Greece was actually obvious for me. Spanakopita and greek salad, what could be better and fresher on a warm summer evening? With a dessert of Greek baklava filled with chopped nuts and thin honey, after the recipe of a Greek colleague's mother. Absolutely perfect summer food. And for

We came home from holiday to find some fresh vegetables in the fridge waiting for is and so we had mezze. Years ago we had a favourite mezze restaurant but we've rather fallen out the habit so it was time to make our own. There is something very

After the great food nation of France, time for another great food culture: Italy. We actually spent almost the whole day on the beach, the summer having finally arrived in Copenhagen, so I was kind of tempted to do a quick pizza when we got home. However, we had many

After yesterday's french feast I was hoping for a healthy day today, but as soon as I mentioned Belgium, there was really only one option mentioned in the house: Vlaamse friet. With a side order of Belgian waffles! It's not really the right time of year

Ah, La Belle France ... When I was a kid, summer holidays invariably meant France. This was the one I was really looking forward to. I speak (or used to at least) reasonable french, so it's a bit weird that we haven't visited more with the children.

Yesterday's brief foray into Spain triggered all sorts of fond reminiscing and I had a similar feeling about Andorra, a country I've visited only once to ski, many years ago now. I wonder how that's working out now climate change is really beginning to

It's sometimes hard to write about Spain without falling back on cliches. After the European championships and Wimbledon, the country is clearly having a moment though. I learnt Spanish at school and though I've spent more time overall in South America, I have adored the parts

After yesterday's searching on the westernmost points, we settled on the UK today; largely as a point of practicality - we've been busy all day, and making British food was less fuss than Spanish, given UK is one of the 3 nationalities of this household. So

We have arrived on the European mainland, and it's a country I've never visited, in spite of having several good Portuguese friends. On the basis of the food, this is also almost certainly a mistake. We are going to be talking about those little tarts for