Great Lent / Mulberry and Pomegranate

Great Lent

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21 March 2017

The use of alternative flours in Greek cooking goes back to a different era, when wheat flour (now more commonly used in Greec...

There is nothing my mother in law likes more, than to be in her kitchen creating food for her family. After a serious illness over th...

There are about a thousand different recipes for Μελιτζανοσαλάτα (Melitzanosaláta or eggplant spread). From the Greek kitchen, but al...

Bakaliaro (Μπακαλιάρος) or salt cod, is hugely popular in Greek cuisine. None more so than on two days during Lent, the Annunciati...

Over the last few days, Mr K and I have been doing a little holiday planning, getting inspired for our visit to Greece this summer....

I love making a range of Greek style pickles - called toursi (τουρσί) in Greek. They are especially great in summertime, when after a ...

Autumn makes herself known when the soft orange-pink pomegranates start to appear on my father in law's trees, like spectacular Chr...

In my kitchen this month, I am enjoying the rich bounty of late summer produce – tomatoes, zucchinis and eggplants from the garden. I am...

While Greek food is so much about the seasons and homegrown produce, it is also driven by the festival calendar. We recently started on...

Today Mrs K and I had a first solo cooking lesson, sans Mr K and my father in law. I was so excited about today, I actually woke up at a...