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There is one Greek dish for which even the most disciplined vegetarian would consider giving up his dietary beliefs for just one bite: the Greek Meatballs With Garlic and Cumin In Tomato Sauce are truly an explosion of taste! The authentic recipe requires first frying these piquant meatballs in oil and then cooking them in a rich tomato sauce. For a long time now,… Continue Reading
It was about 10 am this morning in San Francisco and around 8 pm on the island of Skiathos, Greece when I was skyping with my mother, my aunt Nana and their friend Dora. The three of them were spending the last evening of their vacation at my aunt’s summer house and were in a grand mood! For… Continue Reading
What’s a girl to do when her friend pulls up in her driveway with a trunk full of tomatoes? That’s just what happened last weekend when our friend called on her way back from her parents’ farm with a car filled with organic, colorful heirloom tomatoes! Honestly, the moment I saw these beauties, I thought… Continue Reading
In Greece, there are still small neighborhood bakeries that offer one incredible service: you can actually take your food to the bakery and have it baked there for only a couple euros. This “service” dates back to the days when homes did not have ovens, and if you wonder why you would consider doing such a thing nowadays,… Continue Reading
After cooking pasta, do you ever end up with just a little leftover marinara sauce, not quite knowing what to do with it? Often times I’m left with some tomato sauce that is too much to toss, but too little to freeze or reuse over pasta for a meal to serve four. Here are three incredibly easy… Continue Reading
My mother is an artist who loves to create, not only when she sits in front of a canvas, but also in her everyday life. It’s often that she will open her refrigerator and come up with an amazing recipe just by combining the right ingredients that happened to be within her sight. This chicken with feta cheese… Continue Reading
For the second weekend in a row we’re having friends over for dinner and I’m styling our dining table with the exact same decor. It’s easy to put everything together as I have all the items in my home, except maybe for the limes which I bought last minute. And because no two homes have the exact… Continue Reading
My high school friend Nathalie who visited a long while ago inspired me to make these little breakfast jars. She was telling me how she prepares hers with almond milk, chia seeds and fresh fruit, lets them sit in the refrigerator overnight and then enjoys them in the morning. So easy and healthy! Since then, I’ve been making… Continue Reading
It is a common knowledge that parsley is an herb. But have you ever thought of it as a green vegetable? In the part of Greece I come from, they do! This oven baked fish and tomato recipe is a Greek classic that requires a little parsley. But in my hometown of Volos, they add parsley… Continue Reading
Not only is my mother a terrific cook, but she’s also surrounded by friends who love eating and cooking great food! Her classmate Malvina from Elementary School of some decades ago, called her the other day to share her new lentil salad. It didn’t take long for my mother to prepare it, nor for the recipe to reach me on the other… Continue Reading