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Time-perfected recipes and stories from grandmothers of the world
Oct 12, 2023
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Anastasia Miari
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"I fell madly in love, well into my seventies."
Nonagenarian Grandmother Zena is proof you can fall madly in love, even later in life
Feb 11
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Anastasia Miari
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Nonna Angela's Rosemary Baked fish from Campania
A no-nonsense, delicious dish for those of you (like me) that don't cook enough fish.
Feb 5
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Anastasia Miari
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My Greek Yiayia can help you save money on groceries.
Cucina povera, Greek granny edition.
Jan 30
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Anastasia Miari
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Does anyone know recipe by rote anymore?
Why the best inheritance I can leave my kids are my recipes.
Jan 23
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Anastasia Miari
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"I fell madly in love, well into my seventies."
Nonagenarian Grandmother Zena is proof you can fall madly in love, even later in life
Feb 11
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Anastasia Miari
14
1
My Greek Yiayia can help you save money on groceries.
Cucina povera, Greek granny edition.
Jan 30
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Anastasia Miari
34
1
5
Does anyone know recipe by rote anymore?
Why the best inheritance I can leave my kids are my recipes.
Jan 23
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Anastasia Miari
15
3
It isn't festive magic. Most women take on the admin of Christmas.
Unseen, unpaid and unacknowledged: matriarchs are every home's Christmas elf
Dec 19, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Through Tender Transitions...
How generational wisdom can help nourish new mothers, sorely in need of TLC
Oct 31, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Chi San Wan
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Recipes Are Stories, Not Just a Combination of Ingredients
How to take your summer holiday home with you and recreate it again and again...
Oct 10, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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My Long Lost Granny Joan and Yiayia as an Antidote to Dementia
How to hold onto your brain health for longer: be more Yiayia
Aug 31, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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An ode to my Yiayia, a secret deserted beach and one of Yiayia's best recipes
It's publication week for my book, MEDITERRANEA, so I'm getting personal again...
Aug 1, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Travel
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One of my best kept secrets, this hidden Italian town is authenticity at its best.
My early Christmas gift to you. Bookmark this hidden Italian town for your 2026 travel plans.
Nov 28, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Where to Eat the Best Seafood in Athens - My Top Twenty
My favourite spots for OXI Day - and a little on what this special public holiday means
Oct 24, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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A guide to the hottest neighbourhood in Athens right now.
Kypseli is hot and happening since I moved here, this is why you should visit.
Sep 26, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
10
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Sicily, My Sweet. A love letter.
The desserts you absolutely must indulge yourself in when visiting the island and where to find them.
Aug 23, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Partying and living longer - the two go hand in hand in Ikaria
The only place to be on 15 August in Greece is Ikaria. Fact.
Aug 15, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
10
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Why Corfu at Easter is the best in all of Greece
How to visit Corfu this Easter weekend and the bizarre, beautiful traditions of my island
Apr 15, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Guide: Take me to Tinos, the Greek island you have to know about
My tips on where to eat, what to do and a delicious Cycladic Portokalopita recipe
May 13, 2024
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Anastasia Miari
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Travel Guide: Behind the Scenes in Sicily
Forget White Lotus. This is how to travel and eat, as the Sicilians do..
Apr 22, 2024
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Anastasia Miari
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Recipes
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Nonna Angela's Rosemary Baked fish from Campania
A no-nonsense, delicious dish for those of you (like me) that don't cook enough fish.
Feb 5
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Anastasia Miari
11
King of Desserts this Christmas? Try the Cassata.
This Sicilian classic is a show stopper. Here's how to make it.
Dec 12, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Are you brave enough for this Baklava?
Kyria Areti shares her ultimate recipe for a show stopping dessert...but is it Greek?
Nov 21, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Greece's Favourite Diaspora Starlet Shared her Yiayia's Melomakarona Recipe with Me
Time to cosy up with Greece's favourite cakey-cookie and Greek-American starlet Kalomira
Nov 7, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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PRAISE this Herby Lamb and White Bean Braise
An autumnal feast from food writer Rosie Birkett's Mama <3
Oct 17, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Rosie Birkett
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Why Greeks Should Care About Palestine, In the Words of a Palestinian Grandmother
Displaced Palestinian Grandmother Shares her Story and a Recipe for the Ultimate Fattoush Salad
Oct 3, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Fig, Ouzo and Black Pepper Clafoutis and the Greek village sharing economy.
Why sharing is my favourite thing about Greek village life and a bounteous recipe direct from my fig tree
Aug 8, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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Ten dishes I never expected to find in the Med
Behind the scenes on my new book, Mediterranea and my hot tips for this week.
Jul 25, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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INNER CIRCLE, NOW YOU CAN EAT LIKE A YIAYIA 💪
A sexy downloadable document of everything my Yiayia ate in a week for my founding members
Jan 16
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Anastasia Miari
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Everything my Yiayia (Greek grandmother) ate in a week.
A 'nourishment plan' to beat all fad diets to death with.
Jan 16
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Anastasia Miari
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2025, that's a wrap. Here's what I loved in Greece this year.
Where I ate, what I cooked and the produce I've devoured in 2025.
Dec 26, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
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It isn't festive magic. Most women take on the admin of Christmas.
Unseen, unpaid and unacknowledged: matriarchs are every home's Christmas elf
Dec 19, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
14
1
King of Desserts this Christmas? Try the Cassata.
This Sicilian classic is a show stopper. Here's how to make it.
Dec 12, 2025
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Anastasia Miari
4
1
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