Category: Main Ingredient

Ioannina Style Milk Pie

Milk Pie in Phyllo is one of the greatest Greek regional desserts.

Shrimp Saganaki with Ouzo and Feta Cheese

This taverna classic finds its way into my kitchen pretty often. Serve it as a meze, or as a sauce for pasta or rice. 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.

Taramosalata, Greek Fish Roe Dip

Taramosalata, one of the classic Greek dips, is made with fish roe, typically either from cod or carp, and a base of either potatoes, bread, almonds or walnuts, or a combination of them in varying quantities. It is extraordinarily nutritious. To find some of the Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit my online […]

Greek Salad

It’s easy to understand how this class combination of tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, peppers, olives, feta and olive oil make for one of the most iconic dishes in the world. There’s a secret to a good Greek salad: Make it in season, when tomatoes are ripest, and use good quality sheep’s milk or sheep and goat’s […]

Ikarian Sfouggato – Aromatic Greens Cooked with Roe and Chile Pepper

From: Ikaria: Lessons on Food, Life, and Longevity from the Greek Island Where People Forget to Die. Sfouggato is the name given to various egg-based dishes throughout the Greek islands; some are essentially omelets, while others are more like croquettes. But among older Ikarians, sfouggato was a dish that called for quite a different egg […]

Portobellos Stuffed with Kasseri and Pasturma

Here’s a meze I remember loving the first time I tasted it in a small meze restaurant near the Modiano market in Thessaloniki. Kasseri cheese and pasturma are a classic combination, most closely associated with a delicious phyllp pie called pita kaisarias, which is a classic of the Greek cooking of Asia Minor. To find […]

Clay-Baked Chick Peas

Chickpeas are a national dish in several Cyclades islands, most significantly, though, in Sifnos. This soup, prepared in unique tapered clay pots that narrow at the mouth, called xespastaria in the local dialect, is the de rigeur Sunday meal. Every family has its own such pot and brings it on Saturday night to the local […]

Tzatziki, Greek Yogurt Dip

Is there a Greek restaurant in the universe that doesn’t serve tzatziki, the tangy garlic-infused yogurt dip that doubles as a sauce and spread?

Ladenia – Vegan Pizza-Style Flatbread from Milos and Kimolos

These lovely little open-faced tomato and onion pies, called ladenia, are almost like pizza and make for what is arguably the best-known dish on Milos. They are typically made and sold by local bread bakers. Served with a fresh greens salad they make a great light lunch or buffet dish. To find some of the […]

Crispy Cod Pita Wrap with Yogurt Tartar Sauce

Move over gyro! This easy crispy cod sandwich will turn even the most hardened carnivore into a fish lover. You can make it with any firm-fleshed fish that stands up well to batter and hot oil.  Makes a great weekend lunch! To find some of the artisinal Greek products you’ll need to make this, visit […]