Bottom line – eating dark, leafy greens are good for you! They are loaded with so many nutritional benefits our entire blog could be about all the goodness found in greens such as kale and dandelion greens.  They are nutritional powerhouses – loaded with minerals like iron, calcium and magnesium, plus vitamins.  They are also [...]

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Our book has celebrated its two-year anniversary!  Here are some highlights of year two. Our book-signing trip to Eastern Canada tops the list.  We visited New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.  We ate lobster, seafood chowder, appeared on Breakfast Television Halifax and met wonderful people along the way. Seeing our faces on posters [...]

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It’s not Greek, but it’s delicious!  Ever since we watched the film Fried Green Tomatoes in the early 90s we’ve always wondered how fried green tomatoes tasted. This year with the fall season having rolled in there is no chance that the green tomatoes in our garden will ever turn red so…fried green tomatoes it [...]

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Do you like beer, wine, food, coffee, chocolate, spices…if you are nodding your head, then we have the show for you! Have you heard about the The Food Network Delicious Food Show? It is just a week away and we are thrilled to be a part of it.  We are on the first day of [...]

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Greek yogurt is the rave these days. Every grocery store is selling “Greek-style” yogurt, claiming it is just like Greek yogurt. None, however, taste like true Greek yogurt, found in Greece.  If you have ever been to Greece and have eaten yogurt made in a clay pot, you will know how delicious Greek yogurt is.  [...]

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It was about a year and a half ago that we happened to come across a feature story in the Guelph local paper about two brothers winning awards for their Greek olive oil. Brothers, Greek olive oil, Guelph…we had to get in touch! We quickly arranged to meet for a coffee with one of the [...]

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What do you get when you add souvlaki, saganaki, ouzo and zorba dancers?  You get the Ottawa Greekfest!  This was our first year attending the festival, but it will not be our last.  We felt as if we were at a “Panigiri” (outdoor festival) in Greece!  The festival runs for 12 days and is put [...]

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Today, at the Algonquin Hotel, in the heart of Manhattan, the awards ceremony for publishing excellence will take place. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, authors, and publishers, all in one place. This world-famous literary hotel will be hosting the New York Book Festival, honouring winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions. We are thrilled that our [...]

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Back in Ontario, in the comfort of our own homes and beds, we pause from what has already become the hectic routine that is our home life, and reflect on our ten day road trip that ended only a few days ago.  Three things come to mind; the natural beauty of Canada, the warmth of [...]

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This year we were fortunate enough to be a part of the New Wines of Greece seminar at the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto once again.  Master sommelier John Szabo and his partner-in-crime Veronique Rivest were there to take us through 2 flights of red and white wines, a total of 10 different wines, indigenous to [...]

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