21 Day Mediterranean Diet Challenge accepted, with Akis Petretziks as my second. Today : Self improving and drinken tea

© Olive Tomato This is also a very easy task today. I actually drink a lot of tea. Even if I don’t currently have any of the teas that are suggested, i.e. sage, chamomile or linden blossom tea. I am currently drinking elderflower and mint tea. Das ist heute auch eine sehr einfache Aufgabe. Ich……

21 Day Mediterranean Diet Challenge accepted, with Akis Petretziks as my second. Today : Time for veganuary (kind of)

© Olive Tomato So, almost 2 weeks of my challenge are over and today we should eat vegan for the day. Elena suggested a menu with spanakorizo, i.e. spinach rice, and I really wanted to prepare this dish. But what should I say ? Aki’s recipe clearly states that it should be served with feta.……

My pantry inventory

Some time ago I reported that I was trying to set up a small pantry. I had actually planned to use the storage room in the hallway because it would be cold enough in the absence of a cellar. However, my landlord told me that I would then have to give him a key, which……

Iran – A lust for life in secret

When real travel is not possible, you travel from the sofa. You could call it couch surfing. Even if real couch surfing is something else. And Stephan Orth is an expert in this. Couchsurfing im Iran : Meine Reise hinter verschlossene Türen is its supreme discipline. He not only travels to a country that has……

21 Day Mediterranean Diet Challenge accepted, with Akis Petretziks as my second. Today : Eat more seafood

© Olive Tomato No, how embarrassing. I really don’t have any fish or other seafood in the house. I have such beautiful recipes in my cookbook, but I don’t have the necessary ingredients. So an emergency prescription had to be found. But of course that is also from Akis. Spaghetti alla Puttanesca, with αντσούγιες. That……