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Greek calamari stew, Lent Mondays of old, and FREE books for all

This dish uses cuttlefish or squid (calamari), and it is equally delicious with pasta, rice or potatoes.

The recipe I am sharing today is my father’s – and it’s cuttlefish stew with tubular pasta. You’ll find in it, however, useful notes if substituting the pasta with rice or potatoes. The sauce tastes divine, containing, among other things, red wine and bay leaf. The lemon juice added at the very end enhances the taste even further.

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In my latest newsletter, I am sharing a bunch of FREE kindle books and the latest from my life in Greece. In this issue, I share memories from Lent Monday weekends of my childhood. Enjoy!

Hey! The Ebb is FREE today! Go to Amazon to grab it 🙂

Make sure to download my permafree books too!

 

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NEW! A historical paranormal romance box set. This is the timeless love story that will stay with you forever. Set in Moraitika, Corfu and Brighton, England. Visit Amazon: https://bit.ly/3HEvMPG
Clean romance short read, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. It’ll transport you straight to Corfu to experience summer in an idyllic Greek seaside village. Visit Amazon: https://bit.ly/3pAP3rf

 

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
 
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu!

 

For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

 

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FREE books and healthy Greek horta greens

Hi All! Black Friday weekend is here and I am sharing my newsletter at the end of this post so you can pick FREE kindle books to your heart’s content! Enjoy!

Let’s talk ‘horta’!!!

Picking ‘horta’ (i.e. Greek greens) is something many Greeks do all winter, especially those who have easy access to open fields. Ever since I was a small child I remember the whole family going out for half a day somewhere for a picnic and to pick horta. At the time, we lived in the Athens suburbs so it wasn’t something we did often. Now that I live in a semi-rural area a little further from Athens, picking horta is something I can do in the spur of the moment. The area where I live is surrounded by open fields. Sometimes, I just go on foot around the neighbourhood and come back with a full shopping bag in no time.

I recently posted on Facebook a short selection of photos that show various edible horta to be found in Greece. I encourage you to get a knife and go picking haha! They are soooo nutritious. But you need to go to the countryside to pick them – not in civic areas.

Choose open fields or mountains, away from roads. The further from road traffic you are the better. Exhaust fumes reach up to 200 metres and contaminate the soil with heavy metals.

If you have access to Facebook, you could check out the photos now. In the comments, I have listed the common names for each weed. I don’t have the English names on most of the weeds, but I identify them all with their common Greek names, if that helps some among you.

Those marked as ‘aromatic’ are best used in pies (hortopitta or spanakopitta). These should be used in low numbers when mixing them with dandelions to have them boiled. Same goes for gaidouragatho. Add only a few of those to the mix when cooking dandelions or the taste will not be as it should be…

READ THE REST OF THE POST IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER! 

You’ll get to hear how to prepare dandelion (and lapsana) for cooking, and how to enjoy them for the best health benefits! You’ll also get to download a plethora of FREE books! Enjoy!

99c offers from my back list. Enjoy!

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Get Effrosyni’s FREE books with your signup to her bimonthly newsletter! Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

 

Clean romance short read, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. It’ll transport you straight to Corfu to experience summer in an idyllic Greek seaside village. Visit Amazon: https://bit.ly/3pAP3rf

 

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Effrosyni’s debut romance, The Ebb, has received an award from Amazon! Check it out here

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
 
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu!

 

For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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FREE spooky books, Hokkaido pumpkin soup and Greek ‘donkey’ weather

The ‘donkey’ summer in Greece continues…

Everyone knows the stereotype of the donkey that plants its hooves on the dirt and refuses to budge, right? And that’s why when the weather girl on TV mentioned the term ‘donkey summer’ the other day to describe our current strange weather, I nearly choked on my ‘tyropitaki’! Then I howled with laughter, seeing that I knew exactly what she meant. Turns out in their folk wisdom, the Greeks of old tended to call an Indian summer a ‘donkey summer’ and I was tickled to hear this term for the first time.

