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Category Archives: RECIPES

  Gely’s Garides Saganaki Flavors and aromas of favorite seasonal ingredients travel from Aegina to Paros, deliciously messy and inspiring as summer: an e-mail with photos of Gely’s Garides (Shrimps) Saganaki were enough to make me want to go to the market and start cooking, or at least, head to a tavern by the sea and […]

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Last week, we saw snow falling at the islands. It covered most Aegean mountaintops, even streets and beaches! The white sugar cube houses in snow; an uncommon Aegean sight that made children -and not only children- happy to watch. In such cold days, the best thing to do is spend time with friends around a fireplace: that […]

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This is one of my favorite salads. When I make it for parties and gatherings it is always a big hit. What’s not to love in this recipe that combines so many aegean flavors? It’s sweet and salty ingredients that balance nicely, can be found in your pantry; if you are into big jars of […]

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A recipe by Chef Dimitris Lazarou Christos usually goes to Santorini and comes back with more breathtaking photographs. This time he came back with an amazing white eggplant recipe: Chef Dimitris Lazarou, owner of elegant Saltsa restaurant in Santorini, was kind enough to share one of his recipes, that are a big contribution for the […]

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Simple and traditional Ikarian cooking  July days are perfect to cook outside. Actually, July days are perfect to do everything outside: eat, read, work… especially when you have a cool yard, full of hydrangeas and fuchsia plants; a pond with goldfish and a rocking chair handmade by your husband; And of course family and friends, […]

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