What was the most interesting in Greece for a nature-lover and cook with pharmaceutical diploma and an affinity for herbs? Horta! It’s a a catch-all phrase that encompasses all kinds of edible greens that can…
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Mulberry shake
The citrus season on Crete is slowly coming to an end. Now it’s time for despola (loquat) and mulberries. The only previous encounter we had with mulberries happened in Vang Vieng in Laos. There, they were…
Greek “spoon sweets” – a recipe for bitter oranges in sweet syrup
The first time we’ve tried these in Cyprus, from where I’ve also brought a jar of heavenly walnuts. They were made using whole, green, young nuts, whose shells hadn’t hardened yet. “Spoon sweets” (γλυκό του…
Cooking with Branko: Serbian Gibanica
We visited our friend Branko in Kovin, his home town, located some 50 km from Belgrade. It’s not big and can’t be considered a tourist attraction but Eurovelo track cuts through it and the Danube,…
Cooking in the summer heat – Laotian cucumber salad
The record-breaking heat of the last weeks left us with no desire to cook while our thoughts turned in the direction of sun-baked Laos. Laotians, like other nations we visited during our Asian trip, seemed…