Here’s a Greek version of chicken cacciatore, or “tou kinigou” — the hunter’s chicken. A rich, hearty and thick tomato sauce bathes this easy chicken dish, mushrooms stud it but the best of all is the end: cubes of seared haloumi cheese tossed in for good measure. To find the Greek olive oil, Greek balsamic […]
A Greek recipe to match the much-loved lobster roll? Oh yes! And it's for a Greek hero… filled with shrimp saganaki!To find some of the artisinal Greek products you'll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you'll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.
This is what happens when my restaurant self rears its head in my home kitchen! A seemingly simple giant bean salad with a great twist: home-smoked over Greek sage and Greek mountain tea. To purchase the teas, giant beans, olive oil and more, To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make […]
We used to serve this simple pasta dish at a small restaurant called Villa Thanassi that we ran on Ikaria many years ago. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you’ll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.
When I was a young bride, we did what almost every Greek couple at the time used to do: head to our parents for Sunday lunch. I was living in Greece, so that inevitably meant heading to my in-laws, since my family was all in New York. Lunch was always centered by some sort of […]
A totally gluten free soup that's so luscious and filling! The fig-olive-feta pesto adds an amazing dimension to the flavor profile. Great Greek olive oil from the Peloponnese and Greek balsamic vinegar, round out the whole bowl!
If you can’t take your love to a real Greek island, you can surely enjoy a floating one in a strawberry and wine-dark sea! To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you’ll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.
I am often asked, “What is the best Greek wine?” Of course, there is no answer to that question, since there are so many great Greek wines and taste is so subjective. Here are a few things to know and to look for. Greek Grape Varietals Greek wines generally are made either exclusively with Greek […]
Cauliflower is an often maligned vegetable in Greek homes. Too many people have memories of over-boiled cauliflower drizzled with nothing but olive oil and lemon juice. Here, I take a cue from a classic summer dish, eggplant baked with cheesse (melitzanes me tyri), and use seasonal, wintry cauliflower instead. My 14-year-old carnivore devoured it! To […]
Like many potato lovers, my earliest memories of the humble spud are linked to Sunday family dinners, to a dark, glistening roast that my mother hovered over, matter-of-factly satisfied by the proper, telling smells of garlic and oregano seeping out of our oven, and to a ricer, which to my child’s eyes was as good […]