Last month I went back to Crete to research different venues that took me to different villages in the Cretan mountains. The first one, Anogia, where there was a long lasting tradition of weaving,…
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A few years ago, during my first trip to Crete, one of my yogi friends recommended me to read the book The Island by Victoria Hislop. I got hooked and read it in no…
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Coming back from Crete with a bottle of carob syrup in my suitcase, I wanted to bake something with it. I struggled to find a cake recipe to my liking on the web so…
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Today I am sharing with you an another cookbook about Greek cuisine. I discovered it when I was in Australia last year : Sweet Greek. A beautiful history of an emigrated Greek family in…
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During my stay in Paros, whilst looking for local products, I came across Sandra‘s beautiful cookbook Sandra Loves. The photography and many quotes are very inspiring. So of course I could not resist buying it…
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Whilst I was travelling to Greece this summer & doing my regular food shopping to bring home (olive oil, jams, honey, dried fruit…), I was inspired to find ingredients that would make a Greek…
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For the last 6 years, I have been spending my summer holidays in Crete and, each time I have always brought back olive oil for my own consumption. It is one of my favorite olive oils…
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Today I wanted to share with you a story around tea, and this is the first of a series, most of the time linked to my travels. This time I am taking you to…
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2014 has been a busy year as I have been settings ground for new challenges which will happen in 2015. This was mainly triggered by my trip back to Australia after 5 years and…
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This summer in Crete I stayed in a lovely house next to the Fortezza in Rethymno. The owner Frosso happens to be a ceramist too. She kindly let me take photos whilst she was…