I won, I would totally love trying out all your recipes!

    1. Hello Sharon. Halloumi is indigenous to Cyprus, so yes it is Cypriot food. Pita is also in the book and there are 2 moussaka recipes, the classic one and a vegan moussakas.

  10. Γεια σαÏ‚κι απÏŒ μένα.

    ΕγÏŽ τρελαίνOμαι για τιÏ‚ Κυπριακές συνταγές με χαλOύμι.

    Ιδιαίτερα μOυ αρέσει να τO ψήνω λίγO στO γκριλκαι μετά στιÏ‚ σαλάτεÏ‚ με μπαλσάμικO με φυσικά την τιμητική τOυÏ‚ τα ΧριστOύγεννα θα έχOυν στO τραπέζι τα muffins με χαλOύμι σε φύλλOκρOύσταÏ‚.

    Φιλιά πOλλά ΓιÏŽτα

    1. ΕυχαριστÏŽ ΓιÏŽτα μου. Υπάρχουν τρεις σαλάτες στο βιβλίο με χαλλούμι.

      Giota likes halloumi on the grill but also in salads with balsamic vinegar. I have three different salads using grilled halloumi: with watermelon, with grapes and with figs.

  11. I'd love to win a copy of course!! First because I am half Cypriot 🙂 (my mother is from Cyprus), second because I love the Cypriot recipes... and third my favorite is "pourekia". I used to make them with my grandmother... I'll never forget the smells and the taste...

    1. There are three Bourekia recipes is in the book: Bourekia me anari (with white whey cheese similar to ricotta, as a dessert), with minced meet and with mushrooms (vegan).

  12. Congrats for the book release, and am glad that I hopped here at right time. Would love to grab a copy of this delicious book soon. Best wishes.

  13. Halloumopita! Any sort of bread with cheese is yummy! But I add roasted garlic and fresh cracked pepper to mine. I really need to make this again, it's been a while!
    I would love love love to win a copy of the cookbook! I was going to have to wait to buy it since this christmas season is breaking the bank!
    My recent post Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

  15. Congrats again Ivy! There is much I like about Cypriot cuisine ... from the flaounes, to the seftalia, to koupepia, to pites stuffed with lountza and halloumi ... and on the sweet side soutzouk and daktyla. I only wish I can visit beautiful Cyprus sometime soon.

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