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24 February 2022
USEFUL TIP: This is an all-weather soup and is just as delicious hot as it is chilled.
13 May 2016
These Ikaria-style zucchini sticks are whimsically called maridaki, the Greek word for smelts, because smelts, long and slim, are typically floured and fried just like these little sticks. They’re great. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you'll need to make this, visit my online shop here , where you'll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.
14 October 2011
Greeks say “I ate bread and olives with him,” to denote an act of friendship. The olive branch is the universal symbol of peace. Like no other fruit, the olive is responsible for shaping an entire civilization. Its history is long and illustrious, and the legends surrounding it are rich and splendid. Mostly, though, literature and myth occupy themselves with ...
20 December 2013
If you like spinach pies, you will for sure love this great spinach tart recipe, with healthy greens, sweet anthotiro cheese, and Greek olives!
10 September 2013
Beans are a New World product but bean soup. fasolada in Greek, is Greece’s national dish! Greek herbs and great Greek olive oil will make this hearty soup even more delicious. Find them both on my online store here .
9 December 2011
This article first appeared in the L.A. Times. Αthens. The pang for souvlaki comes about once a month. I am usually in the center of town when that indescribable waft—the scent of grilled meat (either pork or lamb), garlic, and oregano, coupled with the smell of warm doughy pita bread—hits me. The Greeks have a word for it: tsikna, the ...
8 December 2011
Many a newcomer to Greek cuisine will already know one of its classic dishes—spanakopita, or spinach pie. Spanakopita is just one of an endless array of Greek savory pies. Pita—as the Greeks call the general category of pies—is this cuisine’s soul food. It is the dish that home cooks of yore made on both special occasions and Sundays, but also ...
31 October 2011
Here’s a really unusual, delicious recipe for sweet corn cream that comes from Northern Greece. The dish is adapted from my book, The Country Cooking of Greece. It's a great example of elegant but rustic Greek cuisine.
23 October 2011
This subtle, tangy Greek fish dish is an underappreciated classic, even in Greece. It's traditionally made with the thin-stalked dark green celery that Greeks call "selino" but which Americans might know as Chinese celery. You cal also make this with leafy greens, such as chard. To lend a truly authentic flavor to this luscious fish recipe, use Greek olive oil,which ...
14 October 2011
All over the Mediterranean, small, savory plates of food enjoyed in a convivial atmosphere make for one of the region’s basic dining experiences. Known widely now as tapas, antipasto, merende, even hors d’oeuvres, these tidbits comprise a whole pan-Mediterranean culture: that of sharing food and drink with friends in an unrushed, unharried environment. In Greece (and throughout the eastern Mediterranean, ...
