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Claudia

About Claudia, Lifestyle
Grow your own Garden = Non-GM Foods + Exercise + serious cost savings

Good morning, goddesses! While living on the Island of Aphrodite, and traveling extensively throughout the Mediterranean region (Italy, Greece, France, Turkey, Spain), I noticed many overarching themes about the peoples of this region.…

January 29, 2015 by Claudia
About Claudia, Cooking, Mediterranean Diet
Roasted eggplant salad

Hello my lovely goddesses, As part of my Mediterranean Monday series, I am sharing two of my favorite recipes, complete with video. The Mediterranean Diet is primarily comprised of fruits and vegetables, with…

January 26, 2015 by Claudia
About Claudia, Lifestyle, Mediterranean Diet
Life is Food and Food is Life.

One of the biggest differences I noticed living in the Mediterranean versus growing up in a comfortable, middle class family in Virginia was the quality of food. European friends who traveled or studied…

January 22, 2015 by Claudia
About Claudia, Cooking, Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Food Diet

Okay – this one has been covered by numerous dietitians, nutritionists, cardiologists, and everyone else in between. If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past 10 years or so,…

January 19, 2015 by Claudia

Welcome, friends! I am a recovering, Type A, first generation American who moved to Cyprus with her hot Cypriot husband and two young children. Over the course of seven years on the Island of Aphrodite (yes, Cyprus is the birthplace of this goddess of love and beauty), I evolved from a slightly pudgy Control Freak with bushy eyebrows who wanted answers yesterday and to control every facet of life, including, but not limited to, my personal finances, our family’s finances, my career, my husband’s career, children’s diet, children’s education, son’s allergies, household dynamics, interactions with the in-laws, and the Zephyr wind, if it somehow made for a better hair day. Read More...