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Category: In My Galley

  • My Arki Dakos Salad

    My Arki Dakos Salad

    Dakos has become a bit of an obsession of mine and from ordering some bad and good ones and also making some bad and good ones I am getting a feel for the key points of this salad.   The dakos are a rusk made from wheat, barley or rye.  I find that the darker…

  • Levitha Mushrooms and Manouri.

    Levitha Mushrooms and Manouri.

    A trip to the supermarket in Greece can occasionally yield some excellent results although seasonal and local rules here on the islands for the most part.On Patmos I found a pack of mixed mushrooms: button, swiss, shitake and oyster which being such a rarity I snapped up.  Firstly, they went into a red curry but…

  • Greek Chimichuri with Grilled Eggplant

    Greek Chimichuri with Grilled Eggplant

    The other day in Pythagorio in Samos I went to the green grocer and they had great fresh herbs.  I often buy them and then nearly as often throw them away as they go slimy in my fridge. So, determined to have as little food waste as possible I thought of what I could make…