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Diane’s Tomato-Feta Risotto (in Greek) on a popular Greek TV show

Watch Diane on the “Oprah” of Greece, Eleni Menegaki, making tomato-feta risotto. She uses “Carolina” rice, which is a medium-grain, starchy variety actually grown in Greece!

Diane Brings Healthy Greek Food to Harvard

Diane shared her expertise in Greek and Mediterranean cuisine with Harvard University Dining Services and with the Harvard Food Literacy Project. Read the recent Harvard Gazette article about her three days at the university in April.

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!

Join Diane this September on a Culinary Adventure in Greece

Culinary trip to Greece with Diane KochilasJoin me on a cultural and culinary exploration from September 23rd to October 2, in Greece. We’ll be visiting wineries, cheese makers, great restaurants, honey producers, fishermen and more in Athens, Crete, and Santorini. Along the way, we’ll cook together, wine and dine, and explore the delicious traditions of this ancient food culture. You can check out the program on Hellenic Holiday’s site. Click here.

Great Greek Products

Delicious Rock Samphire – Kritamo to the Greeks

Rock Samphire

Rock or Sea Samphire, called kritamo in Greek, grows wild along the coasts of Ikaria and elsewhere. Pickled, it is a great meze for ouzo.

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Strawberry Fields in Kifissia

Greek strawberries

Fresh strawberries are in season in May and June in Greece. Try these, from a farm just north of Athens.

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Recipe of the Week

Instant Pita Kaisarias

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INSTANT-PITA-KAISARIAS

Pita kaisarias is a spicy combo of melted cheese, tomatoes and pasturma. This recipe is basically a grilled cheese sandwich with Anatolian brustrokes!

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Tomato Fritters / Tomatokeftedes

Tomatokeftedes
Tomatokeftedes

Tomato Fritters are a classic summer dish in the Cyclades.

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Features and Favorites

Marianthi Gerovassiliou’s Octopus with Eggplant

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Everyone associates Greek cuisine with grilled octopus. Here's a dish from northern Greece for octopus braised with eggplant.

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