On Saturday as we were eating lunch, my son asked about the first days of our relationship with my husband. You know, kids are always curious and want to learn how their parents were met and eventually got married. So, we both started telling him the story of our getting together. Unavoidably, the story arrived...
Leeks were a vital ingredient of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian people even from second millennium B.C. Ancient Greeks knew leeks and they considered them to be a medicine. It is said that Nero consumed leeks to have a strong and clear voice. Leek became widely known in Europe from the Romans who brought it from...
In 1885 the 37 year old merchant and tavern owner Spyros Metaxas along with his brother Elias take the immense decision of opening a factory that would produce brandy in Greece. With a capital of 100.000 drachmas (about 300 euros) and the determination to create a masterpiece of taste, the two brothers settle in Piraeus...
An anchovy is a small, common salt-water forage fish of the family Engraulidae. It can be found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, and in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish. They are small, green fish with blue reflections due to a silver-colored longitudinal stripe that...
Peach, undoubtedly, is one of the most delicious summer fruits. It consists of 89% of water and it is very rich in vitamins C and E. it also has natural fibers that protect our bodies from “bad” cholesterol. It contains phosphorus, iron, calcium and many antioxidants that help us maintain a good health. Alexander the...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In Greece our climate is temperate. That means that we experience four stages, spring, summer, fall and winter. All of them are distinct and have their own characteristics which make them unique. Currently, we are in fall and temperatures have changed considerably compared to summer. Days...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Santorini is the most amazing Greek island. I will render wikipedia’s description because, although I speak quite good English, I wouldn’t be able to describe what it is as accurately as wiki. “Santorini is essentially what remains after an enormous volcanic eruption that destroyed the earliest...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As a child, I was a very bad eater. I was so thin my mom was always afraid of my health. With this in mind, I will tell you a very funny incident that happened to me many years ago. I was about four years old...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As a child, I was very picky when it came to eating. I was very thin and my mom always worried about my health and the fact that I wasn’t taking all the necessary elements for my body to grow correctly. Back then, I wasn’t...
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...
