I'll start cooking my greek island favourites

When I think of a nice meal my mind thinks of a cooking book and me as a genie that can turn something traditional to a different level to be adored by the type of eater I am cooking for. Being born and raised in Greece in the large island of Crete I will do the honours to my homeplace and start cooking..simply Greek. The catch is that I have been living in the UK for almost 20 years now.Which of course meant I had to try to cook my greek dishes as I couldn't bear eating the 'strange things english people eat '.. But we' ll talk about that in another chapter.

As most houses in greece are full of cooking smells by lunchtime, greatly cooked by the woman of the household..my mum was the proud wife of a self made man, my dad, also very eager to feed his important friends at our house. My mum is now nearly 70 and still cooks and is known as the best cook in the area my parents still live in. Little me didn't want to do anything with the VIPs waiting in our dining room..but was always standing by mum to watch her cook and standing on my toes I could see what was happening in..those interesting cooking pots. I always wanted to cook but my mum wouldn't let me.

After being a student of Economics in London, I tried to cook my favourite greek dishes..and a couple of times I had to throw out my overcooked food. After a couple of months, I was the most popular girl amongst the greek students, who mostly missed greek food. All my recipies were based of course on my mum's approved receipies. Out of my anger that her cooking pride never let me cook at home, I have rebelled against her dishes and made them more 'fattening' and more..tasty!