The Real Greek moussaka, their souvlaki and the gossip

So this might seem a bit weird. Why would a Greek go to see The Real Greek chef make moussaka? “Isn’t it like your national dish?”, “Don’t you know how to make it from birth?” Yes, thank you I get the point, even though I learned how to make it when I was 23. When (…)

 
Greek Easter, the Resurrection hymn and a soup with lamb intestines

Let’s get the scary stuff out of the way first. This is a post about soup with INTESTINES. (Wait! Come back!) So, now that we are left with the brave folks here goes the story. Mama Despoina (also my mum – she simply rocks) blogged the recipe for Magiritsa the other day, the Greek traditional (…)

 
Tsiknopempti - the Greek BBQ Thursday and some survival tips

If you ever happen to be walking around a Greek town or village and it seems that there are BBQ smells everywhere chances are it’s probably Tsiknopempti. (It could also be Easter Sunday but in that case the smell is the roasting lamb on a spit so you’ll know quite quickly which is which). Tsiknopempti (…)

 
Lessons learned | Nigel Slater's Sea salt chocolate snaps

I’ve been watching Nigel Slater‘s (he really needs a new website) Simple Cooking on BBC lately. What actually made me watch it in the first place was the amazing title sequence. I want to bake something for the people who thought of having episode and recipe titles on food packages. So cute! What kept me (…)

 
Celebratory - but not pretentious - meal

Dunno if I mentioned this (I may have, as I ‘ve been shouting it from the rooftops) but my love, Manolis, arrived in London this Saturday. So, I prepared a celebratory meal. However, just because we’re in love it doesn’t mean I should have cooked quails with roses and the like. Cooking with love means (…)

 
What you should have in your fridge (busy people version)

One of the most useful things – and nobody thinks to share this with you if you’re a newbie – is a list of what you should have in your fridge and your cupboard, especially when you’re busy and do not have time. Everybody kind of assumes that you know how to miracle food on (…)

 
Food stuff in Galway, Ireland

While the Greeks were celebrating Easter I just went to Ireland for a bit of RnR. Here are some pics from an amazing pub in στο Galway , The Quays.

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