So many of my non-Greek friends don’t realize that artichokes are one of the stars of the Greek spring, cooked up in countless ways in dozens of delicious regional recipes from all over Greece. This dish takes its cue from the many pilafs of Greece, but it’s a risotto, enriched with the national Greek...
Prassorizo, or leek and rice pilaf, is a classic Greek country dish. I took that basic idea one step further in this recipe, by adding saffron and turmeric to the mixture and transforming it into patties. You can do this with leftover prassorizo, too. It’s wonderful with a simple green salad. 3 tablespoons Greek...
Octopus pilafi — ktapodopilafo — is a traditional Greek Lenten dish. This version is decidedly more upscale and elegant, but retains its Greekness all the same.And, it doesn’t have to be Lent for you to savor this. Serves 4 1 small octopus or 3 – 4 musk octopi, about 2 pounds / 1 kilo...
Here is a twist on a very old and traditional Greek dish. Lentils are cooked with pasta, bulgur or rice in the Greek country kitchen. This dish is spruced up with a tiny Greek pasta called kouskousi, and spiced with prunes or other dried fruit, cumin and more. For 4 servings 1 1/2...
Another simple dish that’s perfect for lent, but also for vegans and vegetarians. It’s an easy recipe to fix on a weeknight. Greece, a mountainous country, is a mushroom-lovers paradise. Many mushrooms grow in the wild, but there are also a few companies that have made a thriving business out of cultivating them. Makes...
An easy pasta dish that calls for one of Greece’s iconic products, the Kalamata olive…perfect for Lent, vegans, and a quick mid-week meal. Makes 4 – 6 servings 6 tbsp. extra virgin Greek olive oil 1 leek, trimmed and cut into thin rings 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 cups good quality canned artichoke...
Visit us on the Blue Zone island Ikaria, where people have the longest life spans in the world, for a week of glorious Greek cooking classes in an ancient Greek-island village.