In Greek, we call it ‘Gaidourokalokero’ from the words ‘gaidouri’ (donkey) and ‘kalokeri’ (summer). Mamma Mia! fans, you obviously know the second word, LOL!

Indeed, this year’s summer refuses to budge, and it’s driving us all nuts at the moment. I have clothes laying out in my bedroom that belong to both my winter and summer wardrobe. It’s a mess. From one day to the next or even within the same day I don’t know what to wear if I’m going out. It’s not seldom to start my day in a light jacket, jeans and socks, only to be in a t-shirt, shorts and sandals in town by midday.

Weird weather for the end of October, that’s for sure! The really good thing is we don’t need to roll out the carpets just yet, or to fire up electric heaters or the central heating. The latter especially is a huge blessing. No complaints there, phew!

Check out today’s newsletter for the latest news from my life in Greece, a bunch of FREE spooky books, and my recipe for Hokkaido pumpkin soup to enjoy this Halloween!

The Raven Witch has a whole bag of tricks! Magic spells, bird shifters and romance on a Greek island. A suspenseful, spooky story with a good measure of sunshine. Episodes 1 and 2 are FREE for Halloween! Visit Amazon: http://bit.ly/2CZMlow

 

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Get Effrosyni’s FREE books with your signup to her bimonthly newsletter! Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

 

Clean romance short read, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. It’ll transport you straight to Corfu to experience summer in an idyllic Greek seaside village. Visit Amazon: https://bit.ly/3pAP3rf

 

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Effrosyni’s debut romance, The Ebb, has received an award from Amazon! Check it out here

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
 
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu!

 

For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

 

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FREE books, sunny Greek photos, and jellyfish

Hello! Today, I am sharing my latest newsletter that’s chockful with FREE kindle books again! I’m also sharing the latest that’s fun from my life in Greece. It’s all bound to put a smile on your face! But first, to share a FREE short read I’ve uploaded on Story Origin. You’re welcome to grab it! 

Available in kindle, pdf or epub

Joanna boards a flight to visit the Greek island of Sifnos again after twenty years. All this time, despite the distance and her life’s circumstances, she’s been holding on to precious memories from an old summer love. Now, she’s determined to meet again the man she once left behind, hoping for a chance to prove she never forgot their old promise…

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In my latest newsletter, I am sharing a load of free books! At the very end, you’ll find sunny photos, a jelly fish map, and an unexpected gift that wasn’t even meant for me from the start!? Enjoy, and hope it all makes you smile!

 

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY… SHARING IS CARING! Tweet this to spread some love:

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Get Effrosyni’s FREE books with your signup to her bimonthly newsletter! Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

 

Clean romance short read, FREE with Kindle Unlimited. It’ll transport you straight to Corfu to experience summer in an idyllic Greek seaside village. Visit Amazon: https://bit.ly/3pAP3rf

 

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Effrosyni’s debut romance, The Ebb, has received an award from Amazon! Check it out here

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
 
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu!

 

For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

 

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My new book, and a FREEBIE! #newbook #newbookalert #preorder

Hello, All! Thrilled to announce my new book, My Corfu Love Story,  is out on preorder! I am celebrating by offering The Ebb for FREE till Monday. Make sure to grab it while you still can!

1.99c on preorder! Clean, feel-good romance novella

Spyri never forgot that old summer in Corfu when she met Markos…

Spyri, a half-Greek restauranteur in her early thirties, is back on the island of Corfu, staying in her grandmother’s village home to decompress from her busy life in London.

Once again, precious memories of that old summer pour in, the time when she’d fallen for Markos, a timid teenager from Salonica staying with his aunt in the village.

He never returned over the years, but, somehow, she never forgot him. Now, Spyri hears sad news of Markos’s aunt’s passing. But her grief is mixed with new hope when she finds out that he has arrived at the village for the funeral. The moment Spyri and Markos meet again, sparks begin to fly…

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FREE! Sofia dreads village gossip so she doesn’t talk to boys… but Danny is too charming to resist.

