Pita kaisarias is a spicy combo of melted cheese, tomatoes and pasturma. This recipe is basically a grilled cheese sandwich with Anatolian brustrokes!
Perfect for a Mediterranean-inspired Mother's Day brunch: Tomato-Haloumi Puff Pastry Tart.
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.
On Ikaria, the perfect meze for ouzo are pickled wild greens, hyacinth bulbs and home-cured green olives.
I am not a great meat eater, but one of the things I like very much are meatballs. I like them in almost every form and size. In the Greek kitchen, meatballs almost always have a regional spin. There are the classic mint-flavored, fried keftedakia, the buffet item that disappears first, whether it’s a...
“Lazy” Pie from Zagori The notion of a savory pie isn’t limited to the Greek pies that call for phyllo pastry. Indeed, there is a whole range of savory pies that are based on a batter. They typically contain cheese. Some also call for zucchini or onions and herbs. Some call for cornmeal instead...
