History of Greek Food

 This place has stolen my heart.

Karanou is the village where my father was born and lived until his twelfth birthday, and where my sister and I spent a part of our childhood’s and teenagehood’s summers….  
When we were free spirits playing in the olive groves….. 
…. finding paths  in the oak forest and sharing secrets with [...]

On 26th of July, there was the religious feast (panygyri) of Aghia Paraskevi, the patron Saint of the eyes, in the village Karano (Crete). As usual, panygiri started in the morning with a church service and  ended just before noon. 

A common meal with enjoyable food followed the Liturgy: free range chicken cooked with olive oil, lemon juice and flavored with [...]