Category: Main Courses

Whole Wheat Pasta with Cauliflower, Oranges, Walnuts, & Rosemary

I love to take misunderstood and underappreciated veggies like cauliflower and turn them into something delicious. This recipe is a great example! For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.

Clay-Baked Lamb in a Greek-Yogurt Crust

In the northern parts of Greece, all sorts of meats, from chicken to savory meatballs to lamb and goat, are cooked in sauces based on the local, delicious, thick, strained sheep’s milk yogurt. This dish comes from the traditional cooking of the Vlachs, a once itinerant shepherd tribe, and is sometimes called vlachiko. I have […]

Ikaria Longevity Greens Pie with Whole Wheat Phyllo

This is one of my all-time favorite Greek pies, from the Blue Zone island of Ikaria, where we run our cooking schoolin spring and summer. We teach our guests to make this and they love it. 

Sautéed Cauliflower with Rosemary, Oranges, Cumin and Dried Tomatoes

Cauliflower, rosemary and orange are a trio made in heaven.

Vegetarian Burger with Winter Squash and Greek Fava

Veggie burgers have a bad rap because they are usually tasteless. Not so this burger, with greek yellow split pea puree, called fava, and winter squash. There is an underlying natural sweetness in the burger thanks to the squash, onions, and mint. TFor a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, […]

Cranberry Bean Stew with Cumin, Grape Molasses, and Whole Onions

This dish, called handres stifado, is from the island of Lefkada. Stifado refers to specific stews in Greece, which are studded with sweet, small whole caramelized onions—stifado onions. For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.

Greek Thanksgiving! Grape Leaves Stuffed with Pumpkin, Rice and Herbs

Here is a regional variation on a Greek classic. This recipe comes from the Aegean islands and is a wonderful addition to holiday and Sunday tables. 

Smoked Beet & Whole Wheat Pasta, Walnuts, Sage, Whipped Feta

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Greek Mom’s Main Course Fish Soup

Easy, no-fuss fish soup that is filled with healthy vegetables, too!

Octopus Juice Risotto, Braised Octopus, Broiled Leeks

The liquid let off from cooking octopus is intensely flavored and contains lots of natural gelatin, so makes this risotto extra creamy. This is a restaurant-inspired recipe for the home cook in all of us. For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.