Keartisanal, Summer 2011 | Aglaia's Table in Kea Cyclades

Greek wine tasting in our terrace.
Harvesting early summer vegetables from the western garden.
Shaping the traditional Kean flourless almond cookies.
Four brave ladies on the way to the ancient temples of Karthaea.
Beth and Tamara Gunn, mother and daughter, a Karthaea beach, after the hike.
Posing amidst the wild flowers of May, in Karthaea, in front of the ancient theater.
Kitchen Conundrum blogger Renee Iseson takes pictures as the group stuffs zucchini blossoms.
Steve Mitchell making individual octopus pies for our beach picnic.
Tamara carefully stuffing zucchini blossoms.
Olive Yonge takes notes during the olive tasting.
Our Greek cheeses spread includes rare artisanal cheeses from all over the country.
Reaching the beach after the hike; neighboring Kythnos island in the background.
Vitex agnus-castus (chaste tree) in bloom, close to our beach.
Savoring various Greek honeys with our home-made fresh cheese.
Happy faces during the afternoon olive oil tasting.
Taking a breath during the uphill hike back from the Karthaea temples.
Picking fresh grape leaves to roll the dolmas.
The dolmas the group prepared with the fresh leaves (Photo by Renne Iseson).
Evening at our friends Sofia and Haris’ house, overlooking Otzias bay and the neighboring islands.
Sea bass wrapped in fig leaves, ready for the grill. (Photo by Renne Iseson).
Aglaia with one of her breads just out of the oven. (Photo by Renne Iseson).
Anne Mitchell rolling phyllo for our crunchy cheese pie, under Ela’s supervision.
Blogger Renee Iseson rolls phyllo following Stamatia’s instructions.
Sunset picnic on the beach, watching the sun set behind the mainland mountains.
Local, free-range kid roasted in our wood fired oven over a bed of lentiscus and rosemary sprigs.
A sample of the Greek white wines we tasted this year.
The inviting clear, emerald-blue sea of Kea!