NO MEAT
Summer!.. fruit and vegetables in abundance. Time for lighter dishes! Recipes like that will be in this section. Simple, quick, and tasty recipes.
Sprouted Lentil Soup
I love Lentil. A whole lot. And they are easy enough to make and very nutritional etc etc.. Always keep boiled lentil in small bags in the freezer so that…
Summer Vegetable and Cheese Tart
Now... you have to make this tart.. You just have to. You will be amazed by the taste and look of it. The thought behind it is quite simple. All…
Late summer Chickpea Salad
There are some moments where the stars just get aligned and other times that things become a disaster whatever you try to do. For instance some friends came over unexpectedly…
Kolokythokorfades
At times like these, when I am trying to describe a dish that you can probably only can find in Greece, I am at a loss for words. The references…
Bread and Butter Cucumber Pickles
So, last year I gave you the recipe for a wonderful tomato salad that even if the tomatoes were not too good the salad would still taste Devine. And the…
How to make Kombucha at home
It is not the fact that it is nutritious, not that it is full of prebiotics and it is great for your guts. The important thing is that I love…
Two recipes with Pistachios and Cheese
When I was getting ready to go to the field and see and photograph the harvest of the pistachios the other day I thought long and hard about what I…
Tomato and Cherry Gazpacho
I had some friends over for dinner the other day and I had this soup photographed the previous day so I had it nice and cold in the fridge. We…
Beetroot Tarte-Tatin with Oximeli Caramel and Xinomizithra
A tart like this I had seen in a book by Julie Jones and at the time I thought, what a great idea! This one here I have changed it…
Hummus... the "Greek" dip
Many years ago in 1999 I was in the UK and more specifically in Brighton. I really liked that town and I was going there often.. and those who know…
The best Tomato Salad
So, is there anything better now in the summer than a tasty and beautiful tomato salad? Tomatoes are at their prime so it is quite easy to accomplish. On the…
Fortified Tsipouro
I love Tsipouro! The Greek version of Grappa... We have many types and some really tasty ones! It is a great drink to have before dinner and I use it…