Forget splitting the atom or realising that the Earth wasn’t flat – who was the bright spark that invented bread? We all know about Einstein and Fleming and there are … Continue reading Inventions and Innovations – Kataifi Melitzanópita – Aubergine Kataifi
For those who have never known a British summer, the experience can be a bit of a curiosity. The first thing to take on board is that the weather is … Continue reading All Fired Up – Sheftaliés
Going to Istanbul with your Greek head on, you fast become aware that you are in a city of unknown knowns. Creeping up on you when you are least expecting … Continue reading City Lights – food and friendship in Istanbul.
While learning Greek, about a million years ago, my rather innovative teacher, Dimitris, ditched the standard translation texts – they were dreadfully turgid – and instead he gave me chunks … Continue reading Zoned Out – Zonars – a legend lost
Some while back there was an advert on Greek TV for a brand of feta cheese. It showed a traditional village home with a man eyeing up a tray of … Continue reading All Messed Up – Tourlou Tourlou
Apologies, just in case anyone has noticed, for my almost Trappist silence over the last few months. It’s not because I have lost interest in blogging, simply I have spent … Continue reading Not Woke – Just Fasting. Cheat’s Chickpeas – Revithátha Efkoli
In Greece, a country where vegetable recipes rule supreme, you rarely hear food described as ‘vegetarian’. The naming of someone as a hortofágos (vegetarian) is a relatively modern phenomenon, despite … Continue reading Blog-Pod – Arakás me Patátes – Braised Peas With Potatoes
You know how it is, you’re flicking through an old recipe book, a piece of paper drops out and it’s like looking through a window into the past. There it … Continue reading Myth, Memory and a Good Tomato Sauce
It was late 1975 and I was on a mission to impress my Greek boyfriend by learning how to cook some of his national dishes. This wasn’t easy then, apart … Continue reading Condensed Soup Not Required – Arnáki Frikasé
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 … Continue reading My Mongrel Christmas Recipe – Mince Pies with Kourambié Pastry
There is something about a market that draws me like the proverbial bee to the honeypot- no matter where, the mere glimpse of fresh produce on a trestle table and … Continue reading Market Madness and ‘The Greek Kitchen’
Autumn in Greece arrives surreptitiously – it creeps stealthily through September and most of October with such a gradual readjustment of temperature and sunlight that summer feels almost endless. Spending this … Continue reading Athens in autumn – with a souvláki on the side