Organically Greek

Greek identity with a difference, from the inside out and the outside in (formerly Organically Cooked - Linking Greek food with Greek identity: you eat what you are, or who you want to be)

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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Wild aromatic Cretan herbs (Άγρια αρωματικά βότανα της Κρήτης)

A friend from New York who has been holidaying in Crete this summer told me how much she was enjoying the island's aroma, so much that ...

Monday, 22 July 2013

Reading between the lines (Διαβάζοντας ανάμεσα στις γραμμές)

My children know I write a blog and that I have a facebook page, but they rarely follow what I do on the computer. They aren't yet at t...

Sunday, 21 July 2013

Melitzanopita - Eggplant pie (Μελιτζανόπιτα)

I was buying some (French) beef the other day, which I asked to be turned into mince. The woman at the supermarket counter asked me what I ...

Saturday, 20 July 2013

Frugal living

That fridge looks rather bare, I thought, as I opened it up to find something to nibble on. It wasn't really empty, but I wanted someth...

Friday, 19 July 2013

Meet the world in Crete

Yes, we have it all. www.incrediblecrete.gr Come to Crete and see it for yourself.

Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis: Urban and rural cuisine

During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete , I will speak about the relationsh...

Thursday, 18 July 2013

Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis: TV dinners

During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete , I will speak about the relationsh...

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis: Choices

During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete , I will speak about the relationsh...

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis: Prices

During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete , I will speak about the relationsh...

Monday, 15 July 2013

Greek Cuisine, Greek Identity and the Economic Crisis: What is Greek cuisine?

During the 2nd Symposium of Greek Gastronomy, taking place 20-21 July 2013 in Amari, Rethminon, Crete , I will speak about the relationsh...

Sunday, 14 July 2013

Okra hotpot (Μπάμιες στην κατσαρόλα)

Here's a very simple seasonal hotpot for the summer, using one of those vegetables that people either love or hate. When fresh okra isn...

Saturday, 13 July 2013

Yiros (Γύρος)

"That's a lot of meat," my husband remarked as we waited for our yiros to be made. "Will they go through it in one night...

Friday, 12 July 2013

Athens, 1963 (Αθήνα, 1963)

Back in 1963 in Athens, you could get piroshki at a souvlaki shop, filled with mince, cheese, sausage or potato. Piroski and Krapfen a...

Thursday, 11 July 2013

The weeping (Ο κλαυθμών)

In the horrible little Greece that Ellada has become as of late, regarding the question of jobs for the people, pay rises, and now, the red...

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Living in Kafka's world (Ζούμε τον κόσμο του Κάφκα)

A non-Greek friend asked me to translate this article from today's Greek news report s. It's a pertinent addition to my blog: how G...

Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Greece, now

A friend from NY who is here on holiday thought she would be losing a lot of weight while in Crete because all she will be eating is waterm...

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Cafe bar (Καφέ-μπαρ)

When we arrived at the cafe bar, we couldn't see our friends. We looked around at the tables located near the children's play area,...

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