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15 February 2022
FUN FACT A traditional Spanish tortilla is basically a potato omelet (eggs, potatoes and onions cooked in olive oil and seasoned with salt). It’s usually eaten in the afternoon, as a light snack before dinne
15 February 2022
Coconut milk is definitely not a native Mediterranean ingredient and this soup was first developed as a way to avoid using heavy cream. Coconut milk is the liquid naturally found inside of mature coconuts. Coconut cream is essentially full-fat coconut milk, culled from the white, hard coconut “meat.” Sometimes coconut cream and coconut water are combined to create a ...
10 February 2022
HELPFUL HINT: I am of two minds when it comes to vegan cheeses. On the one hand, I love real cheese so have no qualms about cheating once a week with the real thing; so many vegan cheeses are an amalgam of fillers that they’re ultimately not that healthy. Look for vegan cheeses produced probiotically and based on cashews ...
14 January 2022
FUN FACT: If one thing sets Greek food apart from other cuisines across the Mediterranean, it is the prevalence of purely plant-based main courses. This root vegetable stew, while inspired by the spice palette of regions a little further to the East, is a great example of a hearty, totally plant-based, real-food vegan main course. Raisins and olive add ...
10 January 2022
I don’t think I can say this enough: The Greek-Mediterranean diet is packed with excellent, hearty, main course vegetable fare prepared in every way, shape and form. Soup, of course, is one way we eat vegetables, and in winter that’s often part of a weekly Mediterranean meal plan! It’s also a great way to prepare and enjoy a wide ...
7 December 2021
Chestnut trees grow all over Greece, especially in the mountains, which account for 80% of the Greek landscape. They are one of the traditional ingredients in the rice stuffing for the Christmas or New Year’s turkey. They often stud wine-braised pork dishes, also served on the holidays. Chestnut spoon sweets, chestnut puree and chestnut flour are all beloved artisanal ...
1 December 2021
FUN TIP: Creamy texture doesn’t have to be achieved with, well, cream! In this recipe, I call for an age-old Greek tradition for using nuts as a thickener. Cashews, while not native to Greece, are a much-loved nut. They are super rich in iron and copper, which impacts our metabolism in a positive way. Cashews boost our energy, are ...
22 November 2021
Kale is a relative newcomer to Greek farmers’ markets, but it’s made headway in the last few years and people have come to love it in salads and grain-based dishes. It’s not surprising, since this crunchy member of the brassica family taps into Greeks’ love with all things cabbagy – they’re related, of course! I have to admit that ...
2 November 2021
Inspired by the place sweet potatoes have both in the Ikarian and greater Greek kitchen, this savory-sweet appetizer is a great Fall and Winter dish. On Ikaria, sweet potatoes were the "dessert" in times of poverty, roasted and eaten as is, and remembered fondly! Sweet potatoes are cultivated on Naxos, too, an island famous for its potatoes, and are also ...
26 October 2021
Friends, fans and followers, welcome to this little collection of 35 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes Inspired by Greek Flavors! So much of Greek cooking is naturally vegan that we often just take our great plant-based dishes for granted.
Enjoy this selection of traditional and contemporary Greek-Inspired Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes...from my Greek table to yours!
