Ladotyri…Cheese Island Cheese Preserved in Olive Oil
Ladotyri is one of many unique regional Greek cheeses.
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Country Cooking of Greece in the NYT again!
Martha Rose Shulman, the renowned Healthy Recipes columnist for the NYT, adapted Diane’s Winter Tomato Soup from the Country Cooking of Greece in the NYT, March 5th, 2013. Check it out!
Mediterranean Diet Greek Style: A Northern Greek Spinach-Potato Stew
Bonamatsi This dish is the whole Mediterranean in a pot. It’s a classic village dish, homey and healthy. In the original version there is typically no nutmeg and no lemon garnish, but both add depth and balance to the final dish. It is a traditional dish from Halkidiki in Northern Greece. It’s perfect for meatless […]
Watch my Ted Talk: Eat Greek, Live Well!
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Comfort in a Soup Bowl
As I write this, I have just returned from NYC, where the mercury refused to budge above about 20 degrees F. Bone-chillin’ cold. In Greece, it’s winter too, of course, not quite as frigid but still cold enough for soup, my favorite winter food. Despite the winter and the need for warming foods, soup is […]
Metsovone Cheese
Metsovone (mets-oh-VOE-ne), named after the Vlach capital Metsovo, a beautifully preserved, historic mountain town situated at an important impasse in the Pindus Mountains, is one of the most revered cheeses in Greece. It is in the pasta filata family of cheeses. Metsovone is semi-hard and naturally smoked. Although it is one of the specialty regional […]
Kasseri, the Ultimate Greek Table Cheese
Kasseri is one of the best-known Greek cheeses, a table cheese par excellence. Kasseri is semi-hard with a unique, unmistakable flavor and buttery, pleasant texture. It has a mild, mellow, and faintly sweet flavor. It is lightly salty and its texture is dense and pliant. Pale yellow to white in color, it has a subtle, […]
The Country Cooking of Greece
Good food begins in the field. If ever there was a truism that reflects the philosophy and flavors of the Greek country kitchen, that would be it. Filled with an amazing collection of recipes inspired and based on the intimate and personalized handwritten recipe books of men and women from all over the country Diane’s […]
“Ti tha fame simera mama?” – Diane’s TV Show to be Broadcast on Greek TV’s Alpha Channel
After the huge success it has met in Cyprus on Sigma TV, Diane’s show Ti tha fame simera mama? (What’s For Dinner Today, Mom?), produced by Green Olive Films, is going to be broadcast on Greek TV’s Alpha Channel, as of December 15th. The show will air every Saturday and Sunday from the 15th of […]
Avgotaraho/Botargo
Greek Avgotaraho One of the great gourmet treats of Greece is also one of the most ancient: avgotaraho, or botargo, the pressed, salted, sun-dried roe of the gray mullet. It comes in small logs that have been dipped in beeswax. It is a delicacy like caviar, savored sparingly, usually sliced into thin sheaths and served […]