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28 August 2013
Greek-style tuna melt includes Greek sheep's milk cheeses and a little bit of taramosalata, the famous Greek fish roe dip.
9 August 2013
A Mediterranean-Greek inspired Caesar salad is the perfect main course lunch recipe.
28 April 2013
On Ikaria, the perfect meze for ouzo are pickled wild greens, hyacinth bulbs and home-cured green olives.
20 January 2013
Kasseri is one of the best-known Greek cheeses, a table cheese par excellence. Kasseri is semi-hard with a unique, unmistakable flavor and buttery, pleasant texture. It has a mild, mellow, and faintly sweet flavor. It is lightly salty and its texture is dense and pliant. Pale yellow to white in color, it has a subtle, milky aroma. It is enjoyed ...
20 January 2013
Sautéed Chicken with Herbs and Green or Other Greek Olives Serves 4 1 chicken, 1 ½ kilo (3.3lbs), cut into serving pieces ¼ cup olive oil Salt and pepper ½ cup white wine 3 tomatos, peeled, seeded and finely chopped 1 anchovy fillet 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 tsp. each of savory and marjoram 1 bay leaf 3 sprigs ...
17 December 2012
Turkey stuffing is one of those dishes that can either carry the weight of tradition or the freedom of experimentation. It all depends on one’s own personal preferences. I like both and sometimes make more than one stuffing as a result. Every holiday, I sift through my recipe files to look for old favorites and new ideas. Images of ...
25 February 2012
Several years ago, I spent the night before «Clean Monday», as Greeks call the first day of Lent, baking the traditional Lenten flatbread lagana with a local Athenian baker. Even though he went about his business methodically and professionally, turning out more than a thousand or so loaves, he didn’t fail to observe all the traditions of th fast. Indeed, ...
18 February 2012
The Meze platter should offer a variety of foods, textures, colors, and flavors for people to nibble on as they enjoy wine or ouzo and the company of friends. As a general rule, ouzo and tsipouro go best with seafood meze platters, while wines are a better match for cured meats and cheeses. Vegetables meze items, such as baked giant ...
19 December 2011
Refreshing. That's the word that comes to mind when munching and crunching on this delicious salad. Dress it with real Greek olive oil and vinegar, which you can order on my online store here .
19 December 2011
Fresh arugula salad with a crunchy, colorful, and highly nutritious addition: pomegranate. It is one of the oldest known fruits, symbol of fertility in many cultures, antioxidant-rich, and greatly appetizing.
17 November 2011
Every cuisine in the world is the sum of its parts, of its ingredients, in other words, those basic foods and flavor combinations that are the cook’s alphabet for both carrying on traditions and creating new dishes that are both authentic and contemporary. Greece is blessed with a wide gamut of basic ingredients that flourish in this perfect Mediterranean climate. ...
7 November 2011
An unctuous, cloying scent permeates the winding back roads of the Greek countryside during the short, slate-skied days of winter. It’s the smell of years of olive harvesting and processing come to life again as farmers and producers gear up for their busy season. Mills start churning up for the months of work ahead, and vast quantities of table olives ...
