Slow-braise lamb shoulder with red wine, onions and dill in a Dutch oven. This Sifnos-style mastelo pulls off the bone with a fork.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes / Vegetarian
Cretan Sfakianopita: Pan-Fried Cheese Pie with Honey
Pan-fry Cretan sfakianopita: thin olive oil dough folded around fresh myzithra, finished with thyme honey. Makes 6 pies in about 70 minutes.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes
Baked Kefalonian Meat Pie with Rice and Olive Oil Pastry
Bake a Kefalonian meat pie with beef, chicken, rice and kefalotyri in an olive oil crust. Serves 12 and slices cleanly after a short rest.
Easy Mediterranean Dinners / Greek Island Recipes / One Pan Dish
Corfu Fish Stew (Bourdeto) with Paprika and Onions
Simmer white fish in a paprika and slow-cooked onion sauce for Corfu bourdeto. Peppery, made in one pan, and ready in about an hour with bread on the side.
Easy Mediterranean Dinners / Greek Island Recipes
Baked Naxos Beef and Aubergine Kalogeros with Graviera
Bake layers of aubergine and cinnamon beef sauce with graviera until bubbling. A Naxos-style kalogeros that feeds four and reheats well.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes / Vegetarian
Kimolos Ladenia: Olive Oil Flatbread with Tomato and Onion
Bake Kimolos ladenia, a Greek olive oil flatbread topped with grated tomato, red onion and oregano. Only 25 minutes of hands-on work, and it’s vegan.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes / Vegetarian
Baked Cretan Boureki Pie with Courgette and Potato
Bake Cretan boureki with thin courgette and potato slices, ricotta, feta and mint. No pastry needed, and it tastes good warm or at room temperature.
Easy Mediterranean Dinners / Greek Island Recipes
Braised Chicken Pastitsada from Corfu with Spiced Sauce
Braise chicken thighs in a cinnamon and clove tomato sauce, then toss with bucatini. Corfu pastitsada takes about 100 minutes, mostly hands-off.
Greek Island Recipes / Mezze & Appetizers / Vegetarian
Pan-Fried Rhodes Chickpea Fritters (Pitaroudia) with Mint
Pan-fry pitaroudia, Rhodes chickpea fritters made with soaked dried chickpeas, tomato and mint. Crisp outside, soft inside, and vegan.
Greek Island Recipes / Mezze & Appetizers / Vegetarian
Santorini Tomato Fritters with Fresh Mint and Red Onion
Pan-fry Santorini tomato fritters with ripe tomatoes, red onion and mint. Crisp outside, soft inside, and ready in about 40 minutes.