Category: Miscellaneous

Today is the day we celebrate the Dormition (or Assumption) of the Virgin Mary, the day she was taken to heaven. I say “we” because according to Wikipedia, the Lutheran church, which I grew up in, recognizes the …

I just came across something fun, sort of a game for food bloggers. It’s a list, put together by Andrew from Very Good Taste, of 100 things he thinks “every good omnivore should have tried at least once …

I’m back! We had a great time over at the coast.

I made just one meal because I was busy with work up until the night before we left, and didn’t have time …

Lately I’ve been eating a lot of bread and cheese instead of cooking. And when I do cook something, it tends to be topped with grated myzithra cheese. There is a reason for this. A lovely, delicious, …

For all the North Americans who don’t avidly follow the Eurovision contest, here’s a link to the Greek entry. Warning - Whether you like pop music or not, it’s guaranteed to get stuck in your head! By the …

Woops, the title was supposed to be “Happy Mother’s Day!” But it’s awfully nice to just cook without taking pictures. I’m on my way to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day. My dad is grilling some …

So, I’ve disappeared from the face of the internet for several days, no email, nothing. What have I been doing offline? SuperMemo! SuperMemo is a computer-aided learning program that allows you to review stuff you’ve learned as …

I should be working on an Easter Egg post, but I’m just too antsy and unsettled. Why? Because I’m waiting for my grocery store to call and tell me that my cuttlefish order has arrived! They said …

The New York Times recently carried an interesting article on yogurt in the U.S. The first commercial yogurt was introduced in 1942 by Dannon, but Americans wouldn’t eat it. Finally, in desperation, Dannon started adding fruit and sugar …

In order to blog I have to cook, but the blog can’t eat the food, so I really have to cook stuff that the people I’m cooking for will eat. Here’s a recent conversation I had with Zoe:

Lulu: …