It's all about Greece, Greeks and all things Greeker!
“Greece: the cradle of Western civilization”, “Athens: the birthplace of democracy”, “Greece: home to the Olympic Games”, we’re all familiar with these quotes and sayings, right? We’ve heard, maybe, that Hippocrates is the...
The ancient Greeks were admirable story-tellers, in this tragic myth telling us of how the Aegean Sea, located between mainland Greece and Turkey, got its name, a wonderful but sad tale, there’s...
Do you have a glut of homegrown plums this year as I have? Why not try these simple recipes for delicious plum jam and a sticky upside-down plum cake? Before I get to...
If you are thinking of visiting the picturesque Greek island of Amorgos, do try to see the 1988 cult film, directed by Luc Besson, ‘The Big Blue’, before you go. The film...
The ancient Greeks are legendary for many reasons; their story-telling through mythology, for their twelve glorious gods, their esteemed philosophers and their proud, brave warriors but maybe we remember them most for their...
What are keftedes? Keftedes, or keftedakia (Little keftedes!), are fried Greek meatballs, or, just to confuse you, they can be baked, or, then again, they may be called soutzoukakia, which are spiced up...
Until I watched Katerina (Not only a top chef, owner of the popular Maistrali Taverna Loutraki but also a mine of information) make this symbolic cake I had no idea about the wonderful story...
Location, location, location, that’s what it’s all about, and what better location is there than Greece, with her sparkling deep blue seas, and sunny skies, the land of mystical mythology? Many a...
Many people, including the Greeks themselves, think the words ‘Kairos’ or ‘Caerus’ and the word ‘Chronos’ have the same meaning, well, in a way, they do. Invariably, when asking a Greek the...
Now, when you think of aubergines and Greece, you’re thinking of moussaka right? But, did you know the most famous dish of Greece; moussaka, has a close relation, “Papoutsakia”, in English “little shoes”? ...
Greeker than the Greeks - It's all about Greece, Greeks and all things Greeker!
