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28 March 2023
Are you a breakfast person? For me, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. A filling, healthy breakfast sets me up for a great day! To eat breakfast jump-starts your metabolism, so you burn more calories throughout the day; it also sets you up with the energy you need to focus on work, school, or whatever you’re ...
20 February 2023
Here in Greece, we’re just about to enter into the Lenten season. Greek Orthodox Lent starts with Clean Monday, on February 27th this year, and will last right up until Easter, on Sunday, April 16. For the entire 40 days, those who follow the fast abstain from all animal products and fish but not seafood, which is what I am focusing on today! The strictest practitioners abstain even from olive oil on specific days each week and from alcohol.
16 January 2023
In Greek cooking, vegetables tend to reign supreme, and while I certainly don’t play favorites, there are some that have become pantry staples and necessary components of essential recipes. The onion is one of them, a vital element to so much Greek cooking. They’re grown all over the world, and are related to chives, garlic, leeks, scallions, and shallots - some of the greatest ingredients for adding flavor to any dish!
25 October 2022
Greek sweet potato recipes offer up a range of delicious dishes from salads to desserts. November is nearly here, and it’s time to start thinking of what I want to bring to my Thanksgiving table. My favorite Thanksgiving recipes are always healthy and seasonal, usually plant-based, and, of course, Greek! And these sweet potato recipes fit the bill perfectly (even ...
30 August 2022
Summer is winding down, and for me, it’s interesting to take a look back at the past couple months to see what you guys have been enjoying the most from my website. And there is a fascinating mix! From classic Greek recipes, like grilled octopus, lamb kebab, and gigantes, to modern interpretations of famous Greek dishes, like spanakopita mac and cheese and whole roasted cauliflower. Scroll down for the 10 most popular Greek recipes from my site this summer!
31 July 2022
Zucchini is one of the most popular vegetables in the Greek diet and in the Mediterranean diet overall. This garden classic is very versatile. In Greek cooking, it is prepared in countless ways: grated and as a filling for many different regional savory pies, cut into rounds or fingers and pan-fried as a classic meze, stuffed, and also turned into delicious patties. This recipe is a variation of one that I do at my cooking school on the Blue Zone Greek island of Ikaria. It's packed with Mediterranean diet ingredients and is gorgeous, delicious and nutritious!
29 July 2022
Greek summer recipes for peppers abound, from simple roasted peppers garnished with extra virgin Greek olive oil and Greek oregano to stuffed peppers, pepper and sausage stews and more. This simple meze or side dish is a great and easy way to cook summer peppers. Favorite varieties include Anaheim peppers, banana peppers or just plain old bell peppers. It’s ...
6 July 2022
A trip to southern Italy inspired this “Greek” version of Caponata, the classic Sicilian summer eggplant stew. In my Ikaria cooking classes, we make all sorts of Mediterranean eggplant recipes and at least one combines eggplant with raisins or Corinthian currants, but it’s for a stuffed eggplant dish and it’s always a cooking class favorite. Throughout the Mediterranean, all ...
16 May 2022
Here ares six plant-based Greek recipes for zucchini, one of the classic Mediterranean Diet ingredients of summer. In the Greek diet, just about every cooking method can be applied to zucchini, including, of course, stuffing the tender blossoms. For people interested in cooking more plant-based vegetarian or vegan Mediterranean recipes, zucchini is a great option because it is so versatile.
22 March 2022
Ancient artichokes are a harbinger of spring in Greece and throughout the Mediterranean. Countless regional recipes abound for cooking them every which way.
22 February 2022
Smoky Thursday is the meat-eating feast before Lent. Read about this delicious tradition and enjoy a few succulent meat dishes that will please everyone's inner carnivore.
3 January 2022
January is Slow-Cooking Month, a time to retrench after likely holiday excesses and to retreat into winter mode more fully. At least it is for me, especially from my perch in Greece and on Ikaria, where the Mediterranean diet reigns supreme.
