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
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 ‘Business’ Lunches – Nisyros and Kalymnos.
There is always a conundrum if you are a bit of a creative cook – do you stick with the absolutely traditional recipes or do you try to ring a … Continue reading Keeping It Real – Pastitsio
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
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 Guide – Joyce Stubbs and ‘The Home Book of Greek Cookery’
Well, it’s that time of year again. For the last few weeks we, here in UK that is, know that we are approaching Lent – well let me re-phrase that … Continue reading Coming Clean – Kathará Deftéra
It is arguably, the most famous but also the most maligned of all Greek dishes. Unfortunately, most visitors to Greece do not experience home-cooked moussaká, instead having to eat it … Continue reading No Messing Moussaká – Greek Food Myth No.3
It occurred to me recently that I have only posted a couple of sweet recipes so far. Truth be known, perhaps I am happier with the savoury palette than the … Continue reading Sweet nothings – Rizógalo – Greek Rice Pudding
Amalthea Deli unfortunately ceased trading in 2020 Sometimes life is a series of happy accidents – serendipity, or whatever you like to call it. Out of absolutely nowhere comes a … Continue reading Amalthea Deli – Greek delights on-line
To those of you whose only experience of Greece is on a summer holiday, all I can say is that you are missing a trick or two. Of course, … Continue reading Super Food Heroes and Mythical Places
In much the same way as last year, November has found us in Athens again. After a few days of dappled, grey skies, the weather has reverted to type … Continue reading November Salad Days – Horiátiki Saláta Greek Salad
There was a time, probably not so common now, that ‘visits’ (επισκέψεις) to a Greek home followed a series of conventions that, in some ways, were almost rituals. The … Continue reading A Spoonful of Sugar – Preserving Goodness Spoon Sweets