Greek-style Marinated Anchovies (Marinated Gavros) The Greeks love their fish and like to keep meals simple - my kind of cooking. Now anchovies (gavros) may not conjure up images of a delicious light lunch to most people. If you've had those awful, mushy sad anchovies in a jar, I promise you ... [ Read More ]
14km Hike To The Cliffs At Kiliomenos
14km Hike To The Cliffs At Kiliomenos The beauty of Zakynthos just never seems to end. Last Sunday the Carry On Walking group extended a previous hike to the cliffs at Kiliomenos to 14km. Kiliomenos is an area of Zakynthos we have explored many times, but I think this was probably my favourite ... [ Read More ]
The Classic BLT Sandwich
The Young Persons Survival Guide To Leaving Home When I realised that last week was National Sandwich Week, I knew that a BLT sandwich recipe had to be the next post in my Young Persons Survival Guide To Leaving Home series. I never quite managed to get it out on time, but better late than ... [ Read More ]
A Weekend Of Hiking In The Peloponnese
A Weekend Of Hiking In The Peloponnese Last year a few of us from the Zakynthos Walking Group spent a weekend of hiking in the Peloponnese with Greece On Foot, staying in the quaint coastal village of Tyros. It was such a good weekend we decided it would be criminal not to do it again, so last ... [ Read More ]
Slow Cooker Chicken, Egg And Lemon Soup (Greek-Style)
Slow Cooker Chicken, Egg And Lemon Soup (Greek-Style) I'm a huge fan of the slow cooker. Food preparation may not always be quicker, but just the sheer convenience of being able to sling ingredients into a slow cooker and forget about it suits me down to a tee. And nothing beats the feeling of ... [ Read More ]