Surrounded by sea, Greece is the place to have fresh, straight from water, seafood and fish. The country is full of tavernas serving all kinds of seafood and a vast range of fish that are available in Greek sea. From small to large fish, shrimps, crawfish, mussels and several other edible seafood are the contents...
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Country Chicken Greek Style
In many of my posts I have described several of Hercules’ Labors in order to be forgiven for the deaths of his wife and children after Hera’s spell that made him lose his mind. When Hercules completed the cycle of the labors he planted an olive tree outside Hera’s temple in ancient Olympia. Olympia was...
Greek Style Tabbouleh
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Around 4,000 BC a nation called Canaanites, from their city of origin Canaan, inhabited the coastal areas and forested mountains of East Mediterranean coast, exactly where Lebanon is found today. During ancient ages Canaanites showed a very intensive trade activity throughout the Mediterranean Sea. Back at...
Xatonada or Xatò
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Today I am going to share with you a recipe that comes from another country in the Mediterranean; Spain. Before I proceed in explaining what this dish is all about, let me just give you its correct pronunciation, so as to be able to follow the...
Octopus Saganaki on Bruschetta
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,...
Greek Bean Salad
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I want to apologize for being MIA last week, but I was in Amsterdam for business purposes. I did have the chance to walk around the city and be able to see the Kaukenhof Park with the tulips, which is only open for two months every...
Greek Style Pizza
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! I have a confession to make; I love, love pizza. I could eat this thing almost every day in several variations of shape and materials. I believe pizza is one of the most versatile meals in the international kitchen, in the sense that it has a...
Olive Bread (Eliopsomo)
First I would like to apologize to all of you for not being able to visit your blogs the last couple of days, as I am a little sick. Sore throat, nose that sneezes and generally all these beautiful and exciting things that come with the common cold. I avoid sitting in front of...
Chicken Marbella and a Visit
I always say that this lonely planet, in which we are living, is just a big neighborhood. Recently I discovered Juliana’s blog Simple Recipes (She cooks beautifully, check her out). We started following each other’s blog just like we all do. From a comment she left once, I realized that she would visit Greece. So, after...