Main Courses Recipes
This easy, dramatic dish with pork medallions is a sophisticated version of the classic Greek dish “exohiko,” or baked in paper. 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.
The simplest lentil soup that brims with health and flavor! You can substitute the kale with fresh spinach or chard. Use the leaves only. To find some of the artisanal Greek products you'll need to make this, visit my online shop, where you'll discover a host of lovingly curated Greek ingredients.
Ikarian cooking in the middle of the 20th century is what most of the island’s nonagenarians remember vividly. They were the stone-hard years of the Occupation, a time of great hunger all over Greece. This pie, really a kind of pancake, stands out to me because it’s cooked on a griddle, the better for using […]
Two Greek-Mediterranean mustards add punch to this easy salmon dish. Enjoy it with an aromatic white wine from Monemvasia made with the historic Malagouzia (Malmsey) grape. 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.
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.
Imagine eggplant lollipops, all tangy and sweet with Greek balsamic vinegar, served over spicy, sating hummus. This dish is great for a Saturday lunch, for a party, and as a fun way to introduce kids to vegetables and legumes. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online […]
You can replace the light cream with yogurt whisked with a little milk and one egg in this recipe. 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.
Briam is the classic Greek vegetable casserole. Sometimes it is also called tourlou. You can throw everything together in a baking dish, together with olive oil, herbs, and half a head of garlic, or you can take the time to place the vegetables in an overlapping, alternating layer. The trick and secret is the bake […]
It takes about five minutes to prep this deliciously easy chicken recipe. All you need is a large handful of fresh herbs, which I am fortunate to have access to from my Ikaria garden, small fresh tomatoes, Greek olive oil, and salt and pepper. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to […]
Here’s one of my favorite dishes, an easy, healthy stuffed zucchini recipe inspired by the profusion of mushrooms on Ikaria, where I run a cooking school. Mushrooms are a great replacement for meat in so many dishes because htey have many of the same nutrients with none of the fat or cholesterol. To find a […]