Greeks started to migrate in US during the last decade of 19th century. The country was too poor to feed all its citizens, so many tried to pursue their lack at the New World. The trip lasted about 20 days and it was harsh for them as they were travelling third class with no amenities...
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...
Barbeque in Greece has a history. Cooking on coal was the most usual way to make things back in the old days. There are several areas in Greece where coal cooking is in the center of the attention. In Athens and everywhere else there are places called tavernas where most of the menu is cooked...
Although there are no actual records to prove this, peanut plant probably rooted in South America and more specifically in Peru or Brazil. From pottery made some 3,500 years ago, we see that people in that area decorated them with peanut plants or made them in the shape of peanuts. Incans of Peru offered peanuts...
Weekends usually are, for most people, the two days they have to relax from a stressful week and probably do things they don’t have the time to do during weekdays. For me it is a whole different reality. Saturday morning, I wake up around 8:00 a.m. and start my day by going shopping to buy...
In Greek orthodox religion Mary mother of Jesus plays a very important role and is worshiped with great honors. According to several written sources, Mary learned from God that she was going to die and thus went to the Mount of Olives which was located east of the old city of Jerusalem in order to...
Across the Mediterranean, weather is mostly exquisite throughout the year. Cities like Valletta, Athens, Marseille, Lisbon and Madrid compete among them as to the sunniest city in Europe. In Greece, the less sunny cities are found up north with 2,200 hours of sunshine. Nevertheless, if you compare this to London that has 1,410 hours, well,...
Atalanta was the daughter of Iasus (or Mainalos or Schoeneus, according to Hyginus), a Boeotian, or an Arcadian princess. Her childhood was pretty dramatic according to myth. When she was born, her father was so disappointed for having a girl instead of a boy, that took the infant and left it in the woods. One...
One of the things I really enjoyed while I was living in the US was Boston Cream Doughnuts. Before I headed to my class, I had done two things; unbury my car from the snow and stop by my closest Dunkin Donuts to buy two Boston creams to enjoy during my day. I was living...
Story says, that minced meat comes from the exotic Mongolia and the warriors of Genghis Khan who carried with them milk and horse or camel meat in their fights. Sometimes, unable to stop and have a proper meal, they used to put the meat under their saddles to make it soft and to be cooked...
