Last update on 22nd August 2024 Pasha (Paşa in Turkish) was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military
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Naked heart forever – unprotected, exposed, defenceless
The Poet asks his Love to write Visceral love, living death, in vain, I wait your written
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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
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Today’s dish is one of my absolute favorites: stuffed squid. My fishmonger gave me a 25 cm super fresh squid
Continue readingFernand Braudel, French Historian
Pour moi, l’histoire est la somme de toutes les histoires possibles – une collection de métiers et points de vue,
Continue readingThe real agenda of co-operation between Qatar and Greece – Η αληθινη ατζεντα συνεργασιας μεταξυ Καταρ και Ελλαδος
Σημερα ευρισκομαι εις την εθνικα υπερηφανη θεση να αποκαλυψω την πραγματικην ατζεντα συνεργασιας Καταρ – Ελλαδος, οπως αυτη συμφωνηθηκε στην
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 readingRoast Ewe’s Leg with boiled sliced Beetroots, blanched Beetleafs and Garlic Condiment – The Greek Way – A la Greque
Today’s dish is traditional, as traditional it can be. Roast Ewe’s Leg, accompanied by boiled beetroot, and beetleafs, with a
Continue readingIf you loved me: C. Cavafis Unpublished poems – Αν μ’ Ηγαπας: Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα του Κ. Καβαφη
Εισαγωγη Το 2013 συμπληρωνονται 150 χρονια απο τη γεννηση του Κ. Καβαφη. Ξεφυλλιζοντας τα “Ανεκδοτα Ποιηματα¨εκδοσεις Ικαρος 1982, σε μνημη
Continue reading1001 Ways to Die – (10) Ginette Neveu, French Violinist (1919-1949)
Edith Piaf wrote of Neveu in her autobiography, The Wheel of Fortune: “I would have traveled thousands of miles to hear the
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