Kali Sarakosti!
artist: Spyros Vassiliou
As we have said before, we always wish  ‘KALO’ something or other, and these days can be no exception to the rule.
This wish means ” Happy Lent”  and it refers to Kathari Deftera( Clean Monday) when we start fasting. Now “fasting” means
very specific food that we eat on that day: seafood, pickles, [...]

As you can see in the photos, we always used to enjoy Carnival, especially when we were little and innocent! Carnival in Greece is a popular holiday with some history behind it (of course!), as in ancient times it was associated with Dionyssos, the god of wine and feast. Obviously, this god is still celebrated [...]

Just before Christmas we got together with a very ambitious plan:
we were determined to make the traditional Greek Christmas cookies called melomakarona and kourambiedes.
The task proved a highly challenging one…
…HOWEVER, WE MADE IT!!!
Even my mom, who, believe me, is a terribly strict judge, approved! The evening achieved its goal and we also had lots of [...]