Baked Apples Stuffed with Halva

This Thessaloniki classic dessert is easy but also makes for an artful, dramatic presentation.
Pork Loin with Chestnuts, Hazelnuts and Dried Figs

The combination of meats with nuts and dried fruits is a favorite in the contemporary Greek kitchen. This dish goes well with a glass of Northern Greek Xinomavro red wine.
Whole Chicken Baked with Rice and Feta

In the cooking of northern Greece, baked rice dishes appear in several places and make for a regional specialty, since in few other places around the country are rice dishes prepared in the oven. This dish, called rithanathema in Greek, possibly traces its etymology to the Greek word for bird, ornitha, and that for food, […]