Valencia on the east coast of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 1.5–2.5 million depending on how the metropolitan area is defined. The Port of Valencia is the 5th busiest container port in Europe and the busiest container port...
As 2017 is about to expire, I went back to all the months that preceded and tried to pick one recipe that was a hit or special from each one of them. It was hard because every time I make something I put all my energy, love and affection to it and thus everything you...
Food blogging has widened my cooking knowledge so much and brought close so many different and delicious kitchens! I discovered dishes and ingredients so different than the ones I knew. I met so many different people sharing the same passion with me. It helped me recreate not only traditional dishes from other countries, but also...
In Greece, it used to be a custom, children to take the names of their paternal grandparents. For example, my name is Katerina just like my father’s mother and my brother’s name is John just like my father’s father. They did it mostly to keep the generation’s name alive and out of respect for the...
My second degree was in Business Administration and I took it from the American College of Greece. While studying there, I had the chance to meet so many interesting people and I hanged out with a few of them. We were a company of four to five people and we had so much fun. I remember...
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I have a very special post for you today. My friend Faith Gorsky from An Edible Mosaic just had her first cookbook released: An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. I’m excited to be participating in her virtual book launch party and sharing a recipe from the book! Before I speak to you...
I had a teacher, her name is Laura. She taught me Italian. Then from my teacher became my friend. In the end, she was still teaching me Italian, but she refused to take any money. I know her since I was in my 20s that is more than 20 years. She introduced me to the...
This is the second dish of my Greek cooking sequel. I am thinking of presenting a trilogy of Greek dishes just like in the movies, like the Lord of the Rings and then I will continue my trip to new, unknown to me food areas. Spanakorizo is a summery dish. You can eat it cold...
Now, I do not know how to describe this dish. I will do my best to explain. Great Saturday night here in Greece the custom calls for magiritsa. Magiritsa, basically, is a kind of soup made of lettuce, lamb’s intestines chopped, dill and other veggies. To be honest with you, I hate it. I never...
