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4 August 2015
The tomatoes are high and climbing, their stiff, tannic leaves silvery under a light but necessary dusting of sulphur, which helps keep the tomato fly at bay. The fruit is a jumble of green and red, smooth or creased, round or oval, depending on the variety. We’ve planted several kinds, including a few thick-skinned, older kinds, in our summer garden ...
23 July 2015
A favorite summer phyllo pie from Ikaria that's easy to make, nutritious, and delicious and a perfect example of one of the island's most important "longevity secret" -- simple, fresh food in season. 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. ...
29 June 2015
Tourlou is typically a mixed summer vegetable casserole found all over the Eastern Aegean. The word is Turkish (turlu) and means a hodgepodge. There are many similar casseroles around Greece that go by different names. What I like about this old Ikarian recipe is its utter simplicity. It also reminds me of a similar recipe with pumpkin, not zucchini, also ...
4 May 2015
IKARIA LONGEVITY TIP: THE HUMBLE ONION IS FILLED WITH GOOD NUTRITION There is almost no savory Greek dish, from starters to main courses, that don’t contain onions. One of the most basic ingredients in the Greek Diet, onions and all their relatives ( leeks , scallions, chives, ramps, and shallots among them) are also among the healthiest natural foods we can ...
27 January 2015
This is one of my all-time favorite Greek pies, from the Blue Zone island of Ikaria, where we run our cooking school in spring and summer. We teach our guests to make this and they love it.
2 December 2014
I am thrilled to be in this issue of PBS’ Avenue!
1 December 2014
Let’s talk about tea and longevity. Not just any tea, but the wide array of herbal teas that Ikarians drink. “We drank herbal teas like sage and fliskouni (pennyroyal). Those were the ‘antibiotics’ of our time! Our mother would prepare sage tea, honey and a clove of garlic if we had a cold or the flu.” So says my friend, ...
1 December 2014
On Ikaria, the island of longevity, where people forget to die, figs play an important part in the local diet. They are one of nature’s late-summer, nutrition-packed gifts and, dried, are an important food in winter. For a few short weeks, we enjoy them fresh. One of my greatest childhood pleasures was to scurry about my Aunt Mary’s garden, twisting ...
3 November 2014
Diane’s latest book, IKARIA – LESSONS ON FOOD, LIFE AND LONGEVITY FROM THE GREEK ISLAND WHERE PEOPLE FORGET TO DIE (Rodale), will be on sale in bookstores around North America on October 14th. You can pre-order it here. AMAZON / B&N / INDIEBOOKS
26 April 2013
People from Ikaria, famed for their longevity, drink herbal infusions, one secret thought to help promote a long, healthy life.
12 May 2026
This bright, herbaceous Ikarian Green Herb Sauce is the kind of recipe that quietly transforms everything it touches. Made with handfuls of fresh parsley, dill, and mint, blended smooth with Greek extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice, it is at once a condiment, a marinade, a dressing, and a philosophy. On Ikaria—Greece’s legendary Blue Zone island—herbs are not ...
21 April 2026
Arakas laderos — peas slow-braised in olive oil with tomatoes and herbs — is one of the great "ladera" dishes of the Greek kitchen. Ladera, from the Greek word ladi (olive oil), are one-pot vegetable stews where olive oil isn't a mere cooking medium but the soul of the dish itself. Cooked low and slow until the juices reduce ...
