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16 March 2016
This wonderful salad, so simple, is one of the masterpieces of Greek seasonal cuisine. All you need is super fresh sweet greens in season, some beautiful zucchini and excellent Greek extra virgin olive oil, of course, available here.
29 November 2015
I had been hearing about the use of corn kernels and cornmeal in the Ikarian diet ever since my aunt Mary, who passed away several years ago at the age of 97, mentioned the corn-stuffed cabbage leaves she remembered as a child. This soup is an old recipe and a perfect example of the kind of filling, hearty, plant-based foods ...
23 September 2015
Ikarian cooking in the middle of the 20th century is what most of the island's nonagenarians remember vividly. They were the stone-hard years of the Occupation, a time of great hunger all over Greece. This pie, really a kind of pancake, stands out to me because it’s cooked on a griddle, the better for using as little olive oil as ...
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.
1 June 2014
Black-eyed peas are one of the easiest legumes to cook. You don’t have to soak them. They are filled with nutrition and have a wonderful, nutty flavor. In Greece, regional specialties abound for black-eyed peas, among them this lovely, savory, vibrant stew from the Aegean islands, where fennel is one of the core flavors.You can substitute spinach or chard for ...
19 October 2013
A simple winter recipe with sautéed wild greens from Corfu. The secret is in the olive oil. Go for the best Greek olive oils, which you can find on my online store here .
3 January 2012
While it might seem odd to a non-Greek cook to boil greens until they are extremely soft, this is the way Greeks like to eat them. In Greek cooking, all sorts of greens, wild and cultivated, sweet and bitter, are boiled, typically in a big pot filled with salted water that is at the point of a rolling boil. Simple ...
3 January 2012
Here you’ll find recipes for stewed greens as a main course, for greens stewed, braised or baked with meats and fish, for greens filo pies galore, for boiled greens salads and even for a dessert made with greens and Greek honey.
3 January 2012
January. I am devoting this month to greens, glorious greens, which are available in great variety in Greece and are prepared in countless ways in Greek cooking. To these eyes the brightest thing around right now in Greece are the mountains of greens that glisten and flutter at the farmers’ markets or in the wild. Greens come into season after ...
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 ...
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 ...
30 April 2026
If you love spanakopita—Greece's iconic spinach and feta pie—but want all that incredible flavor without the fuss of phyllo dough, these Greek Spanakopita Nachos are about to become your new favorite Mediterranean appetizer. Crispy homemade pita chips replace the flaky pastry, layered generously with a savory spinach, feta, and Greek yogurt filling loaded with fresh dill and parsley, then ...
