Ο Νικολαος Μαυρης ηταν ο νονος μου. Τον εχω στην καρδια μου και ενθυμουμαι πολυ καλα τις συναντησεις μας. Επισης
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Green peas, potatoes and artichokes: a ticket to heaven
Today I have a humble but most delicious dish that I consider a ticket to heaven. And I must confess,
Continue readingThe Crouching Venus at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London
Some time ago I wrote about “A crouching Aphrodite in London“, a sculpure I saw at the British Museum. It
Continue readingThe painter Francis Bacon on Crucifixion
Introduction Crucifixion is the subject that attests to the fragility, the futility, the horror and at the utter impossibility of life. Live is
Continue readingMediterranean Kidney and Steak Pie
Today’s dish came out of a gift. I have always liked beef kidneys and my good butcher brought me some
Continue readingWe got out of the ICU, but are still in the hospital – «Βγήκαμε από την εντατική, αλλά όχι από το νοσοκομείο»
Εδηλωσε σημερα ο Πρωθυπουργος της Ελλαδος κ. Σαμαρας. Το κακο ειναι οτι δεν ανεφερε απο ποιαν ασθενεια πασχει ο ασθενης.
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Eledone moschata (musky octopus) in tomato sauce – Μοσχιοί κοκκινιστοί
This dish features musky octopus, the poor relative of octopus, in tomato sauce. Read about it in my gastronomy blog
Continue readingOn (Sexual) Fetishism
Fetischismus It is only natural to start with what Sigmund Freud wrote in his paper on fetishism (5). “When now
Continue reading1001 Ways to die – (11) Patricia Highsmith, American, Writer (1921 – 1995)
Patricia Highsmith was born in Forth Worth, Texas, USA, on the 19th January 1921. “Patricia Highsmith, the American writer whose
Continue readingChesme or Chesma, Turkey
Chesme is a small town at the edge of the Erythrean peninsula, some 85 kilometers west of Izmir. I visited
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