Ikaria Cornmeal Pie with Dried Fruits, Olive Oil, and Greek Yogurt – Bobota
I’ve made this traditional Ikarian dessert in the most elegant restaurant settings in New York City.
Day: December 1, 2014
Baked Salmon with Feta-Almond Crust, Over Briam
Feta, almonds, basil, ginger, garlic and red peppercorns top this easy baked salmon dish. Serve it with a late-summer briam (roasted vegetables). For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.
Pleated Feta Filo Pie
Buttery, satisfying and just a little over the top, this is one of the many cheesepie recipes I find irresistible. For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.
Swordfish Souvlaki with Lemon-Olive Marinade
I have memories of this dish that seem to go back forever, from Sunday outings to the Greek tavernas in Astoria when I was a child and to countless meals in seaside tavernas in Greece. You can substitute the swordfish with any firm-fleshed fish in this recipe. Check out my online store for the olives, […]
Ikaria Longevity Secret: Herbal Teas
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 […]
Ikaria Longevity Secret: Figs, Glorious Figs!
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 […]
Pepper-Tomato Flatbread with Mastiha
This wonderful Greek recipe hails from a few Cycladic Islands but I've addedmy own twist, with a sprinkling of mastiha, the resinous spice from the island of Chios. Flatbreads topped with tomatoes, onions, herbs and more are a specialty in the bakeries on Milos and Kimolos. This Greek open-faced savory pie stands up to pizza […]
Caramelized Summer Vegetable Tart
Born from an overflow of vegetables, this tart was something I created on Ikaria from the bounty of our garden.
Mastiha-Flavored Panacotta
If you can’t find this rare, delicious spoon sweet, you can top the panna cotta with any Greek spoon sweet, called glyka tou koutaliou, which you can find, together with a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients on my online store here.citrus-flavored Greek fruit preserve or with fresh fruit and a drizzling of honey.
Squid Ink Risotto with Mastiha Liqueur
This black risotto is a Mediterranean classic, one of the most elegant and exotic dishes in all the region’s repertoire, made even more so with the subtle use of Mastiha.