House Bound

We are in the eye of another short storm. 2 days of rain and wind 

What can a pensioner do on these wet miserable days when he's forced to stay inside with only me for company?

He cooks  

Chicken with hilopites in a tomato sauce

Lots of oil and garlic with bay leaves, a cinnamon stick and allspice berries

Hilopites

Made from flour, eggs and milk

AllSpice berries

It's hard to describe their pungent flavour

Google says a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.  It's very popular here.  When I make a tomato sauce I'll add a cinnamon stick and half a dozen berries. 

I don't like either but it's traditional

My traditional greek

With a tray of cheese biscuits

The perfect accompaniment to a glass of tsipouro 

Tsipouro.... made from the residue of wine making, skins, pips and stems. 

40-45 proof alcohol

Decanting olive oil

We buy the oil in 5 litre containers now

In years gone by we bought 16 litre tins