Mediterranean Diet
On Monday it was Kathara Deftera or Ash Monday, which marks the beginning of the 48 days of fasting before the Easter which is on the 15th April, 2012. We did not go anywhere to celebrate because after (almost) recovering from a flu, on Sunday afternoon, after lying down to rest for an hour, when [...]
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Gavros (anchovies) is one of the relatively cheap fish and that is why it is called «fish of the poor». During the season it is fished in abbundance it ranges around 4 – 5 Euros a kilo and when the catch is not good it reaches maximum 10 Euros a kilo. This time of the [...]
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I’ve made this recipe many times each time with a few minor changes. I’ve marinated the salmon with honey and orange, with honey and lemon, with pomegranate molasses, with petimezi (grape molasses), with Asian flavours, etc. Salmon is one of my favourite fishes and still have a lot of recipes I have not posted. Although [...]
I am very excited that yesterday I made my first video. It was nothing planned but it was one of those rare days that I was alone at home. I had already done the preparation of the dough and filling for Spanakopita, when the idea of making a video popped up. I know that [...]
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I have said it many time that diet food should not be bland and monotonous. My family were licking their fingers when they ate this dish and characterized it as “gourmet”. There will be many temptations during the holidays so why not cook something healthy but delicious that only you will know that this is [...]
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Now that we are entering the month of Christmas, it is important to be reminded of the Rules of Calories. 1. Whatever you are eating while no one is watching, does not contain any calories. 2. When drinking a sugar free fizzy drink while eating a chocolate bar, the calories in the chocolate bar is [...]
Today is our wedding anniversary but on this day we also celebrate the Liberation of Athens from the Nazis (12 October, 1944). Now, the EU and especially the Germans are back with a second occupation, this time economic and are quickly leading the Greek people to poverty by imposing austere measures which are beyond any [...]
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This is a recipe from last summer and I’ve been wanting to post it for a long time but I wasn’t sure of the name of these beans in English. In Greek these are called barbounofassoula or hantres (which means beads). When these are fresh and green they are called fassolia barbounia (runner beans) Phaseolous [...]
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You know, I love pasta dishes as they are cheap, easy to make and very versatile. If you are working and don’t have much time, this is a dish you can prepare in no time. Although I do not work, during summers I love to spend my time at the beach rather than being [...]
Remember the Scarlet Pesto I posted about a year ago? Well this recipe is from then and it is also included in my list of recipes which I added on New Year’s day, in order to remind myself that I should post these recipes. Chicken Kiev is a popular dish of boneless chicken breast [...]
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