Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Since we are heading towards Christmas and you my friends in the US are close to Thanksgiving, I thought a turkey dish was in order and I will explain why. The bond here between these two feasts is this delicious, fat, admittedly ugly in face bird...
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! In Greece’s culinary scene there are two major types of eateries; restaurants and taverns. Restaurants serve a very large variety of food from many different countries including the local one. We have restaurants that serve Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Japanese including sushi, Ethiopian, French, Italian, Middle Eastern,...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! During the ancient years, Greeks colonized several coastal areas of Southern Italy. Cities in Sicily and the southern part of Italy up to Naples became the home for many Greeks, who were forced to leave their country due to demographic problems such as overcrowding and famine!...
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! Today I am going to share with you a very funny story on how Greeks started to consume potatoes many, many years ago. Story says that, during the first years (1830) of the newborn Greek nation after its liberation from the Ottomans, John Kapodistrias its first...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! When I returned home from the US in the late 90’s, my first job was in an advertising agency as account manager for Mc Donald’s in Greece. I thought back then that that was awesome. Working for a big multinational agency and running an account as...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Carnival is officially over. From today on, a lent period of 40 days starts, that will end Saturday before Easter Sunday. This Monday is called Clean Monday because of the fact that Christians clean themselves physically and spiritually. The lent period of 40 days symbolizes the...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today I am going to speak to you about one of the twelve Greek gods; Artemis! Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo. She was the goddess of hunting, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity and protector of young girls, bringing...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today 73 years ago Italy gave to Greece an ultimatum asking for unconditional surrender. The, back then, Prime Minister of Greece John Metaxas (a dictator nonetheless) responded “NO” and with this little word my country has entered the 2nd World War. Greeks fought against the Italian...
