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27 September 2022
Fall is an interesting transitional time in the Greek kitchen. Summer produce still abounds - head to your local laiki (street produce market) and you’ll find tables full of overripe tomatoes sold for sauces, as well as a literal cornucopia of peppers! But as you wander the market’s many stalls (or even peruse the shelves of your supermarket), you’ll notice the first telltale signs of a new season’s ingredients, too. And this means there are a whole crop of delicious plant-based recipes that come with the change of seasons.
22 September 2022
Fasolada, the Greek bean soup, satisfies all the criteria for a classic, delicious Mediterranean diet recipe. In the Greek diet, beans and legumes are an elemental food, savored in every season and every which way. This Greek recipe for bean soup is a variation on the bean soup theme, with a few unusual additions in the corn and pumpkin, ...
5 September 2022
GIANT BEANS 101 Giant beans or gigantes are white runner beans. It’s crucial to cook them properly in order to enjoy this creamy and meaty type of beans. In order to achieve the best possible results, follow these steps: Soak the beans overnight in ample water. Drain the next day. 2. Place in a large pot with cold water ...
14 March 2022
Beans are an integral part of the Greek -Mediterranean diet. Here's a look at some favorite recipes and a primer for how to integrate beans into your weekly meal plan.
8 March 2022
Tahini and tarama are two of the many superfoods of Greek Lent and they're both surprisingly versatile.
15 February 2022
Adapt a Mediterranean diet lifestyle and mindset easily, wherever you are, by following a few basic tenets.
3 January 2022
January is Slow-Cooking Month, a time to retrench after likely holiday excesses and to retreat into winter mode more fully. At least it is for me, especially from my perch in Greece and on Ikaria, where the Mediterranean diet reigns supreme.
26 October 2021
Friends, fans and followers, welcome to this little collection of 35 Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes Inspired by Greek Flavors! So much of Greek cooking is naturally vegan that we often just take our great plant-based dishes for granted.
Enjoy this selection of traditional and contemporary Greek-Inspired Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes...from my Greek table to yours!
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 ...
25 May 2020
Nuts and seeds are an ancient and integral part of the Mediterranean Diet. Learn more about which nuts and seeds are important in the Greek diet and how they are used in everything from salads to sweets.
