An Indispensable Guide – Joyce Stubbs and ‘The Home Book of Greek Cookery’
The definite evidence for one of my ‘guilty secrets’ is the piles and piles of cookery books that I seem to have acquired over the years. Some are real ‘workhorses’, … Continue reading An Indispensable...
View ArticleA Very Special Ingredient – Meráki
Air travel is a curious thing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a novice, I’ve been doing it for more than 40 years, but it never ceases to bemuse me. … Continue reading A Very Special Ingredient – Meráki...
View ArticleLittle Odysses and ‘Business’ Lunches – Nisyros and Kalymnos.
What is it about glimpsing an island on the horizon that immediately fills you with the need to go there and get a closer look. The compulsion to travel to … Continue reading Little Odysses and...
View ArticleMy Mongrel Christmas Recipe – Mince Pies with Kourambié Pastry
As a Gree-nglish family we have become accustomed to segue fairly seamlessly between Greek and English culture. There is a remarkably even-handed choice between food, customs and idiosyncrasies of both...
View ArticleNot Tickled Pink – Another Greek Food Myth – Taramosalata
What’s with the ‘pink’ thing? It’s not often that Greek food gets mentioned on the telly, so naturally, my ears pricked up last week when I heard the word ‘taramasalata’ … Continue reading Not Tickled...
View Article‘Chucked’ Chicken – Baked Chicken and Hilοpίtes
I’m not quite sure how to put this but I am really not in love with Valentine’s Day. It’s not that I’m hard-hearted or cynical but all the schmaltz surrounding … Continue reading ‘Chucked’ Chicken –...
View ArticleLove Island – More Tinos
Tinos is a real 'love island'. You can feel that the people have a true love for the place, the traditions and a real love for doing things well. The post Love Island – More Tinos appeared first on...
View ArticleMaking Memories. Some recipes from the Thirties.
Old recipes are like messages from the past, jotted down and passed on with love, not just for that particular dish, but for the experience of something well-cooked and appreciated. They are doors into...
View ArticleMiketta’s Kourabiédes – a recipe from the ‘Cahier’
Let’s face it, there are many recipes for kourabiédes, after all they ARE the quintessential Greek Christmas sweet goodies. Flicking through the index of most Greek cookbooks, you will find … Continue...
View ArticleGreek Easter – Cracked at last.
Describing how a traditional British Easter is celebrated can be a bit nondescript. Obviously it is the most important festival in the Christian calendar, and this four day holiday weekend … Continue...
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