Chickpeas
Whenever I go to the farmers’ market I come back with lots of fruit and vegetables and a few weeks ago I bought lots of greens to make spanakopita, where I love adding myronia, kafkalithres and other aromatic herbs. However, I keep the most tender parts of spinach and other greens to make salads. I [...]
As there is not much to say about revithosoupa, which is a simple dish, before I tell you how I make it, let’s talk a little about the word «Opaaa!!». I am taking this opportunity because the song which has been voted for the Eurovision song contest is called «OPA». It’s an ethnic song and [...]
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Summer Escapes part VI- A glimpse at ancient and modern Sparti, Laconia Sparta or Sparti (Σπάρτη) as it is called in modern Greek, is the administrative capital of the prefecture of Laconia. It is 250 kilometres from Athens, located in the Southern part of Greece and has a population of 18.000 according to the census [...]
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This soup is inspired by the Middle Eastern dip. It can be a filling lunch, when accompanied with pitta bread or croutons. Hoummous or hummus, there are almost as many ways of spelling this as there are recipes for it. The recipe is included in my cookbook Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, [...]
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