Winter recipe for a perfect day

Best served on a sunny morning in Kallithea. 

 Ingredients:

-          -a nice gigantic cappuccino with cream and cinnamon on top

-         -  a warm and crunchy tiropita to go

-          -a good book that makes you dream away

-        -  a pack of bird grains

-         -  a warm jacket and sunglasses

-        -  a tram ticket towards the sea via Poseidonos Ave.

Optional: a bathing suit (winter swimmers in Greece are as common as olive trees).

 

Directions:

Gently mix all the ingredients on a warm beach in Faliro (Flisvos) and spice up with some sea breeze, sunlight and sand until they melt and smell like happiness.

Cooking time may vary from one person to another, but usually half an hour is enough to get a nice, roasted blend that will guarantee you a perfect start of the day.

Best served alone. It is too delicious to be shared with just anyone. However, for extra flavor, you can add a soul mate. If you don’t have one, choose carefully who you want to invite for dinner: excessive chit chat or vain gossip may alter the taste and turn this recipe into an ordinary meal. 

Very often, uninvited pigeons will join you and invade your little perfect cooking party, only to make it even more charming. Better have the grains with you unless you want to share your tiropita with them.

Tastes wonderful in all seasons.

Recommended for all, but especially for those hungry for harmony.

Possible side effects: 

- sudden need to smile for no reason

- much too regular heart beat

- fresh pink cheek colour

- unusually high energy level

Practical details:

- preparation time: as long as it takes to get to the beach

- cooking time: >30 mins 

- level: easy like a Sunday morning

- cost: 7 eur (3 eur cappuccino, 1.5 eur tiropita, 1.5 eur tram ticket, 1 eur bird grains)

Enjoy :)

*blue shrimp*