Main Ingredient Recipes
This Sheet Pan Phyllo Pizza with Artichokes, Tomatoes and Feta / Or Other Cheese Haloumi? is all about the joy factor—crispy layers, bright toppings, and that irresistible shatter of phyllo when you cut it into squares. It’s inspired by My Greek Table Season 5: Flavors of Longevity and the episode “Phyllo for Healthy Fun,” where […]
Discover the authentic Greek flavor of marinated feta in extra virgin Greek olive oil, inspired by My Greek Table Season 5: Olive Oil & Longevity. This simple, heart-healthy starter showcases olive oil usage in Greek cooking and highlights why extra virgin olive oil and herbs are staples of Mediterranean diet longevity traditions.
This Black-Eyed Peas with Greens and Fennel (Mavromatika me Maratho) is a foundational dish in the Greek longevity repertoire: humble beans simmered slowly with greens, fennel, tomatoes, and plenty of olive oil until silky and satisfying. It fits beautifully into My Greek Table Season 5: Flavors of Longevity, and it’s exactly the kind of sustaining, […]
Rolo—a rolled, stuffed pork roast—is one of the most popular and festive meat dishes in Athens, and a preparation you’ll find in countless variations at butcher shops and home kitchens throughout Greece. Traditionally served on Sundays, Christmas, and New Year’s, pork has long symbolized abundance and celebration in Greek food culture.This version comes from my […]
This colorful Beet and Chickpea Bowl appears in Episode 7 of My Greek Table Season 5: The Flavors of Longevity, and celebrates beans—one of the most important longevity ingredients in the Mediterranean diet and throughout the world’s Blue Zones. Built for convenience without sacrificing nutrition, this bowl uses frozen zucchini–chickpea patties to create a quick, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]