Warm Orzo Pilaf with Broccoli, Olives, Ouzo, Halloumi & Pistachios
Orzo, called kritharaki in Greece, is the stuff of comfort food and often baked with tomatoey chicken and/or lamb. This Greek recipe for orzo pilaf is a vegetarian’s dream, packed with healthful vegetables and a great example of green Mediterranean diet cooking. The halloumi cheese adds a special twist.
Phyllo Napoleons With Mastiha-Tahini Cream
This Greek recipe for a sumptuous dessert calls for some of the most iconic ingredients in Greek cooking: phyllo pastry, extra virgin Greek olive oil, tahini, Greek honey, and mastiha.
Lamb Shank Roasted With Quince
This Greek recipes for Kydonato—after the Greek word for quince, kydoni, is a popular Sunday dish in northern Greece, typically made either with lamb or beef and typically stewed all together. Lamb shoulder or other stewing cuts are the norm. The recipe that follows calls for lamb shank, which facilitates a much more elegant, even […]
Braised Chestnuts and Shallots – Kastana Stifado
Chestnuts, one of the oldest foods in the eastern Mediterranean, known to the ancient and modern Greeks alike by the same name, kastano, have always been an important food. This unusual Greek recipe, from my book My Greek Table, is one of my favorites. It is an old country dish from Arcadia in the Peloponnese. […]
Kataifi Shrimp with Kalamata Olive Mayo
This Greek recipe for shrimp wrapped in crunchy kataifi pastry is a sure-fire winner for festive tables and company. I like to pair this perfect Greek meze with my Kalamata Olive – Greek Yogurt Mayo, but you can also serve it with everything from spicy tomato salsa to grecamole and taramosalata. This is Mediterranean Diet […]
Salmon Cooked with Spinach & Feta Cream
This Greek recipe is inspired by the never-ending uses for the classic combo of spinach and feta, so think of it as a kind of “Spanakopita Salmon,” in a skillet. There’s no phyllo, but I can tell you that you’ll want great bread to sop up the delicious sauce. Go ahead…indulge! It’s a nice dish […]
Greek Fava Soup With Cilantro & Truffle Oil
I take special pride in creating Greek recipes from basic ingredients and doctoring them up into something a little more fanciful. In that light, Greek fava, aka yellow split peas, is about as basic and ancient an ingredient one can find in the Eastern Mediterranean and a key component of the Mediterranean Diet. Gussied up […]
Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad With Greek Flavors
I love everything in the cruciferous cabbage family, but I think I love Brussel sprouts most, especially when paired with pomegranate and nuts. This Greek recipe bursts with flavor and is the perfect Mediterranean Diet addition to festive and everyday tables. I love this on Thanksgiving, but I enjoy it all winter long, too. Make […]
Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Spanakopita
The iconic Greek recipe for spanakopita is all about a timeless combination of ingredients, and these definitely find a place beyond being nestled between layers of crispy phyllo pastry. Here, an embellished combo of Greek feta and spinach crown sweet potatoes thus morphing into a dish both festive and good for every day, the perfect […]
Roasted Turkey Breasts with My Mother’s Stuffing
Turkey breast is an easier way to celebrate Thanksgiving than cooking a whole bird. You can use this delicious Greek recipe for a Sunday feast as well.
My Mother’s Turkey Stuffing
I have so many memories of this stuffing growing up in Queens, New York. It was one of my mom’s few specialties – our dad did most of the cooking in the family. Enjoy this classic Greek recipe and family tradition, from my table to yours!
Butternut Squash stuffed with Nuts and Sultana Raisins
I can’t describe to you what a show-stopper this vegan and/or vegetarian Greek recipe for stuffed whole roasted butternut squash is. It’s a great example of the variety and flavor inherent in the vegetable traditions of the Mediterranean Diet. You can play around with the filling a bit by also adding some chopped fresh spinach […]