Uncut, restaurant green salads All of a sudden chefs decided than greens cut into bite-size pieces were a horrendous practice dating back to the days when it was considered impolite to eat salad with a knife. So they begun tearing leaves by hand. There's some science behind the practice as
Lake Kerkini – Serres
A morning @ Lake Kerkini {part 2} I didn't think you've had enough of the amazing Lake Kerkini, where you can feast your eyes on the horizon for hours on end and lose the line between the sky and the water, so there you go! Στο βορειοδυτικό τμήμα του νομού Σερρών, μόλις 40 χλμ. από την
Lake Kerkini – Serres
A morning @ Lake Kerkini {part 1}
Lake Kerkini (in Greek: Λίμνη Κερκίνη) is an artificial reservoir that was created in 1932, when the first dam was constructed to contain the waters of Strymonas River, on the site of what was previously an extensive marshland. It lays in the northwest
Lemon Chiffon Cake, two ways!
Please bear with me as introducing chiffon cakes to my Greek audience makes for a rather long post! You can find the recipe in English if you scroll all the way to the end. Αν καθίσουμε να απαριθμήσουμε τα πολλά διαφορετικά είδη κέικ θα μας πάρει μέρες, είναι γεγονός – αν πιάσουμε δε και τα
Baked Anchovies – Back to My Roots feature
My good friend, Krystina Kalapothakos, the brilliant chef behind Kouzounas Kitchen, has recently published her first little gem of a cookbook, Back to My Roots. Two of my own recipes, originally posted here on the blog, are also featured in it, so you may as well go ahead and call this a shameless
Buffalo-Milk Rice Pudding
Με το καλοκαίρι να σε περιμένει στη γωνία θες το γλυκάκι σου ελαφρύτερο και δροσερό. Πείραξα λίγο τη συνταγή της μαμάς μου αντικαθιστώντας το φρέσκο αγελαδινό γάλα με ένα άλλο, κάπως ιδιαίτερο, εμπνευσμένη από το παγωτό καϊμάκι! Κάπου εδώ πρέπει να ομολογήσω, πως δεν τα πάω καθόλου καλά
Monemvasia – Laconia, The Peloponnese
Easter Vacation in The Peloponnese {part 3} So, are you still on board with all the geographical info I gave you when we first started our Easter tour of the Peloponnese, Greece? You can refresh your memory if you go on the first post of this series of three (hither), but to save you the trouble
The Caves of Pyrgos Dirou in Oitylo, Peloponnese
Easter Vacation in The Peloponnese {part 2}
Pyrgos Dirou is another small town in the municipal unit of Oitylo. It is located approximately 16 miles/26 km to the south of Areopolis. The overall area of Diros is mostly famous for its caves, the Diros Caves, all part of an underground river that
Oitylo & East Mani, The Peloponnese
Easter Vacation in The Peloponnese {part 1}
Several years ago, namely in April 2008, we spent our Easter vacation in Areopolis, Mani. Since I had never shared this trip and the season is fitting, I have decided to go ahead and do so now!
Ok, first things first, let's get the many... many,
Hello world, we’re all mad here…
Kicking Back the Pebbles took the plunge and we're self-hosting.
We're undergoing major changes, as you can imagine, so you may find that the blog looks awkward for a couple of weeks, as I'm tackling this monster one bit at a time. Here's a short list of what maybe off, that you should be
