My first introduction to the Indian culture and Indian people was when I read Jules Verne’s Around the World in 80 Days. I was really impressed and intrigued by the adventures of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout and the mystique of Mrs. Aouda and her country. When I was in high school our literature teacher gave...
Category: <span>Main Course</span>
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Penne Alfredo with Asian Flavored Shrimps
When I started blogging four years ago, I have never thought the beautiful things it would bring in my life. Apart from meeting so many wonderful people from around the globe, it elevated my cooking and photography skills to another level! In my culinary travel around the world, I always like to just change a...
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Veal a la Francaise
IMPORTANT NOTE: BLOGGER HAS CUT GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT FROM ALL NON BLOGGER BLOGS, SO IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG PLEASE SUBSCRIBE THROUGH FEEDBURNER OR THROUGH MAIL! I am thinking of writing a book. And since this is a food blog, I am sure your first thought is that it is going to be...
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Chicken with Yogurt and Barley Crust
As I told you in my previous post the past couple of weeks I faced a small family crisis, which led to some changes in my life. I know many of you saw the news and all the protests in Athens and I thank you for your comments and e-mails. The truth is that I...
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Flat Beans with Tomato and Olive Oil (Fasolakia Ladera)
I was browsing my recipes and I realized that it has been a long time since I have posted a Greek dish. The reason is because I don’t cook so much Greek meals as International ones. I leave the traditional Greek food to my mother, who cooks for us a few days during the week....
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Herbed Salmon Over Couscous
Being a citizen of the world apart from the several disadvantages- we all saw how quickly the swine flu was spread throughout the world, or the nuclear accident in Japan that affected all of us, after that tremendous earthquake- it has many advantages as well. For example we get to know about different people and...
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Orange Chicken with Rice Noodles
As you know through this blog, I am trying to feed my family with food that comes from different parts of the world. Through food I have the chance to talk to my son about different places and different cultures. Last Saturday as we were talking my son expressed the wish to eat tofu and...
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Top Ten Dishes of 2011
My son gave me and my husband a bad cold and we are both sick during these days. I guess I will have to farewell 2011 with a handkerchief in my hands, lol. I hate being sick and furthermore, I hate being like this during holidays. And you know what will happen? I will be...
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Pork Cutlets with Caramelized Onions in Sweet Wine
In my previous post, the Profiteroles, I received many comments on how I smothered my choux balls in the chocolate ganache. So, I am going to share a little secret with you my international friends; that is how we eat profiteroles in Greece, swimming in the chocolate ganache. A totally decadent sweet which, I dare...
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Veal Stroganoff
My brother brought me a little box of Hungarian paprika last year. To tell you the truth, I didn’t have the chance to use it as often as I wanted. So, when I saw this recipe for Beef Stroganoff, I thought that it was the right meal for me to finally use some of this...
