Sun dried tomato on a slice of bread… .. or how a poor man’s food can turn to a delicious and provocative appetizer. All I- and you- need are: sun dried tomato paste (I make it every year), homemade bread…
Snails, Artichoke, Carrot and Fresh Pea Stew.
Delicate hearts hidden behind thorny leaves (the Cretan spiny artichokes) ~ fresh tender peas ~ sweet carrots ~ scallions and fresh garlic ~ wild fennel:a telltale sign that spring has arrived. Pair with snails and you’ll have a great dish. Hard to believe that…
PUMPKIN RECIPES with a twist
Pumpkins. Curcubitae!!!Round, oblong, or violin-shaped, yellow, orange, yellow-green, green, smooth or grooved pumpkins. There are many varieties, from mini to maxi. One of them, Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd), was widely grown in Greece from ancient times for its use as…
BOURANI, A CELEBRATION OF FERTILITY
A wild, Dionysiac festival of fertility, found under the misleading name bourani, marks the beginning of Lent in Tyrnavos. Bourani is a thick, oil-less, spinach-based soup served on Clean Monday. During the cooking of the soup the bourani- people tease…
AMARANTHS
Garden is a place of colors… Garden is a place of battle … Both gardener and plants battle against poor soil, unruly weeds, plant diseases and bad weather conditions. The pleasure of home vegetable…