This is just one of many, many tomato salads I make over the course the summer. I love them. It probably has something to do with the Sunday afternoon trips down my Grandad Dowton's crazy paved garden path to pick tomatoes from his greenhouse. Always supervised. (It wasn't, … [Read more...]
Greek-Style Asparagus Salad
Yesterday was a record breaking hot day - and this was lunch. I made some olive bread and put together a Greek-Style Tomato Salad, too, but I'll post them next week. I think I must be thinking 'Greece' because the news is so full of scenes from Athens. Tough times ahead for a … [Read more...]
Fasolakia
Fasolakia (Φασολακια) simply means 'green bean' in Greek - and this is a deliciously old fashioned Greek green bean casserole. It doesn't take much imagination to realise it's a way of using up a summer glut but, truly, it's so much more than the sum of its parts. It's … [Read more...]