The children often see their mother cooking, and just recently, my daughter has taken an avid interest in watching me in the kitchen. It does feel a little strange, especially when she makes remarks at the table like "I saw you put oregano in the biftekia", or "You DID add parsley to the fasolada". ...

12 hours ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

Much as I like to say I cook Cretan food in my kitchen, nost of the time, I'm actually cooking something that goes not just beyond the borders of the island, but the very country it belongs to, exhibiting a high degree of similarity with that of our neighbours, whose ancestors imported their cuisine ...

11 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

(This post was featured on the home page of BlogHer on 25th June, 2008) Snails are an acquired taste. Not everyone would be happy about seeing them on their plate, except maybe at a restaurant where snails are treated like exotic decadence at a premium price. The origins of eating snails are far fro ...

12 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

I'm the zucchini goddess, or so thinks Alexandra: "Thank you so much for helping us get rid of this year's excessive (as it always is) zuchinni crop from our garden. The chocolate-zucchini cake is in the oven as we speak, and smells wonderful. We've also been knee-deep in apricots. Jam, yes, and apr ...

15 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

Moussaka is so closely connected to Greece in such a way that most people don't realise it exists in the same format in other countries around Greece, most often countries associated with past links to the Ottoman Empire. Recently my students at MAICh had a party in which they presented traditional ...

16 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

Street vendors in Hania can sell you almost anything. There are always bric-a-brac stalls operating outside the Agora, close to a bus stop, selling all sorts of things you never thought you'd need, but suddenly thought could be useful when you see them being sold on the street: children's toys, gard ...

19 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

As a person who frequently has contact with those among us who can be called the sarcasm-impaired, I long believed that the condition was something a person could overcome with proper counseling and perhaps …

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Greek primary schools officially close for the summer on 15 June, which falls on Sunday this year, so children get two extra days to enjoy during their summer holidays. Officially, schools re-open on 10 September, which amounts to a three-month summer holiday. If it surprises you that schools close ...

24 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references

I continue to go to this restaurant. It's good food, consistent, great service. I always want to eat the same thing, but realise I should try something different (LOVE the beet salad). I went there this week with my friend Bill. I'll continue to be a patron at this place. It rates pretty well on my ...

30 days ago · Lakegan's (unofficial) ... · foodiesfavs.blogspot.com by Lakegan J. Harris ()

One man's poison is another man's meat. And one man's foliage is another person's salad. Eating grassy weeds - collectively known as ' horta' χόρτα - only ever became fashionable in the West when it started to be eaten by the elite, who let the word spread that they were good for you. It is amusing ...

32 days ago · ORGANICALLY COOKED · organicallycooked.blogspot.com by (MEDITERRANEAN KIWI) 16 references