Christmas is just a breath away, literally and I am continuing my presentations of alternatives for Christmas Eve and Day. As my family consists of three, I thought of sharing with you main courses that are for small families or empty nests. Very easy to make, elegant and very tasty will please your taste...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In the old days, here in Greece, squash was a quite spurned vegetable. As a kid, I never remember myself eating at home or out of it, a dish made from squash. To be perfectly honest, the only squash I knew was that of Cinderella’s fairytale....
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As a child I had the blessing of growing in a family of two parents and a sibling. From very young an age, I showed a special inclination towards my dad and you will understand why. Immediately, after World War II, Greece had another nightmare to...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I am sure you all, at some point in your school life or later, have heard of Odysseus. He was one of the Greeks who fought against Trojans in the Trojan War and his achievements along with his idea to build a huge horse inside which...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! November has the longest nights and I think it is now that everyone realizes that winter has already settled here. Apart from the somewhat depressing feeling, November for me is the month of celebrations as I have my Name Day on the 25th and it is...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! June is the sixth month of the year and the first one of the three summer months. It took its name from Hera the wife of Zeus, who was called Juno in Roman Empire. In Greece, June is considered to be the month of harvesting of...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! After the end of both World War II and the consequent Civil War, Greece was completely destroyed economically and societally. Many families have lost at least one member, that being usually masculine, and poverty was hanging upon them. Infrastructure was non-existent and jobs were as scarce...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Growing up as a kid, I was lucky enough to have cousins who were close to my age near me. We all lived in the same area and we used to meet almost every weekend. During summers we were visiting my Aunt’s cottage in the coast...
Now, if there is a food that is unbreakably connected to Greece, this is souvlaki. I am sure everyone knows it and everyone has tasted the original one here or a version of it somewhere in the world. In Greece, souvlaki is an easy and cheap meal, anyone enjoys. In almost every corner and certainly...
Christmas is on its way and I am cooking and baking, so I can post Greek festive recipes. Just to give you an idea of how we celebrate in Greece, I will tell you what we normally cook and bake. In terms of sweets we have basically, three types of sweets: melomakarona, kourabiedes and diples....
