Trattoria e Locanda La Buca, Zibello, Parma, Italia

This post is long overdue, but better late than never. I visited La Buca four years ago, and it is

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Images of Theotokos, the Mother of God – From North to South

Today we are celebrating the Dormition of the Mother of God, Theotokos, and I want to share with you some

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"Arantzan zu?!" (Thou, among the thorns?!) – The Basilica and Sanctuary of Arantzazu in the Basque Country

According to the legend, these were the words of the shepherd Rodrigo de Balanzategui, who discovered the sculpture of the Virgin

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Layered Eggplants and Zucchinis with spicy sauce, baked peppers and octopus

Some administrative tasks have grounded me today in Athens, Greece. My revenge to fate is the layered dish I present

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Pissaladiere with smoked herring

Pissaladiere is a pizza-like dish of the South of France. Its name comes from the word pissalat (“salted fish”). It

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Thorn of a bitter love – ακανθος πικρης αγαπης

«Oταν έχει τις πληγήν βαθείαν κρυφήν, εις την θάλασσαν πρέπει να πλέει, μόνος, ολομόναχος»! Ήτον απόλαυσις, όνειρον, θαύμα. Είχεν απομακρυνθεί

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Open Market in Agia Paraskevi, Athens, on the Saint's Name Day

Today 26th July (2010) is the name day of Agia Paraskevi, one of the Christian Orthodox Saints we treasure in

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Grey weakfish with summer vegetables

It is the time of the year for the wonderful grey weakfish (mylokopi in Greek) which has a whitish firm

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Steamed green beans with boiled grouper head and Greek Mayonnaise

A couple of months ago, I posted a recipe for boiled grouper head with salad and vegetables, served with Greek

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Indian Teacher explaining…

Cultural fusion and exchange has created many great works of civilization. Today’s post presents a teacher from India explaining the

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