Christmas is just a breath away, literally and I am continuing my presentations of alternatives for Christmas Eve and Day. As my family consists of three, I thought of sharing with you main courses that are for small families or empty nests. Very easy to make, elegant and very tasty will please your taste...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Smyrna or Smýrni in Greek or Izmir in Turkish is the third largest city of Turkey. It is one of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean found in 3,000 B.C. and was inhabited by Greeks from the ancient years until its destruction by the Turks...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! Weather has started showing its teeth lately and heavy rains and thunderstorms came so sudden that caught everyone unguarded here in Greece. This past weekend has been quite rainy and windy around here and the need for a casserole came urgently to our home. Weekends are...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In the old days, here in Greece, squash was a quite spurned vegetable. As a kid, I never remember myself eating at home or out of it, a dish made from squash. To be perfectly honest, the only squash I knew was that of Cinderella’s fairytale....
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! As a child I had the blessing of growing in a family of two parents and a sibling. From very young an age, I showed a special inclination towards my dad and you will understand why. Immediately, after World War II, Greece had another nightmare to...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In the old days, Sundays used to be the family day. Usually, grandparents cooked and invited the rest of the family members to join their Sunday, lunch table. Sons, daughters, grandchildren, uncles, aunts and cousins were gathered around the table, to share not only food but...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης! In 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion to Greece, the battle of Marathon took place in the homonymous area close to Athens in Attica prefecture. The battle was between Athenians, aided by Plataeans and Persians under the commandment of Datis and Artaphernes. King of Persia,...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. When Greeks were about to head over to Troy, they were all gathered along with their fleet to Aulis. When all of them were there they were waiting for the winds to blow and lead their ships to Asia Minor. After waiting for days in vein,...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. Corfu is a beautiful Greek island situated in the north western part of Greece close to Albania. At its west lies the Adriatic Sea and at its east the Ionian Sea. Corfu is laden with battles and conquests and castles can be found in several key...
Η συνταγή και στα ελληνικά στο τέλος της ανάρτησης. The first Greek chef who wrote a complete, with clear directions cookbook was Nicolas Tselemedés. He lived between 1878 and 1958. In the beginning, he worked as a clerk in a notary’s office, but soon he dropped it to work at his uncle’s hotel, in the...
