About

North Coast of Spain

Hello, my name is Linda. I've been a researcher, alternative medicine practitioner (chiropractor), and health policy analyst. My search for my true passion continues, but I am certain that it involves food in some way, shape, or form... 

By no means am I a professional chef; rather, just a home cook who is obsessed with good food and all things local. Love going to the farmers’ market and seeing what’s in season, and subsequently creating dishes from what I find. Am not a vegetarian (love a slow braised lamb shank, a whole roasted duck, and just about anything that comes out of the water, especially Maryland blue crab), though cannot imagine a meal without vegetables and am always trying to find new and interesting ways to prepare them.  

Started to really appreciate food when I first traveled to Europe in 2001, and became increasingly captivated with food in subsequent visits to France, Italy, Greece, Spain, and Turkey.  The more I am exposed to new flavors and dishes, the more curious I become about others. What I truly appreciate are simplicity and freshness of ingredients. There is nothing better than a whole grilled fish or a plate of grilled sardines that were caught in the Sea of Crete by a local fisherman early that morning. Or, local fruits and vegetables, including any number of greens (dandelion, puntarelle, chickory etc.), picked/harvested by a farmer at its peak of ripeness -- hence the name of my blog, Wild Greens and Sardines.

While I enjoy fresh, simple cooking, I also enjoy ingredients that are, perhaps, a bit less mainstream such as uni (sea urchin), octopus, goat, duck hearts, etc., and have no problem seeking out such ingredients to experiment with at home. Live to eat. Kali Orexi!

I ♥ sardines

Meet Patrick, occasional editor, dedicated dishwasher, and fellow sardine and horta (dandelion greens) lover.