Day: October 5, 2011

Where to Find Loukoumades in Athens

Looking for loukoumades… The French have their beignets, Americans have doughnuts, but Greeks have loukoumades, round dough fritters drizzled with Greek honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. For all my years in the kitchen, loukoumades are the one sweet I have never enjoyed making. The dough is wet and sticks to your hands, which you need […]

Yellow Split Pea Purée (Fava)

Yellow Split Pea Purée (Fava)

  Fava, this simple puree of yellow split peas made velvety with a copious amount of great Greek olive oil, and tangy with a spritz of lemon, is one of the great meze dishes of Greek cuisine. It’s also one of the most versatile, since you can marry fava with almost anything. To find the […]

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