Greek Salads

Village Summer Salad

The dish that brought Greek cuisine fame worldwide is, no doubt, a salad. Greeks call it horiatiki; the rest of the world knows it as Greek village salad. It appears on the menus of Greek and Mediterranean restaurants from Athens to Adelaide. It’s simple—a mixture of tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, olives, oregano, olive oil, […]

Where to Find Loukoumades in Athens

Looking for loukoumades… The French have their beignets, Americans have doughnuts, but Greeks have loukoumades, round dough fritters drizzled with Greek honey and sprinkled with cinnamon. For all my years in the kitchen, loukoumades are the one sweet I have never enjoyed making. The dough is wet and sticks to your hands, which you need […]

Books

[slideshow]READ ON! I am definitely the most prolific Greek cookbook author. My next book, THE COUNTRY COOKING OF GREECE, will be out in the Fall 2012, Chronicle Books. Til then, check out my other titles, many of which are available on Amazon.

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