Welcome to our year-end Christmas cookie video-series finale where we answer the question, how many "takes" does it take to make a video in Kukla's Kouzina? Well, that depends on how well you know your lines and how long you can keep a straight face. Between having fun in the kitchen and trying to stay focused for the camera, it became a hysterical challenge (that we recorded) and we had to wait 24 hours for the giggles to wear off before trying again to get it right.
While reviewing the cookie videos for our blog, we realized that there's no better way to ring in the New Year than with laughter. So, for the final reel in this video series, I put together some of the blooper clips that were too funny to leave on the cutting room floor. As you'll see, it takes dozens and dozens of takes when contagious LOL moments take over.
You've seen our serious side, now come into our kouzina and see how quickly it can turn into Kouzina Komedy!
I hope you enjoyed laughing with us in our kouzina and stepping behind the scenes to see some of the hard work—and suppressing an infectious laugh is just that, especially for the director/videographer—that goes into making a cooking video. Stay tuned for more videos (and possible bloopers) from our kouzina to yours!
Thanks for following us and for making this year a very special one for Kukla's Kouzina! We wish you a very blessed and Happy New Year.
Welcome to our December Christmas cookies how-to video series. This week we're making our showstopper Melomakarona / Finikia (μελομακάρονα / φοινίκια)—nutty, spiced cookies drenched in a honey syrup. They're delicately tender and a perfectly sweet indulgence. We'll show you how to roll and fill them, then how to syrup and top them. Step into our kouzina and see how we do Melomakarona!
Here's a photo how-to on making Melomakarona one step at a time.
I hope you enjoyed your visit to our kouzina and learning what goes into making this very special holiday cookie. More videos to come from our kouzina to yours!
December is all about making our Christmas cookies in Kukla's Kouzina, so we put together a series of how-to videos of our mom's (Kukla's) most-requested favorites. Following in our Kukla's footsteps, we bake about 200 of each cookie to share with friends and family for the holidays, so now is the perfect time to welcome you into our kouzina for a first-hand look at how we do it.
We kick off this series with Kourambiedes (κουραμπιέδες), a tender Greek shortbread cookie dusted with confectioners' sugar that melts in your mouth (seriously!). These cookies are so extraordinary that they're also made for weddings and special occasions. Our focus this week is on the perfect dough texture, how to roll out the cookies, and how to dust them after baking.
NOTE: The dough texture here applies to most of our cookies, so keep this in mind when we post new cookie videos.
dusted Kourambiedes - ready to eat!
I hope you enjoyed your visit to our kouzina and being a part of the magic of making Kourambiedes. Stay tuned for more Greek holiday cookie videos this month!