My mom used to make chicken soup in two cases: when she would get a nice ‘village’ chicken or when someone in the family was sick. As I got a bit ‘fooled’ from the early spring days, here I am, going down with the flu and making some chicken ‘to get stronger’ as my mom…
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homemade plum jam
My dad has a tree of ‘vanilla’ plums as we call them in Greece. They have this great red color and they are really sweet! Even from one tree you can get enough fruits to eat and to make some delicious homemade jam! It’s so easy to make or at least my mom makes it…
green beans with tomato sauce “fasolakia”
‘fasolakia’ is one of the most tasteful, easy to make and nutritious summer foods in Greece. what is really common in my country, is for people to have their own kitchen garden, growing their own vegetables and herbs. I remember the one my grandparents used to have, a really big one, with all kinds of fresh vegetables…
“les petites carreaux” apricot jam cake
so you have apricots and then you have apricots from my dad’s garden (or your dad’s garden you know what I mean…) it’s like you think you know something and then you discover the real thing! the smell, the taste, the softness, the way it melts in your mouth; for me there is no other..!…
spinach-rice “spanakorizo”
spanakorizo is one of these recipes that you’d rather avoid as a kid but you’ll certainly adore as a grown up! so easy to make, there must be thousands of different versions that each Greek family uses…mine is the ‘golden’ one, with Krokos Kozanis the famous Greek saffron. See how you’ll transform a humble recipe to its royal version! the recipe…
oven chickpeas
no matter how I cook chickpeas they always remind me of my mom, making the usual prologue when she was making ‘extraordinary food’- at least in my childish eyes at that time; “today we’re eating chickpeas cause they’re nutritious and delicious! you’ll see!” and guess what, she’s right.. you’ll see! the recipe ingredients 500gr. chickpeas 150gr….
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