When did this interest start in me? I would say around 4 years back. From a trip to Athens my husband got me a bottle of green olives. The bottle looked nice and the fresh green olives in brine looked very colorful. But i had my doubt will they use it in vegetarian cooking. The bottle found its place in my fridge and remained safe and sound there. A month later i found it disgusting that i could not do anything with it. So i sat down and browsed for a easy vegetarian recipe. Voila! i did find one that was very simple and easy. Though i had my doubts i tried it and it was really very good. Soon i tried it out with every one i knew my friends, my father in law and of course my parents. Got a very positive response which set me experimenting even more.