Greek Purslane Salad Recipe — Salata Horiatiki Me Glistrida — Foraged, Frugal, and Delicious
Purslane has long been a favorite foraged plant of mine ever since I learned about foraging it over 12 years ago. Unfortunately, as the years go by, I find it less and less, which makes me sad. I found purslane for literally the first time this year this past Tuesday, and it made me so […]
Cooking Ρύζι τηγανητό, Ryzi Tiganito With a Greek Grandmother, Greek Fried Rice Recipe
When I think fried rice, I immediately think of East Asian recipes, Chinese or Japanese, with soy sauce and ginger or garlic, definitely not European, definitely not Greek. But when I was in Crete, staying at my friend Vera’s mother’s house, her mother Maria was cooking rice that looked interesting and quite different from how […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 6, Tsikalaria, Souda
My sixth day in Greece… honestly, there’s not so much to write about. It was the day after I completed the 14 kilometer Samaria Gorge hike, more than half of it with a sprained ankle and an injured knee. The morning of my hike, the taxi driver bringing me to the gathering point told me […]
Making Banana Flower Salad
On my trip to Greece, most of the food I saw being sold was pretty standard, not things that made me go “huh?” Other than this. This was in Vera’s mom’s fridge and I had never seen them before. Her mom called it banana hearts, which Vera told me is a banana flower, and that […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 5, Samaria Gorge
Yesterday I had quite a day. Originally we’d planned on going to the pink beach in Elafonisi, but because of bad wind, we decided to ditch that. Samaria Gorge is a hike that is really special to Crete, and in fact, is the longest gorge in all of Europe, and has some amazing sights, but […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation, Crete Day 4, Chania
Today just finished my fourth day in my Cretan Greek vacation. One thing I’m absolutely loving about Greece is how laid back everything is here. Today, after a relatively late night in town last night, we slept in and had a pretty chilled out morning. We, Vera, her friend Mariana, and I then headed into […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation — Crete Day 2 and 3, Chania
My second and third day of my Cretan vacation have been so wonderful, but been busy, so I’ve combined them into one post. The one thing that I can say about the city Chania is that it literally exudes charm. Every place has been more picturesque… Than the next… Just walking around the city… Gives […]
My Frugal Greek Vacation — Crete, Day 1, Chania
I am running on fumes, because I got fewer than 4 hours of sleep over the past 24 hours, but I wanted to get this post up already, because I know many people are anxious to hear about my trip. As soon as I finish this, then I’ll go to bed. I had an early […]
