Main Ingredient Recipes
The Greek recipe yiouvetsi is a baked pasta dish typically made with orzo and lamb. This version has a twist, with shrimp and the delicious combination of Greek saffron and curry, petimezi and Greek oregano.
Black-eyed peas are a traditional good-luck dish at New Year’s throughout much of the American South and elsewhere. In Greece, it doesn’t have to be New Year’s to enjoy them. This is a modern take on a traditional Greek stew of black-eyed peas and greens, gussied up with some delicious pomegranate.
Taking the idea of a sloppy joe, giving it a Greek flavor palette, and making it a little healthier in the process by replacing half the meat with finely chopped mushrooms, I created this fun recipe. Serve this on nice sourdough buns with a salad on the side, and sip a Greek beer to wash […]
I am always looking out for new ways to serve Greece’s favorite beans, so love to serve classic Greek giant beans, aka gigantes (GHEE-ghan-des), grown in Feneos, in the western highlands of the Peloponnese, in a dish that echoes my Greek-American heritage, with pumpkin-pistachio–feta pesto. And, yes, those are Greek pistachios and they’re pretty amazing!
I usually hold Thanksgiving at my home in Athens, with more people than I can usually handle! To make my life easier, I’ve started to roast turkey parts and to make the stuffing separately. Turns out that this has been a great way to experiment with some unusual and, yes, Greek-inspired gravy ideas. So, here, […]
Here’s a simple Greek recipe for a traditional Greek pasta called hilopites, a kind of flat noodle. The sauce that accompanies it is easy to make and is inspired by the Greek recipe for shrimp saganaki. This easy Greek seafood recipe is great for a quick midweek meal. Sip one of the many Greek whites […]
Here is a hybrid Greek recipe with a few Italian influences! Spanakopita, an all-time classic Greek recipe, is the inspiration for this dish, but transformed into something entirely different, buoyant gnudi, in a nod to one of the Mediterranean’s greatest comfort foods. Viva, Greek-Italian friendship!
Flatbreads are a pan-Mediterranean delight and I've taken this classic Italian focaccia and transformed a little into a Greek recipe with the help of some wild Greek dried herbs. It's great as a snack, as a special treat for a dinner party, and with any number of great both Italian and Greek cheeses.
Here’s a one-pot Greek recipe for pork that is sure to impress, finished with a generous drizzling of Greek honey, which caramelizes and adds a delicious underlying sweetness to the meat. You can also make this Mediterranean recipe as a Greek chicken dish, swapping out the pork, of course, for chicken and cooking it for […]
Everyone loves a spring roll, especially when baked and lighter than the typical fried ones. This easy Greek phyllo specialty with tuna, herbs and vegetables is a great example of a Mediterranean Diet recipe with a twist. Ginger perks things up. You can assemble ahead of time, freeze and bake off directly. These phyllo spring […]