Ioannina Style Milk Pie
Milk Pie in Phyllo is one of the greatest Greek regional desserts.
Xinomavro Chocolate Cake
In the northern Greek environs of Naoussa, one of Greece’s premiere red-wine producing regions, the Xinomavro grape reigns supreme. A visit up there while we were filming the show taught me that locals don’t just drink their beloved tannic red wine, they also use it to cook with. Grape molasses cookies with red wine jelly, […]
Whole Apple Preserves
Firiki is the name of the small variety of apple used to make on of the most delectable spoon sweets in Greece, whole apples preserves, which are a specialty of Mt. Pelion, where many apple trees flourish. You can make this spoon sweet with any small, firm apple variety.
Sour Cherry Greek Yogurt Mousse
This Sour Cherry Greek Yogurt Mousse is light yet delicious. Vyssino, or sour cherry spoon sweet, is one of the best-loved Greek fruit preserves, made in mid June, when sour cherries are in season. It's a painstaking sweet to prepare. The cherries are pitted, of course, a job traditionally done not with a modern cherry […]
Messy Orange Pie
There really is something intoxicating about the combination of oranges, phyllo, yogurt and syrup! Think of this as a kind of bread pudding, but made with torn up phyllo instead of stale bread. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you'll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where you'll discover a […]
Greek Yogurt Mousse with Rose Petal Jam
Greek yogurt is one of the most versatile foods in the world, equally at home at all meals and paired beautifully in everything from savory garlicky dips to luscious desserts. You can use any fruit preserve in this recipe.
Greek Cookies – Koulourakia
These are the classic braided Easter cookies that are a tradition on every Greek table.
Floating Greek Island in a Wine-Dark Sea
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.
Honeyed Dough Strips: Xerotigana aka Diples
Xerotigana literally means dry, as in crunchy and fried. This confection, essentially dough strips fried in olive or other oil and drizzled generously with honey and nuts, is one of the classic Christmas sweets on the island. My dad made mountains of them every Christmas in our New York home, perhaps waxing nostalgic if in […]
Kourambiedes, Greek Christmas Cookies: My family recipe
This Greek recipe for the classic Christmas cookies, kourabiedes, is my sister Koko's, passed down to her by her mother-in-law Yiorgia Touris, who was an amazing cook and baker. It's gone through several transformations and, truth be told, requires a little experience to perfect. My sister measures out her flour in cereal bowls, for example, […]
5 Reasons to Bake with Olive Oil: Greek Christmas Cookies, Melomakarona
5 REASONS TO BAKE WITH OLIVE OIL 1) Olive oil actually helps make cake batters smooth because it acts as an emulsifier. 2) Its antioxidant qualities work to preserve cakes and cookies, giving them a longer shelf life. 3) Confections made with olive oil actually require less overall fat, about 25 percent less, than those […]
Ginger-Spiced Persimmon Nut Kataifi Rolls
Get creative with kataifi! Fill it with a luscious mix of persimmon flesh, walnuts, ginger, cinnamon, and a pinch of black pepper. Serve it with a glass of delicious Greek dessert wine, the liatiko from Monemvassia. To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online shop here, where […]