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2 July 2019
The most common vegetarian stuffed grape leaves in Greece call for rice and herbs. This is an old recipe from Rhodes and attests to the place of wheat in the old, traditional Greek diet, before rice became prevalent enough to be affordable on the every day table.Adapted from my latest book, My Greek Table – Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours (St. Martin’s Press).
11 August 2022
HOW TO PREP FRESH BROAD BEANS: The first step is opening the pods and taking out the beans. Then you need to remove the bean skins -as they tend to be tough. Since peeling them out can be challenging, blanching them first makes it much more manageable. You just need to blanch them for 3 minutes and cool them ...
21 April 2022
FAVA - BROAD BEANS: Fava beans, aka broad beans, have a fascinating history. They have been part of the Mediterranean diet forever, albeit with some reservation. They were among the few plant-based foods prohibited by the ancient Greek mathematician Pythagoras, who had a large cult following and preached a vegetarian diet. Although fava beans are highly nutritious (and delicious), ...
26 June 2013
Here's a great version of the classic Greek garlic dip, skordalia, from Crete, where it is made with broad beans.
6 February 2024
The Ikaria Diet Pantry: Adapted from my latest book, The Ikaria Way , St. Martin’s Press, March 2024. Beans and legumes are among the most important ingredients to have on hand if you want to build an Ikaria diet pantry. The Ikaria diet pantry is something you can create no matter where you are because beans and legumes are among the world’s most ...
28 April 2021
Easter is the most serious holiday in Greece, a symbolic celebration of renewal and a palpable celebration of spring. Most Greeks leave the city for the countryside, their exodus as much a yearly ritual as the roasting of the Paschal lamb or goat.
10 September 2020
From luscious stews to delicately flavored stuffed vegetables to soups and salads and pilafs, Greek cookery is rife with meatless meals. It’s hard to think of a cuisine so closely associated with dishes like spit-roasted goat and lamb and skewered kebabs as having a strong vegetarian tradition. Yet the penchant for pulses, vegetables, and grains goes back a long way ...
29 February 2016
Beans and pulses are among the traditional Greek foods. For eons, these simple, healthful ingredients have been staples of the kitchen, an easy, economical, nutritious way to feed body and soul alike. Although Greeks consume many different kinds of beans and pulses, the oldest are no doubt the broad bean, the chick pea and the lentil, which have been sa ...
11 December 2012
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 December onwards. Check out the ...
10 October 2011
No other ingredient in the Greek larder affords the breadth of possibilities that fava does. Fava, to a Greek, is a bean puree. Its name refers to the end result—the mashed beans—and has nothing to do with what Americans and Italians know as fava, the broad bean. In Greece, most fava is prepared with yellow split peas. It is ...
