My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours

Name: My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours
Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
SKU: SP-9781250166371
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Biographical Note:
Diane Kochilas, celebrity chef, award-winning cookbook author, and cooking school owner, has been at the forefront of bringing healthy, delicious Greek cuisine to a wide international audience for many years. She is the host and co-executive producer of My Greek Table, a 13-part cooking-travel series about Greece and Greek cuisine airing nationally on Public Television. She runs the Glorious Greek Cooking School on her native island, Ikaria.

Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRO
1. BASICS
2. BREAKFAST FUN FOR GREEK HEROES
3. FUN DIPS TO DIVE INTO
4. MEZE TO SHARE
5. MORE THAN A GREEK SALAD
6. GREEK BETWEEN THE BREAD
7. A TABLE FULL OF VEGETABLES
8. GREAT BEANS
9. ANCIENT GRAINS, MODERN COMFORTS
10. SOUP FOR EVERY SEASON
11. LIFE OF PIE
12. CARNIVOROUS PLEASURES
13. FRESH FROM THE SEA
14. SWEET ENDS
GREEK WINES & SPIRITS
INDEX
ONLINE SOURCES FOR GREEK FOODS

Review Quotes:
"Simple, elegant, ready to share."-- Booklist

Publisher Marketing:

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.

Review Citations:

Library Journal 02/01/2019 pg. 108 (EAN 9781250166371, Hardcover)
Publishers Weekly 10/15/2018 (EAN 9781250166371, Hardcover) - *Starred Review
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 8 (EAN 9781250166371, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Kochilas, Diane
DIANE KOCHILAS, celebrity chef, award-winning cookbook author, and cooking school owner, has been at the forefront of bringing healthy, delicious Greek cuisine to a wide international audience for many years. She is the host and co-executive producer of My Greek Table, a 13-part cooking-travel series about Greece and Greek cuisine airing nationally on Public Television. She runs the Glorious Greek Cooking School on her native island, Ikaria.