Sofia Aspioti, a young student, arrives on the idyllic Greek island of Corfu for her annual summer break. Because of her strict upbringing, Sofia is discontented with her life. Her parents expect her to be the model daughter, so she keeps her heart locked away, avoiding boys, to keep herself out of trouble.

But all that changes when she falls in love with Danny, a charming British tourist, and throws caution to the wind. Next thing she knows, strange dreams about a woman dressed in black begin to haunt her…

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In my latest newsletter, I am sharing a bunch of FREE kindle books to suit various tastes and the latest that’s fun from my life in Greece. Cat lovers are especially catered for in my newsletters, more often than not with photos and the latest antics of my two cats. It’s all bound to put a smile on your face! Check it out here: https://madmimi.com/p/06c0a31/preview

 

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Limited time offer! Get the awarded novella, “The Boy on the Bridge” for FREE, along with the short story collection, “Facets of Love” with your sign up to Effrosyni’s newsletter. Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu! For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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FREE books, naughty cats and delicious fish cakes

Hello! I am thrilled today to share with you a load of book freebies, romance mostly, in time for Valentine’s Day! Also sharing below the latest antics of my naughty cats, Loulou and Sissi, and my homemade fish cakes that taste and smell absolutely delicious, thanks to the herbs and spices in the mix. Enjoy!

It’s been a while since I last shared news from Loulou and her daughter, Sissi, but I assure you not much has changed since last time.

Sissi still chases her mum around sometimes, though Loulou gets less often now bullied so no longer leaves the house for hours to find some peace of mind.

In this photo, you can see Loulou on the balcony, on top of the cots Andy and I made them for this winter using two cardboard boxes covered with t-shirts and woolly jumpers for extra warmth.

Nothing to see here. Just Loulou having pigeon for breakfast. Yes. You can imagine my horror when I saw this first thing in the morning as soon as I opened the front door. Could have been worse, I guess! A small mouse, perhaps. The cats are forever taunting small mice behind the closed door. One could very well run inside for cover if I were to open it at the time. That one hasn’t happened yet, I am pleased to say, though I have had a near miss twice.

I am so grateful Greek houses don’t have cat flaps. So, at least, the carnage is guaranteed to stay outside at all times, LOL

Sissi tends to hunt smaller birds and vermin than Loulou but she is one naughty little thing! She is still terribly inquisitive, and territorial too. The moment I put something new outside on the porch, she’ll claim it for her own. Just as it happened with this small table I took outside so I can sit with a coffee or my laptop. I thought that would guarantee I’d have a clean table to do that at all times, seeing that the cats have long claimed the big oblong table of the porch for their own.

But Sissi had other ideas.

The first time I left the table unguarded, yours truly forgot all about her big table (aka ‘king-size bed’) to try this new one for size.

The same story was repeated last week, when I left my umbrella at the porch. I had just returned to the house under a drizzle and as the sun came out soon after, I thought it would be wise to leave it outside to dry.

Bad choice. But, at least, this time I suspected it. So I left it outside and stood behind the window, camera at the ready. It wasn’t ten seconds later when my little devil, Sissi, came to inspect.

She smelled it, rubbed her head against it a few times, then ran up to it, from the other side, in an obvious attempt to stand or sit on it. Gravity took over, of course, and she wound up rolling with it. It was hilarious!

When her nails came out, I rushed outside to save the umbrella from her frustrated little paws. Thanks for the confirmation, Sissi. Nothing looking new, odd or flashy on the balcony. Check!

On the bright side, at least she doesn’t jump up any more to claw at my silk scarfs on the washing line!

My homemade fish cakes can be made with haddock, cod, or any other white fish. I call them ‘aromatic’ because their heavenly smell is part of the dining experience!

My recipe uses a few herbs and spices that make them utterly delicious. And there are health benefits too, seeing that I can’t make anything these days without including turmeric and ginger – for me, they are two of the most precious ‘medicine’ nature has to offer!

