Happy Mother’s Day!  I hope every mother out there has the perfect day, and feels appreciated! I am dedicating this post to my mother, who has inspired me throughout my life.  On my blog, I sometimes share recipes that she passed down or that I loved in my childhood.  So many of my memories growing […]

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 […]