Back to Base
Travel hungover ... maybe .. but I know that for me , it is really easy to be back in Greece quickly especially if I use the airport 10 - 15 min. away from my house .....
At the moment though, it is completely lovely times here in Sweden we are looking forward to and are in the midst of budding , everything turns green and beautiful ... summer in this country is like a fairytale , long nights when it never gets dark , and you can imagine nearly everything in the company of late night shadows , people are cooking outside , laughing , bicykling , smiling and just get together to enjoy summer the most ... summer is the time when you forget that winter ever existed ... and lucky , lucky me ... will prolong the summer by spending most of the autumn in Greece ....
So time for new things ....new cooking experiences , new paths to walk - summer paths
as I came back to base .... stiff and with some " extra " at my belly profile .... can not let those greek tasty pies be .. Xxx
Anyway here I am still with some weeks to go until I have to be in quite good shape ..
lots of green plates and green tea
yoga & stretching
walks , moving in fresh air has some real benefits for mental wellbeing , it wakes us up !
gallons of water
avocado , jalapeno , cilantro , lime juice , lime zest , red onion .. mix and eat as an extra or alone , maybe as a spread !
Basil and tomatoes , soon !
Feta cheese , one of the healthiest cheeses you can eat !
Lentils in all shapes and different combinations !
I also imagine my happy place ..... and it is one of the things I miss most ....
My morning eggs at Yialos Bagoyias waterfront Myconos .. thats my happy place for more than 35 years .... just imagine ... time flies .. Xxx
Time to
Open up about something on your mind
Create a mood boosting playlist
Do something totally out-there
Do a " brain dump "
Say no at least once
Listen to a friend
Note one thing you are grateful for
Eat a square of dark chokolate
And live ......
I had the best of the best grilled octopus ever at Tassos , which is yet another of my many years favourite places , Paranga .. they just melted away in my mouth , and yes maybe it helped that the beach was without sunbeds .... since it was April ... and I was in the company of good old friends , love , love !
Climate Friendly Cooking
yes there are more and more talking about this , and why not ... for me personally it feels like I have been doing that kind of cooking forever .. it is and has been all the time in my combinations and my cooking thinking ....
At my Greek Green Island Cooking , we will talk and cook a lot in those ways
the long weekend seminar in october are fully booked , but I will do a short weekend 20 - 21 of september at the island of Tinos , in order to save your space , inbox me for more details , there will be only 6p , small and exclusive , time for everyone to do , listen and understand.... cooking can actually be a mindful experience , and it is nice to control the ingrediants as it leads to more balanced eating ... while we eat what we produced together ...lets speak about what other healthy stuff to incorporate in our life , with my experience and more than 30 years interest in green cooking , I can assure you that you will be pleased ... there is also nice walking paths to learn about ... plus the grocery shopping and because I do speak greek I will be able to get us the best to work with !
www.grammacooking.com
I do love my Myconos .. off season
Yes I did have a wonderful time ... saw so many old friends , and some I did my best not to see ..... some had died .... some did not want to see me - which was really a pity & I feel sad about that ....
I did spend lovely time with my daughter both at Aigina and in Athens ... divine ..we did walk together at the streets of Filopappou where I lived when I was pregnant and later took her out for walks when she was a cute little baby ... yes I had fantastic days
and I wish you fantastic spring days till next time ....
No recipes only good vibes and thoughts !
While writing this post , the music flowing in my den was
Manos Hadjidakis " I Aliki sto naftiko "
Freedom Candlemaker " False Hopes "
So be your best , be well .. sing , dance , hug , love , be kind , help out , cook , read books , live your life and remember that age is just a number ....... and we still have to live !!
Chris from
GrammasKitchen
back in beautiful Sörmland