Tomato Salsa

Tomato Salsa: Frugal and best spaghetti sauce ever ! For the best results, use high quality fresh tomatoes. But, if you have decided to make salsa on your own, and are now reading this, I am sure you already know that. This year, when salsa was done, I have packed… Read more »

Lavender Muffins

  Lavender Muffins, made with fresh lavender buds and apple lavender jelly, done in 30 minutes, are delicate lavender bites with easy apple undertone. Perfect tasty little bites ! Edible flowers are  back to our menu and we can enjoy fresh buds and  flowers of so many varieties. Luckily, we… Read more »

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers

  Bacon Wrapped Chicken Livers are budget friendly and easy livers wrapped in bacon slices. Perfect and healthy appetizer or week dinner.   Chicken livers are healthy to consume. There are many ways you can prepare them and this soup is one of the dishes you may add them into.… Read more »

Frugal Frankfurter Kabobs

For this dish, you can make a layer of spinach or lettuce or tomatoes or mangold on the plate. The only “special” thing about this is purple potatoes. If you do not have them, use what you have: white potatoes cubes (previously cooked), tomato slices, stale bread cubes, sausage slices,… Read more »

Blackberry Jam

  This Blackberry jam is perfect for first time making. Quick version with four ingredients only !   Blackberries are very healthy fruit. They contain vitamins and minerals that have many anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. These are good enough reasons to start making homemade blackberry jam on your own when… Read more »

Galette Tricolori

Galette Tricolori: Italian dish made of tomatoes, spinach and hard cheese wrapped in puff pastry. My mother’s garden. She managed to maintain heirloom variety tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers and God knows what else that exists in our family for over hundred years. We have always had very special taste of salads… Read more »

How to Dry Marigold Petals

  How to dry marigold petals aka calendula to have home dried edible plant to use in your kitchen.   Marigold flowers are excellent replacement for zafferano / saffron when cooking. How to dry marigold petals? After harvest, separate petals from flowers and lay them on paper towel. Make sure… Read more »

Tzatziki Homemade

The purpose of this yogurt dish is to cool Gyros passion a bit. Wonderful combination. It is recommend to leave Tzatziki in fridge at least one hour before serving. It is best when served cold. If you combine this dip with any kind of BBQ you will not regret it.… Read more »

Homemade Chicken Gyros

Homemade Chicken Gyros: original Greek summer dish, delicious and easy to make. I am at the coast for a while. I watch the sun rise every morning with a cup of coffee. Another day is born, boats are resting next to the shore waiting to sail away. In a distance,… Read more »

Homemade Pita Bread

Although intended for Gyros, flat bread pockets are excellent for any kind of dish, hot and cold, savory and sweet; also, if kept in plastic, could be used another day. I find them good with Tzatziki dip for an afternoon snack. They are multifunctional: if left with no forks somewhere… Read more »