SLIDE SHOW: In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season

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Taking in the island's green winter landscape.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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A village on the island.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Nikos Mavromatis, our butcher, behind the counter in his shop in Hora.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Nikos watches his sheep with binoculars on the slope across from his shop when he expects them to give birth.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Occasionally goats climb up the stone fences and feast on the shrubs that border the now empty vacation villas. The people who spent a fortune buying land to build summer houses are supposed to erect tall barriers. After all, "the goats cannot know where properties end or begin."

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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One of the heirloom cabbages purchased from a neighbor.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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The neighbor's stand still offers an abundance: cauliflower, tangerines, and more.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Turkeys among the tangerine trees.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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We are part of the few who still plant a vegetable garden on the island, and we try to grow salad greens, scallions, radishes, spinach, and beets for our table.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Scallions to liven up any dish. Straight from the garden.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Chopped up scallions for the first dish.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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Kneading the scallions for the Hotropsom o.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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All mixed up for the Hotropsomo .

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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The Hotropsomo , a rustic, crustless pie, or bread, is an easy and delicious snack or mezze eaten warm or at room temperature.

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .

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I love the winter version of baked—or boiled—meatballs, flavored with plenty of scallions, and served with avgolemono (egg and lemon sauce).

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With the neighbors' wonderful eggs, I made patatopita (potato pie). I don't make it often because I can't stop eating it...

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Aglaia Kremezi explores Kea's abundant winter in

In Greece, Winter is Feasting Season .