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It’s the season of love… Get the companion book of The Lady of the Pier trilogy for FREE!

It includes “An Old Promise”, a clean romance short read set in the alluring Cyclades. 

For a limited time, you can get book 1 in the trilogy, The Ebb, for only 99 cents. It can also be enjoyed as a standalone read. 

AN OLD PROMISE… Joanna boards a flight to visit the Greek island of Sifnos again after twenty years. All this time, despite the distance and her life’s circumstances, she’s been holding on to precious memories from an old summer love. Now, she’s determined to meet again the man she once left behind, hoping for a chance to prove she never forgot their old promise…

“The author writes from her heart and endears the reader to the story quickly. Her writing flows in a comfortable and easy manner making the reader feel right at home.” ~Janice Spina, author of An Angel Among Us

“The book is very well written and the added poetry was beautiful. The characters were so vividly portrayed you became totally caught up in their lives.” ~Helen Johnson Brumbaugh, Amazon reviewer

This FREE short read also contains ten love poems from the Lady of the Pier trilogy and an exclusive excerpt from book 1, The Ebb.

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SEE BELOW FOR A LOAD OF FREE ROMANCE BOOKS TO ENJOY THIS VALENTINE’S DAY!

In my latest newsletter, I am sharing a bunch of FREE kindle books to suit various tastes and the latest that’s fun from my life in Greece. It’s all bound to put a smile on your face! Check it out!

 

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY… SHARING IS CARING! Tweet this to spread some love:

FREE books, and fun news from a Greek author #greek #authorlife #freebies Click To Tweet

 

Limited time offer! Get the awarded novella, “The Boy on the Bridge” for FREE, along with the short story collection, “Facets of Love” with your sign up to Effrosyni’s newsletter. Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Effrosyni’s debut romance, The Ebb, has received an award from Amazon! Check it out here

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu! For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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FREE books, Greek lentil soup and a charming little chapel

Eating heavy, meaty and fatty foods during the holidays can be taxing for the body. Once Christmas Day was over, I already knew it was time to go all vegetarian for a while. Until the New Year, at least. So I had the loveliest light meal on Boxing Day, which I thought I’d share with you. When my father sat at the table he dug straight into the raw onion squares which he enjoys enormously. He never has lentils of any kind without a side dish of raw onion and taught my British husband to ask this Greek wife to do the same in our home too. Not that I complain! The benefits of onion are well known and many.

Andy made sausage rolls for Christmas (he calls them ‘pigs in blankets’) and drizzled them with honey. You can see in the photo some of the leftovers. I didn’t care for them and it was interesting to see my family trying them. My father was like me and turned up his nose, but my sister and her family, being big meat eaters, honoured the side dish enormously. Still, Andy got to eat most of them. It’s a British thing, apparently. I wouldn’t know, LOL! Luckily, he won’t be making them again till next Christmas, phew! Not that I mind what he eats, but if he cooks those again and it’s just the two of us, he’ll be eating the lot on his own, LOL!

Back to the lentil meal – I added some rice in it (just a tablespoon) to add goodness. The combination of lentils and cereal of any kind gives the body complete protein, and is therefore great for providing the body with energy. Herbs and spices gave the meal plenty of aroma.

GET THE RECIPE HERE!

This chapel is a lovely new addition to our beautiful seafront in my little town of Nea Peramos. It was sanctified by a priest shortly after its installation and its name is–what else?–St. Nicholas. What could be more apt than the name of the protector of seamen when the church is situated at a marina, right? It’s so charming and I’m looking forward to a chance to visit it inside. The only problem is it was placed at the worst spot ever, as you can see here, which showed the moment it rained heavily. I’ve seen the seafront’s many ducks gather right there to drink when it rains – LOL!

