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Category Archives: Greek food
New Year and Some New Dishes
Today was a fine day for inventing a new dish for lunch and for trying out two recipes I had never attempted before, for dinner. Lunch was inspired by available elements of past, present, and future salads. Favorite tools played … Continue reading
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Cianfotta (A Neapolitan Version of Ratatouille)
Summer is coming soon (at least in this hemisphere). That means the arrival of great fresh vegetables, which for me, often get celebrated by making one of the amazing European roasted vegetable dishes. Among my favorites are: France: Tian/Ratatouille. https://dgourmac.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/from-the-sublime-to-the-ridiculous/ … Continue reading
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Octopus, Revisited — or Harold McGee, I Love You.
I’ve written about Octopus 18 times in the past 8 years. I think that’s some indication of its importance to me in a culinary sense. Two years ago, I wrote that I Finally Learned How to Cook Octopus. Within … Continue reading
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Ikarian Baked Vegetables, Improved
We’ve been reading and cooking with the book, Blue Zones Kitchen. It’s interesting reading, contains some good recipes, and it fits well with all we have learned about healthy food and lifestyles in the past 10 years and more. We … Continue reading
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Take Walks, and Eat Leftovers
Sanity these days requires exercise during these crazy, buttoned-up times. Fortunately, walking along the country road on which we live is accessible, scenic and safe. Barbara and I often go together during the walk, covering a mile or a little … Continue reading
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The Next-to-Last Meal from the Spanish Octopus — Greek-Style
Lunch on Friday was a simpler affair with my friend, the octopus. I decided to minimize the cooking, so I did what one might do for lunch in Greece, with these tentacles on hand. I gathered up typical side dishes … Continue reading
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Three Eggplant Slices, Two Octopus Tentacles, One Grated Tomato, and Lots of Olive Oil
There’s almost no limit to the range of wonderful recipes using Octopus. Today’s lunch is the third one I’ve tried in the past three days, and perhaps the most delicious. This recipe is from The Country Cooking of Greece, by … Continue reading
Grilled Halloumi and Vegetable Skewers
I find many Greek dishes extremely satisfying: elemental, flavorful, and uncomplicated. A good example is the recipe I made for lunch today: Fortunately, since it’s the day after Thanksgiving, all was quiet and I had time for the prep work … Continue reading
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Catching Up — Fall 2019 Food Highlights
This omnibus posting is intended to fill in all the gaps in my blog since September. Teaching two courses took most of my energy, and flat-out laziness accounted for the rest of my lethargy. In no particular order, here are … Continue reading
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Soufico
Ever since I read two articles about the longevity and healthy eating on the Greek isle of Ikaria, I have been attracted to their style of life and food. Over the last six years, I’ve made several of those vegetarian … Continue reading
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