Region - Mediterranean Diet, Healthy Greek & Blue Zone Ikaria Longevity Recipes by Diane Kochilas

Whipped Spicy Feta

Called ktipiti in Greek, whipped spicy feta is as versatile as your imagination will let it be.

Cranberry Bean Stew with Cumin, Grape Molasses, and Whole Onions

This dish, called handres stifado, is from the island of Lefkada. Stifado refers to specific stews in Greece, which are studded with sweet, small whole caramelized onions—stifado onions. For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.

Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce from Ikaria

Ικαριώτικα Σπαγκέτι με τομάτα, λάδι και κατσικίσιο τυρί.

A made-for-summer too-lazy-too-cook kind of spaghetti! For a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients to pair with this recipe, check out my online store here.

Taro Root Salad from Ikaria

Taro root, called kolokasi in Greek, is a staplefood on the island of Ikaria and cooked in ways similar to potatoes.

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 […]

Swordfish Souvlaki with Lemon-Olive Marinade

I have memories of this dish that seem to go back forever, from Sunday outings to the Greek tavernas in Astoria when I was a child and to countless meals in seaside tavernas in Greece. You can substitute the swordfish with any firm-fleshed fish in this recipe. Check out my online store for the olives, […]

Mastiha-Flavored Panacotta

If you can’t find this rare, delicious spoon sweet, you can top the panna cotta with any Greek spoon sweet, called glyka tou koutaliou, which you can find, together with a lovingly curated array of Greek ingredients on my online store here.citrus-flavored Greek fruit preserve or with fresh fruit and a drizzling of honey.

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