Η συνταγή στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Apple has been known to mankind since the ancient times. It is amazing how this fruit is so much connected not only to the ancient world, but also religion and Old Testament. It was Eve who took the apple from the tree after serpent’s exhortation and thus...
Year: <span>2015</span>
Chicken Lasagna with Formaela Cheese
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Parnassus is a mountain that stretches among three prefectures in the central area of Greece and has an altitude of 2.457 meters, which makes it one of the highest in the country. According to Greek mythology the mountain took its name from hero Parnassus, who also...
Cauliflower Soup Paprikash
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Cauliflower belongs to the Brassica Oleracea species and it’s been cultivated in the Mediterranean area since ancient ages. “The oldest record of cauliflower dates back to the 6th century B.C.; Pliny wrote about it in the 2nd century. In the 12th century, three varieties were described...
Góghes with Chicken in Orange Sauce
Τη συνταγή στα ελληνικά θα τη βρείτε στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. As I promised in my previous post, I will tell you today everything about my trip to Nafplio. Nafplio was the first capital of Greece after its liberation from Ottoman Empire. You can check more on its history in my post Chicken Casserole. I...
Chocolate Pie with Cointreau
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! This past weekend I was in Nafplio. There was a conference on alternative forms of tourism, that being, agricultural, gastronomical, hiking/biking/walking etc. I was invited to speak about gastronomical tourism in Greece and in other countries of the Mediterranean. There was a lot of site seeing...
Phylo Rolls with Spoon Sweet
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Back in the old days, there were not all these choices people have today, when it came to desserts. There was no television and transportation was hard and quite expensive. Apart from that, refrigerator hadn’t been invented yet and it was hard for people to preserve...
Clean Monday Lagana and Other Lent Meals
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today is Clean Monday for Orthodox Christians. This signals the beginning of a forty days’ Lent from now until Easter Saturday, which this year is on 11th of April. This particular Lent is a very strict one, having everyone who follows it to refrain from anything...
Pork Chops in Balsamic, Rosemary and Thyme Sauce
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...
Broiled Shrimps and Halloumi over Pasta
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Cyprus is an autonomous island on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest after Sicily and Sardinia. Also, it is the furthest border of the entire Europe on its southeast. After Trojan War, Greeks have settled there and developed a great...
My Recent Appearance on a Greek, Cooking, TV Show
As I told you in my previous post, I took part in a Greek, cooking TV show called Chef on Air. A friend of mine had a friend who was member of the cast of the show and she introduced my site to them. They liked it and they invited me to cook one recipe....