In the famous words of Uncle Dennis, a house is not a home unless there is a pot of beans on the stove. Greeks have a way with beans that put them at the heart…
Ratatouille
Braised borlotti beans
Olive and orange salad
While this is called an orange salad, it’s actually all about the olives. Home-cured olives are treated with the utmost respect and are a prize delicacy in Greek homes. A unadorned plate of home-cured olives…
Pork with celery
This dish is woven into my food memory at a couple of different places and times. A simple and satisfying dish, my first introduction came after a morning spent with Ma siting at her little…
Tomato keftedes
A moreish meze that makes use of ripe, new-season tomatoes fried in crisp batter – they will disappear as quickly as you can make them. Santorini is famous for tomato fritters, but these delectable meze…
Papoutsakia
Eggplants are to my Greek family, what potatoes are to my Irish family; and this dish of slow cooked eggplant is a regular on our Greek family table. Think eggplants plus Greek cuisine and you…
Baked Okra in Tomato Sauce (Μπάμιες στο φούρνο)
Okra can be a tricky little vegetable to cook because of its, well, slimyness. Thank heavens generations of Greek cooks have found a way to tame this unpopular characteristic trait of the okra. Mama cooks…
Lentil soup (Φακές σούπα)
It’s hard to put your finger on the reason why lentil soup (called ‘fakes’ in Greek) is just so comforting. A bowl of it never fails to elicit happy murmurs from Kosta, who has been…
Milk pie (Γαλατόπιτα)
Galaopita is known throughout Greece as a comforting family style treat. The pie is not overly sweet and is often enjoyed for breakfast with a coffee or as a snack. It is also an Easter…
