Staff Pick
Diane Kochilas’s companion to her TV series is a perfect blending of authentic Greek food with healthy American styling. She knows the history of this Mediterranean fare inside and out and brings this knowledge to the front in recreating these traditional recipes. Not just one but two recipes for Avgolemono soup (a comfort soup in my house) and a Avgolemono Risotto as well. The various sauces and dressings are worth the book alone. I love a Greek cookbook, and this will be a much used one in my kitchen. Recommended By Tracey T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Celebrity chef and award-winning cookbook author Diane Kochilas presents a companion to her Public Television cooking-travel series with this lavishly photographed volume of classic and contemporary cuisine in My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours.
Inspired by her travels and family gatherings, the recipes and stories Diane Kochilas shares in My Greek Table celebrate the variety of food and the culture of Greece. Her Mediterranean meals, crafted from natural ingredients and prepared in the region's traditional styles--as well as innovative updates to classic favorites--cover a diverse range of appetizers, main courses, and desserts to create raucously happy feasts, just like the ones Diane enjoys with her family when they sit down at her table.
Perfect for home cooks, these recipes are easy-to-make so you can add Greece's delicious dishes to your culinary repertoire. With simple-to-follow instructions for salads, meze, vegetables, soup, grains, savory pies, meat, fish, and sweets, you'll soon be serving iconic fare and new twists on time-honored recipes on your own Greek table for family and friends, including:
-- Kale, Apple, and Feta Salad
-- Baklava Oatmeal
-- Avocado-Tahini Spread
-- Baked Chicken Keftedes
-- Retro Feta-Stuffed Grilled Calamari
-- Portobello Mushroom Gyro
-- Quinoa Spanakorizo
-- Quick Pastitsio Ravioli
-- Aegean Island Stuffed Lamb
-- My Big Fat Greek Mess--a dessert of meringues, Greek sweets, toasted almonds and tangy yogurt
Illustrated throughout with color photographs featuring both the food and the country, My Greek Table is a cultural delicacy for cooks and foodies alike.