Fava “Sausages” In Aromatic Tomato Sauce
Inspired by the classic Greek cumin-scented meatballs, soutzoukakia Smyrneika, these Vegan Santorini Fava “Sausages” in Spicy Cumin–Tomato Sauce celebrate beans—the #1 longevity ingredient in the Mediterranean diet and a daily staple in the Greek Blue Zones. Featured in My Greek Table Season 5: The Flavors of Longevity, this plant-based twist transforms Santorini’s iconic fava into […]
Greek Bean Soup Sandwich with A Little Meat
This Greek Bean Soup Sandwich (Fasolada Sandwich) brings together Greece’s #1 longevity ingredient—beans—with the vibrant flair of modern Athenian street food. Inspired by Episode 7 of My Greek Table Season 5, “The Flavors of Longevity,” and featured in my book Athens: Food, Stories & Love, this recipe transforms the classic Greek bean soup into a […]
Homemade Chicken Gyro from Athens Book
An Adapted Recipe from My Cookbook, Athens: Food, Stories, Love This Homemade Chicken Gyro recipe brings the iconic flavors of Athens straight into your kitchen. In Athens, I write about how gyro—once a masterful art of stacking layers of seasoned meat by hand—has evolved in the city’s street-food culture. While traditional spit-stacked gyro is difficult […]
Turkey Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Avgolemono Cream Sauce
From the cookbook Athens: Food, Stories, Love . These Turkey Stuffed Cabbage Rolls with Avgolemono Cream Sauce bring a fresh twist to Greek comfort food. Inspired by the contemporary food scene in Athens and featured in my book Athens: Food, Stories, Love, this recipe uses lean ground turkey (a modern staple in Greek-influenced everyday cooking) […]
Chicken Stew with Fermented Cabbage (Láchano Toursí)
This is my lighter spin on a very old northern Greek idea — meat cooked with pickled or fermented cabbage. Traditionally it’s done with pork, but chicken works beautifully and makes the dish more contemporary. In our interview, Dr. Zaoutis talked about how changing the microbiome can change how the immune system behaves — and […]
Trahana Soup with Greek Yogurt & Roasted Red Peppers
I’ve always loved trahana — that tiny, fermented Greek grain made from milk or yogurt and cracked wheat. It’s one of the world’s oldest comfort foods. I fed it to my kids because it was fast and nourishing, and years later my daughter called me from New York asking where she could buy trahana — […]
Chickpeas with Wild Mushrooms
I love this dish — it’s earthy, comforting, and one of those recipes that taste even better the next day. It brings together two staples of my kitchen: chickpeas and mushrooms, both full of protein and depth of flavor. This recipe was inspired by my conversation with Dr. Andrew Weil in My Greek Table, Season […]
Vegetarian Mushroom Gyro
When I filmed this episode of My Greek Table with Dr. Andrew Weil, we talked about mushrooms as one of nature’s most extraordinary foods — meaty, nourishing, and full of therapeutic properties the ancient Greeks recognized long ago. I’ve loved mushrooms for years, and this Mushroom Gyro is my delicious tribute to their earthy flavor […]
Whipped Cottage Cheese Tzatziki Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes don’t have to be heavy to be comforting. In this version, I take classic potatoes and give them a Greek, savory-tzatziki twist: whipped cottage cheese for creaminess and protein, Greek yogurt, grated cucumber, dill, lemon, garlic, and a finish of olive oil. The result is a mash that’s fresh, bright, and very Mediterranean […]
Feminist Lamb and Potatoes
There are recipes that tell a story, and then there are stories that cook themselves into history. Feminist Lamb and Potatoes does both. This slow-cooked dish first appeared in 1887 in The Ladies’ Journal (Efimeris ton Kyrion)—Greece’s first feminist newspaper—founded by Kalliroi Parren, a visionary champion of women’s rights and education. In this recipe, tender […]
Risotto with Chestnuts, Winter Squash, Mavrodaphne & Feta
In Athens, the rhythm of cooking often mirrors the seasons — ingredients tell the story. This Chestnut and Winter Squash Risotto, perfumed with Mavrodaphne wine and crowned with feta, captures that story in a single dish. It’s rustic yet refined, with chestnuts bringing sweetness, squash adding earthiness, and feta lending its briny balance. A nod […]
Melting Broccoli & Cauliflower with Feta and Lemon-Dill Butter
From the streets of Athens to the set of My Greek Table, this recipe tells a story of evolution — how a simple Greek idea can meet a global trend. The viral ‘melting broccoli’ craze gets its Hellenic makeover here with roasted broccoli and cauliflower bathed in a lemon-dill butter sauce, then crowned with crumbled […]