Sandy beaches and rocky promontories alternate along the island’s irregular coastline. Mounds of wild thyme cover the hills sloping down to the sea, and scent the sea air with their heady aroma.
Harvesting Wild Thyme
By the start of summer, the wild thyme is in bloom. Yiannis, our ...
During the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Turks, Klefts were irregular guerilla fighters. Among their many feats, Klefts famously stole sheep and roasted them slowly over buried fires. This trick prevented the Ottomans from smelling meat and finding the guerillas.
Kleftiko is a lamb dish named after the Klefts’ ...
Fruit and cheese pair beautifully.
Pears and blue cheese, apple and cheddar, watermelon and feta: all are wonderful combinations.When I came across Mango and Feta Salad on Feeding Maybelle, I started craving it immediately. Feeding Maybelle is my Taste and Create partner this month.
Taste and Create is an event created and ...
White-washed houses, bright blue skies, sun sparkling on the sea, and brilliant sunsets. Some of Greece’s most iconic images are of Santorini. Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea and a regular stop for cruise ships wending their way through the Greek isles. Although it’s jam-packed with tourists ...
“If there are three Greeks in a room, you’re bound to hear five different opinions about the correct way to cook just about anything.”
Or so goes the self-deprecating joke at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Although it may not be literally true, the joke helps lighten the ...
Καλώς ορίσετε στο Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska!
Welcome to Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska!
SKAI, the Greek television and radio station, recently ran three articles by Lamprini Thoma about my efforts to cook Greek and Mediterranean food in Alaska and about Holy Transfiguration, Alaska’s only Greek Orthodox Church. Unfortunately, the articles no ...
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