by Γεια σας! Hello! Welcome to Greece – the southernmost country in Europe. It is divided into the mainland, the peninsula south of the mainland called the Peloponnese, and the thousands of islands in the seas around it. Greece is one of the oldest countries in Europe, with a history going back thousands of years. Ancient Greek […]
Family Travel Guides From Around the World
by Do you love to travel with your family? Are you raising little world explorers? Here is an enormous collection of family travel guides from our members featuring destinations from around the world, so spin the globe and see where your next destination will be! Family Travel Guides From Around the World Find more family […]
Celebrating Pascha – Greek Orthodox Easter Traditions
by Growing up in the United States, my Easter traditions included colorful eggs, the Easter Bunny, an egg hunt, an Easter basket, going to church, and spending time with family. Then I married a man from Greece and learned about Pascha – the most important observance in the Greek Orthodox faith – and its special Easter traditions. The Date Most years, Western […]
Easter Eggs Around The World
by Some of my best childhood Easter memories were annual outings to a Ukrainian Easter bazaar with my mom. At the bazaar older ladies wearing babushkas made, cooked and sold pierogies out of a hot, steamy church kitchen. Other vendors stood behind tables lined with rosettes, kolaczki, sweet breads, and a myriad of other to-die-for […]
World Cup Cooking with Kids
by We at Glittering Muffins have been cooking and baking with Nico for about 4 years now, even though he is only turning 5 in August. Out of his ever increasing interest in creating food (even though he still only sometimes will actually try what he helps make), came the creation of the “Around the World […]