Earlier photo at the spot where the chapel was placed

But, hey! I hear the council is busy taking remedial action. Let’s hope! St Nicholas deserves to be visited by people with dry feet 😛 Go below to read my newsletter. You’ll find in there more photos from the seafront that I took that day. Enjoy 🙂

In my latest newsletter, I am sharing a bunch of FREE kindle books to suit various tastes and the latest that’s fun from my life in Greece. It’s all bound to put a smile on your face! Check it out here: https://madmimi.com/p/c780631/preview

 

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY… SHARING IS CARING! Tweet this to spread some love:

FREE books, and fun news from Greece! #funnews #freebiefriday #Greece Click To Tweet

 

Limited time offer! Get The Boy on the Bridge for FREE, along with the short story collection, Facets of Love, with your sign up to Effrosyni’s newsletter. Fun news from her life in Greece and a load of FREE kindle books in every issue! http://bit.ly/2yA74No

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Effrosyni’s debut romance, The Ebb, has received an award from Amazon! Check it out here

Beach fun and sweet romance mixed with magic spells and bird shifters… The Raven Witch of Corfu is an original story that will rivet you with its unrelenting suspense. The final twist will blow your mind!
Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to south Corfu! For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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FREE spooky books and pumpkin soup

Hi, All! I’m getting excited for Halloween and offering a plethora of FREE spooky books in my newsletter today! Scroll down for the link while I stir this soup, will you?

Hmmm… My soup is almost ready. Now, I’d better make a start on the crunchy bat wing frittata. Hey! What’s in the cauldron, I hear you say?

Yum! Homemade pumpkin soup, that’s what!

And not just with any pumpkin, but with a Hokkaido pumpkin that is incredibly yummy and tender. I don’t know about you but I wash its skin well and leave it in! It is soft and has a wonderful texture when cooked. Plus, it means, you get even more beta-carotene 🙂

I liquidize the soup before serving but leave out about a cupful of chunks so I can throw them in the plates for decoration.

My recipe includes ginger and parsley, and it’s so warming and nutritious – an excellent choice for Halloween and any wintry evening, for that matter. You won’t find it in my recipe, but these days I also add 1/2 a teaspoon of turmeric to the cauldron (sorry, I meant the pot!)

Turmeric adds extra nutritional value to the dish. Plus, the color yellow makes a striking contrast to the green lizard tail salad I serve on the side (just kidding!)

GET THE RECIPE – MINUS THE LIZARD TAILS!

 

FREE spooky episodes! Lizzie is not your average tourist. She’s going to Greece on a mission. And it involves a shape-shifting, evil witch!

 

CHECK OUT MY NEWSLETTER FOR MY LATEST FUN NEWS FROM GREECE. HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS IN ATHENS AND A MULTITUDE OF SPOOKY KINDLE FREEBIES AWAIT YOU IN THIS ISSUE. HAPPY HALOWEEN, ALL!

 

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New book! A young man determined to protect his girl… A teenage boy offering prophecies… and a series of unexplained events. Check it out on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ke2O9U

   Want The Boy on the Bridge for FREE? Grab it here!

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
Summer love and a mysterious haunting in Corfu! Check it out here

370 pages of Corfu summer bliss! This beach romance will make you fall in love… Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
To grab “Facets of Love” for FREE, go here! Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to Corfu! For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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A quick and easy dessert, FREE books and fun on the beach!

Hi, All! Today, I am thrilled to share my latest quick and easy dessert experiment in the kitchen as I try to find healthy alternatives to bought ice cream. And I am thrilled because I managed to make the perfect thing made of Greek yoghurt, that, somehow, tastes like chilled cake instead! Just yummy! I did try to store it in the freezer, and it was okay as an ice cream, but if kept in the fridge, the taste is a lot better.

The lady fingers (savoyard biscuits) in this recipe cause a taste explosion in the mouth, but only, as I stated earlier, if it’s kept in the fridge! The biscuits soak up the excess liquid from the yoghurt/sugar mix fully after 24 hours and it turns into something magical. You just have to try it!

