It’s been a while since I posted a dessert, not that I don’t have any recipes to post but subconsciously I want to avoid them as much as possible, as I am trying to keep away from them 🙂 I have been eating healthier and lighter for the past month, not following any diet …

Stuffed Cucumbers with Fetatziki is a delightful appetizer that combines the freshness of cucumbers with the creamy and tangy flavors of feta cheese and tzatziki sauce. This recipe offers a unique twist on traditional stuffed vegetables, creating a refreshing and satisfying dish.

Kotopita is one of many types of pita, or Greek savory pies.    After making the pork and beef galettes using leeks, I wanted to try leeks with chicken as well.  You can make the recipe from scratch or use leftover chicken or turkey. I based this pie on the Chicken Pie I used to make …

The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens.

Tiganopsomo, which means fried bread is very easy to make. All you need is any kind of yeasted bread dough, which is fried in olive oil. Some times it is filled with cheese, such as feta or any other hard Greek cheese but when it is not filled, it can turn into a dessert by sprinkling some honey or icing sugar and cinnamon on top.

Mangoes are not cultivated in Greece but we only have imported ones and only in the past years they have started to become more popular.  Since they are imported they are much more expensive than the fruit produced locally, which can be found in abundance, they are delicious and of course much cheaper. As I …

Tyropita me Maratho means cheese pie with wild fennel.  This is a traditional cheese pie, which my mother in law used to make with feta cheese and fennel.    

This no machine ice cream is based this recipe on an ice cream I made last year.  It was mere coincidence that I made Dulce de Leche a few days before as well as the Cherry Compote.

Thank you to all of you who’ve written to me over the past few days, either at the blog, facebook or by private e-mail, to express your sympathy and kind thoughts. I am really grateful to have such good friends which I met through the internet. Life, however, does go and time is the best …

Lisa, our Siamese cat died today.  She was 12 years old.