On Saturday 18th April, 2015 it was National Museum day so we decided to visit the archaeological site of Nemea, which is about 45 km north-west to Assini. The site of ancient Nemea lies in a small upland valley. Its name derives from the Greek word “nemos”, which means meadow, pasture. Its location, which was in …
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Galaktoboureko in kantaifi nests is a twist of two classic Greek recipes: Galaktoboureko, which is a pastry with semolina pudding and Kantaifi, which is a pastry filled with nuts.
Hello my friends, It’s been three months since the last time I wrote a blog post. As most of you know my husband and I were away in Cyprus the past three months working in a restaurant. It was a lovely experience working in a professional kitchen. I won’t be sharing food photos as it …
The holidays are just around the corner so it’s time to think what presents to buy for our beloved ones. Here in Greece, we are usually last minute buyers. We never plan ahead and end up rushing the last minute to buy some presents, not to mention that what’s left from our income is never …
Open Walk is an event organized by Atenistas, which is about walking in the city centre and discovering gastronomic delights.
In my previous post we went to Monastiraki and from there we walked to the Ancient Agora, where we visited the Stoa of Attalus, the Museum and the Temple of Hephaestus. Then we strolled in the Youssourum (flea market). Today we are going to visit Anafiotika, which is a scenic tiny neighborhood of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka.
Monastiraki is one of the most interesting places to visit when in Athens. Monastiraki, which means “little Monastery” was the site of one of the largest monasteries in Athens. The Monastery was demolished during archaeological excavations in the 19th century.
We visted the First Cemetery of Athens last Monday, on the 25th March, which is a public holiday. Although living in Athens for so many years we had never visited it before although we knew that it has some of the most beautiful nineteenth and twentieth century Greek sculpture. The cemetery is under the Municipality …
Pumpkin mash with potato is a side dish that combines cooked pumpkin and potatoes, which are mashed together to create a smooth and creamy mixture.
To kick off the festive season and to compensate you for not blogging and visiting your blogs, today I have two giveaways. The first one is a crafty giveaway for all of you who love creating scrapbooks. When Liz from My Memories Scrapbook Software contacted me to try out their program, almost two months ago, I was really …