There are few tasks when visiting family in Greece that I enjoy as much as going to the λαïκη (lye-ee-KEE), the farmer’s market. There you will find the ripest, most colorful produce, buckets of olives, slabs of feta, and the freshest seafood and meats. I drool walking past each display.
Continue reading Greek Summer Salad with Anchovies
It was on a whim one summer evening a few years ago that I decided to do something with some leftover salmon other than just reheating it. Lo and behold, a new favorite meal was born.
Continue reading Caper & Green Olive Salmon Keftedes
I managed to actually have some success this year growing cabbages. I pretty much grew them to make stuffed cabbage leaves. Could I buy them at the store? Of course, but where’s the fun in that?!
Continue reading Extra Cabbage-y Cabbage Rolls
I made this soup on a whim to use up scraps from another recipe. I uttered the words “oh my God!” when I tried it. I may have thrown in another term, too, but I’m keeping this site “G” rated.
Continue reading Cabbage-Beef Soup
In all honesty, I don’t cook seafood as often as I would like to eat it. I really need to work on this.
Continue reading Tomato and Seafood Pasta Sauce
Portland, Oregon, circa 1981. My parents and I are dining at a swanky hotel restaurant. I order clam chowder and am served something that can only be described as nectar of the gods.
My mom pretty much hates beans. My dad loves them. It’s a mixed marriage.
Continue reading Baked Greek Giant Beans (Gigantes Plaki)
One of the wonderful (i.e. infuriating) things about traditional dishes is pinning down a set recipe. Then there are those baffling steps that make you wonder why they are even done. In the end it comes down to whom you asked, which region they are from, and what they even like as to what information and advice they give you.
Continue reading Keftedes (Greek Meatballs with Raisins and Pine Nuts)
Okay, you know I can HEAR you rolling your eyes. Yes, I bother to make my own nut butter for two very good reasons: 1) control of my ingredients, 2) I’m tired of fighting with jars of stiff peanut butter and having the jar win.
Continue reading Homemade Peanut Butter
A few years ago I was doing some last minute birthday shopping for the Old Man at a local hardware supply store. Lo and behold, I stumbled across something I knew he would want (like, really want): a Kalamata olive tree.
Continue reading Kalamata-Style Home Cured Olives
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