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Summer is just the perfect time to enjoy this refreshing and unique salad! The color contrast between the fresh green vegetables and the deep red of the raspberries is a joy to the eye. Not to mention that the delightful combination of fruit, greens and the mild seafood shrimp taste is such an unexpected marriage of flavors! Even the dressing comes with a… Continue Reading
While vacationing in Greece last summer, we visited our good friend Anastasia in her home in the southern suburbs of Athens. Anastasia treated us -among other things- to some of her homemade lemonade that made my eight-year-old exclaim in pleasure. For the next few days, my son persistently asked me to get the recipe for the lemonade… Continue Reading
This dish will awaken, literally, all of your senses: from the sound of the shells battering against the heavy cooking pot, to the smell of the minced garlic combined with the green onion that tickle your nose, to the irresistible sight of a well presented meal into a large white dish, to the messiness of using your hands while… Continue Reading
Not long ago, my sister Irene was invited to a friend’s house and she was telling me how much she enjoyed this simple salad that was served for dinner: fresh and crisp baby spinach, along with sugary cherry tomatoes, topped with crumbles of moist and creamy goat cheese with the final addition of sweet and sour balsamic… Continue Reading
Among the several potato salad recipes that are somewhere between my cookbook and the back of my mind, this is the absolute best one. Rich, full and simply delicious! Not my everyday quick fix, though; I like to keep this recipe for a special occasion. And now that the grilling season has officially begun, I’ll… Continue Reading
– Is it tasty? Irresistibly! – Is it rich? Absolutely! – Is it moist? Totally! – Is it chocolaty? Heavenly! This is the best healthy chocolate cake that you will ever make! All of the ingredients that we often want to avoid, like eggs, butter and oil are replaced with tahini. This chocolate cake has… Continue Reading
If you’re a sea food fan, then you’ll like this recipe for sure! I’ve been making it for years and it’s one of my signature dishes! Tender calamari cooked in a tomato sauce with sweet raisins and pine nuts, a dish that is so rich in flavors that you’ll enjoy every bit(e) of it! And… Continue Reading
It happens to me every year at the same time. A couple of months before the end of the school year I find myself lacking original ideas when it comes to packing a school lunch. Every morning, I feel like I have to perform some miracle and come up with a new meal, otherwise lunch… Continue Reading
I have to admit that this post is geared more to those neat freaks, who like me, want to have every inch of the house organized (well, it’s not always, but I try). I can think of many people I know (my mom would be the first) who would look at me, puzzled and ask… Continue Reading
Have you ever heard kids cheering joyfully to the sound of the word “spinach”? If not, it’s only because they’ve never tasted this delicious penne pasta with spinach & feta cheese dish. I’ve been making it for my family for some years now, and it’s the only way my children will eat spinach. But more… Continue Reading