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.
Saganaki is a classic Greek Meze, often perfumed with alcohol or with a crust of nuts and/or sesame. Here Mastiha combined with pistachios give this saganaki recipe a delicious twist. You can buy Aegina pistachios here.
This is the easiest cake to make. Basically it requires mixing all the ingredients together at once then baking in a loaf pan. It was the first cake my own kids learned to make and it’s often breakfast in our home! Make sure to use great extra-virgin Greek olive oil, which you can find on […]
This dessert is sure to inspire awe. The chocolate and Mastiha are an intoxicating, almost addictive match and the dessert is so lovely to look at.
An easy, dairy-free chocolate mousse that’s surprisingly creamy and silky.
Tahini (sesame paste) replaces milk and butter in many Greek Lenten desserts, both traditional and contemporary. It goes particularly well with chocolate and with honey. Enjoy it with a sip of Greek herbal tea, too! For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.
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 […]
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.
Called ktipiti in Greek, whipped spicy feta is as versatile as your imagination will let it be.
Cauliflower, rosemary and orange are a trio made in heaven.