November 2018 The story begins in 2018, when the pipe dream of an Aegean home began to assume a bit of form as a late autumn trip to Tunisia and Israel offered the opportunity to spend a few days in Greece at a time of year when it wasn’t seething with tourists and heat. The… Continue reading Kea round one
Author: Efro
I am the curator of the family archive, aka Efro aka Mom.
Thank you for your patience as I navigate the backend of WP.
Prologue
What is the Paleopolis project all about? It began as a vague and increasingly vital desire to ground ourselves somewhere other than just Canada. With all the wonders of the planet, it wasn’t difficult to quickly decide this second home would be in Europe, as it is both familiar and exotic, comfortable and exciting, and… Continue reading Prologue
Baklava
Making baklava is easy, the recipe is forgiving, and some ingredients are flexible or adjustable, but it is easy to also mess it up, as I have done many times. Yiayia Koula always used almonds in her baklava, so the recipe below is based on these nuts, as this is what we grew accustomed to.… Continue reading Baklava
Neapolitan faces
Pasta Salad
Ingredients Ingredients – Mayo Directions – Mayo made by hand Directions – Salad Notes
Hallowe’en 2022
One of Hallowe’en’s highlights is pumpkin carving, turning the squash into a Jack O’Lantern. One year, we must have carved two dozen, but there were heaps of carvers. This year, only one lonely guy, happy and a bit maniacal looking. We left him right at the yew bush gap at the top of the walk… Continue reading Hallowe’en 2022