Pork Loin with Chestnuts, Hazelnuts and Dried Figs
The combination of meats with nuts and dried fruits is a favorite in the contemporary Greek kitchen. This dish goes well with a glass of Northern Greek Xinomavro red wine.
Walnut Skordalia (Garlic Dip)
This hearty, earthy skordalia, made dark with the addition of walnuts and red wine vinegar, is especially pungent. It is delicious with boiled or roasted beets.
Lamb Baked in Yogurt
In the northern parts of Greece, all sorts of meats, from chicken to savory meatballs to lamb and goat, are cooked in sauces based on the local, delicious, thick, strained sheep’s milk yogurt. This dish comes from the traditional cooking of the Vlachs, a once itinerant shepherd tribe, and is sometimes called vlachiko. I have […]
Zucchini Pie with Yogurt and Fresh Mint
The tangle of zucchini that overflows in Greek summer gardens means that all over the country the number of regional recipes is mind-boggling. Savory pies filled with zucchini are just one category of dishes that call for this summer creeper! There are literally dozens of savory pies filled with zucchini, all slightly varied from place […]
Chicken Soup with Trahana
Chicken soup, Greek penicillin (!), is one of the most delicious winter dishes. Most people know it in its restaurant interpretation, as chicken soup avgolemono, with rice and the classic egg-lemon liaison. This old recipe, from northern Greece, calls for trahana, a delicious, sour grain product that is one of the oldest agricultural products in […]
Ioannina Style Milk Pie
Milk Pie in Phyllo is one of the greatest Greek regional desserts.
Halkidiki Dolmades – Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves in Fresh Tomato Sauce
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Leek & Chestnut Stew
Elegant, simple, nutritious and inexpensive! This wonderful northern Greek stew makes a great vegan or vegetarian main course as well as a satisfying side dish for roasted meats and the Thanksgiving turkey. 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 […]
Beer-Batter Mussels with Florina Red Pepper Sauce
Florina peppers are long, fleshy, and bright red and are named for the Macedonian town of Florina. They grow in other parts Macedonia and Thrace, too. They are delicious roasted, which is usually how they are enjoyed, and are one of the most successful Greek exports, roasted and preserved in brine. They stand on their […]
Whipped Spicy Feta
Called ktipiti in Greek, whipped spicy feta is as versatile as your imagination will let it be.
Walnut Fritters/Keftedes from Northern Greece
There are so many dishes in the Greek kitchen that use unusual but completely natural ingredients as a substitute for meat. Walnuts for example, are often a replacement for ground meat in keftedes (meatballs) and even a few savory pies. This dish is part of the Vlachs cooking, a once-itinerant culture of shepherds who roamed […]
Pan-fried Pork with Leek (Prasotigania)
Here’s a great meze for Dad! This is the kind of dish Greek guys love to eat when enjoying a glass of wine with their buddies at the local taverna!