Galeos (tope shark) are found around the coast of the Mediterranean. The genus Galeorhinus galeus is derived from the Greek words «galeos» meaning a shark and «rhinos» which means nose.
Tope is closely related to the blue shark and shares many of the features of this fish. Tope reach 1 – 2 [...]
Savoro, which means sour, is a sauce which my mother used to make whenever we had fried fish such as red red mullets (μπαρμπούνι), mullets (κουτσομούρα) or other fish like bogue (γόπα) etc. The combination of vinegar and rosemary is method they used to preserve food back when there were no refrigerators. However, [...]
Perch recipes are a big hit with my family especially the children and instead of frying the fish, I made this recipe wanting something tasty and healthy. This recipe is very simple to make and is ready in no time and I am sure everyone will definitely love it.
The fish is usually thicker on one [...]
I’ve been cooking lots of healthy Mediterranean dishes lately and fish is in out diet at least once a week. This dish is so easy to make with few ingredients but still it’s so delicious.
One of my favourite salads I love pairing with fish, is one my mom used to make with beetroots, potato, eggs, [...]
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When we go to the farmers market I always end up with tons of vegetables, herbs, fruit etc. My husband and I usually go together, pass by most of the stalls and see and compare prices and on our way back I buy from those I have spotted, who have the best quality and price. [...]
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I am sorry I haven’t been around lately as I’ve had this flu the past few days which kept me in bed. Today I am feeling a bit better but still I will make a quick post and head back to bed again.
I prepared this dish a couple of weeks ago and this is a [...]
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A Caesar salad has chicken breasts, romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, anchovies, and black pepper. Wikipedia.
Continuing healthy eating I wanted to make Caesar’s salad for the first time.
After reading in the internet 6 – 7 recipes I got an idea how it is made [...]
I’m back home and I’ve detoxicated and rested from the internet and the computer for a few days. The trip was great and got a chance to see all my relatives. I did not take many pictures during this trip as for some unexplained reason I was not in the mood of taking any.
The weather [...]
Last Tuesday when I went to the farmers’ market, I bought lavraki (sea bass) as I wanted to make a recipe I had bookmarked some days ago from Nancy Gaifallia’s blog in About.com. (Unfortunately she is no longer writing there).
When I read the ingredients and the way of preparation, I knew this would be [...]
Continue reading about Lavraki me ntomates (sea bass) in parchment paper
The earth’s shadow swept past the moon late last night turning a shining full moon of August into a dim red one and finally blackening it out of view.
The partial lunar eclipse occurred late in the night in Athens around 10 p.m. At about 9 p.m. my husband asked me if I wanted to [...]
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