If you’re like me, you love the taste of a freshly toasted bagel with a dollop of cream cheese spread thinly across, melting into the porous face. It’s my children’s favorite too, especially…
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About Claudia, Blog, Cooking, Mediterranean DietAuthentic Mediterranean Hummus Recipe – delicious, vegan, healthy
Warning to readers: This article is all about hummus. As I’m writing, I cannot help but recall and chuckle to Adam Sandler’s character in “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”. His emphasis as a…
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Cyprus is the Island of Aphrodite. According to legend, Aphrodite was born out of the foamy waters near the coast of Paphos, a now-bustling beach town on the southwest part of the island.…
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About Claudia, Blog, Cooking, Mediterranean DietTzatziki / Cacik / Jajeeka – it’s good no matter how you call it!
Fellow Goddesses! I toyed with the idea of titling this post “Yogurt! Glorious yogurt!” I am back on the Island of Aphrodite and enjoying the bounties of this lovely land. It’s summertime:…
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In the 1970s and 80s, marketing wizards came up with the term “wheat” when describing certain types of bread with some modicum of wheat (enriched flour, typically) . The rest of the fillers were…
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Finally! Spring has sprung in Virginia. Sun and pollen count are high. Winter hibernation is officially over. Notice how everyone is a little nicer in the Spring and Summer? It’s probably because we women…
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A couple posts back I discussed my passion for fresh bread. In Cyprus, I discovered a relatively healthy vegan recipe for olive bread. Knotted, rustic and bursting with both color and flavor, this…
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The first time I went to Cyprus I was a rising fourth year student at the University of Virginia, 21 years old and on a summer internship. Naturally, summer college internship on…
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I first visited the island of Aphrodite during the summer between my third and fourth (junior and second) year at the University of Virginia. I had a summer internship to work at an…
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We moved to Cyprus when our children were nearly 2 years old and 4 months old. I basically learned to cook while living there; and because I was surrounded by it, most of my cooking techniques…