I love all kinds of food, but the food that takes me back to my childhood is almost always going to be Greek.  My mom used to make the most amazing food for us.  One of my favorite treats were her Greek fries, which are potatoes pan-fried in olive oil.  I remember coming back from […]

Our Thanksgiving and other holidays always include tiropita (cheese and egg pita) and spanakopita (spinach and feta pita).  Being a Greek immigrant, my mother was not familiar with Thanksgiving, but did a great job of learning the dishes and making them incredible.  She made my dad all the traditional fare he was used to, but […]

Avgolemono is the ultimate wintertime comfort soup for me.  It is a chicken broth based soup, with rice, egg, and lemon.  My mom made it quite often for us, and she had the perfect technique for ending up with a nice layer of egg foam on top of the soup.  Your spoon would go through […]