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FREE! Sweet first love on the island of Corfu and a strange haunting…

CORFU, 1987: Sofia is reluctant to talk to boys. Her family is strict and gossip in her village on Corfu is relentless. But Danny, a British tourist, is too charming to resist. As she falls in love, strange dreams about a woman dressed in black begin to haunt her…

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: 1937: Laura arrives in Brighton to pursue a new life. She soon falls for Christian, a stagehand at the West Pier theatre, but when she’s offered a chance to perform there, her love for him is put to the test. Charles Willard, a wealthy aristocrat, starts to pursue her relentlessly…

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FREE books for all, loud crickets and yummy food! Fun news from my life in Greece to bring sunshine to your day. Go here to read my latest newsletter: https://madmimi.com/p/090ba21/preview

 

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FREE books, and fun news from Greece! #summertime #freebiefriday #authorlife Click To Tweet

New book! A young man determined to protect his girl… A teenage boy offering prophecies… and a series of unexplained events. Check it out on Amazon: https://bit.ly/3ke2O9U

Kelly ran a marathon and wound up running a house. With a ghost in it! Both humorous and moving, with delightful sweet romance, it’s just the ticket to lose yourself reading! Read more on Amazon
370 pages of Corfu summer bliss! This beach romance will make you fall in love… Available in paperback , box set or 4 kindle episodes!
To grab “Facets of Love” for FREE, go here! Planning to visit Greece? Check out our FREE guide to Corfu! For delicious Greek recipes, go here. Are you an author? Check out our FREE promo tips & resources here.

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Seafood pasta, fun Greek news and free books for all! #funnews #Greece #freebooks

What do you see in this pic? Clams, cockles or kedonia? Whatever you call them, they’re just as yummy! Scroll down for a fabulous pasta recipe that uses this delicious seafood!

My father has now gone to his homeland – the island of Limnos in the Northeast Aegean – to spend the summer there. He makes me jealous on most days by telling me he’s been to the beach for an evening walk and returned home with dinner – the odd big crab to enjoy with his ouzo!

During winter, My father made a new friend, Mr. Dimitris, who loves to harvest seafood from the seafront, here in our little town near Athens. As of the late spring, Mr. Dimitris would stop by to bring my father the odd thing, like the porphuras I mentioned in a previous blog post, or mussels. Now that it’s summertime, he goes harvesting every day and drops in about once a week, bearing gifts straight from the sea, this time to Andy and me, seeing that my father is away.

More often than not, he brings clams these days, much to my delight.

I’ve always had clams raw with a splash of lemon juice and bread. When I was a kid, my father was forever opening them for me with a knife and putting them on my plate saying, ‘Add plenty of lemon! It’ll kill the germs!’ It’s so embedded in my head by now I could never have them raw without the lemon haha. Actually, I suspect there’s truth in this as well!

Anyway, I decided to try something different this time. So I looked for pasta recipes online and found this awesome one for ‘Tartufi di Mare’ which means ‘Truffles of the Sea’ and that’s how the Italians call clams/cockles, apparently! Excited to learn something new, I looked into the recipe and it sounded wonderful. Clams, garlic, white wine, chilly… It just sounded perfect.

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I’ve now enjoyed this meal a couple times and it was such a success that I had to blog it, after making my own changes that is – i.e. I played with the secondary ingredients a little and changed the steaming procedure as well.

The pasta tastes as if it’s coated in butter. It’s just mouth-wateringly delicious. You’ll just have to try the recipe to see what I mean!

Note: You can use small-size oysters instead (called ‘clams’ in the UK or ‘achivades’ in Greece). These have smooth shells and can have various colors. 

The summer has officially started here at last! The sea is a little cool but so inviting, and the sun is scorching hot! We’re having a heatwave right now, temps as high as 40 degrees C. My husband took this photo of me last weekend. That was our first swim near home so it was a quick trip. There are many popular beaches in west Attica that are edged with pine forests, and we’ll be driving out a little further on the weekends from now on. Kineta, Agii Theodori, Alepochori, Psatha, Porto Germeno. So many choices 🙂

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