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Category Archives: RECIPES

“The Organic Table”: An experience to remember Imagine that you are walking along an ancient, marbled path, surrounded by sycamore trees and oaks. The sunrays that pass through the waving tree leaves create an impressive visual game of shadows and light. On your right, there is a narrow river flowing towards the sea, creating small […]

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The flavours of our childhood As the weather here in Greece is getting warmer and the days become brighter, my friends and I started having our Sunday gatherings in yards and balconies. There’s nothing like talking to your friends while having a soft drink in a yard full of flowers; listening to the birds singing… […]

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A story and a recipe… The 25th of March is a double celebration day in Greece. It is the anniversary of the day that the Greeks-under the motto Freedom or Death- started their revolution against the Turkish occupation in 1821, that led to their indepenence. It is also a religious celebration of the Evangelismos tis […]

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Comfort food with a character. If you have ever stayed too long under the sun, lets say in one of the most beautiful beaches of Crete, like the Ballos beach, you know that after a while even if you close your eyes, you can still see the emerald and turquoise shades of the sky and […]

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The octopus garlands This afternoon feels warm at Pisso Livadi , so  I  make myself a large cup of coffee and go outside, to drink it at the veranda, overlooking  the sea. From there, in a clear day like this, I can see Naxos, Iraklia, Ios, Sikinos, and sometimes Santorini. Dozens of small fishing boats […]

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