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Greek Basil
Much like its cousin the Genovese basil (also known as sweet basil), Greek basil is delicious in pesto, tomato-based sauces or simply sprinkled on salads. In Greece, basil’s culinary applications...
Read MoreYemista (or Gemista) - Stuffed Vegetables, Greek Style
Yemista is a traditional Greek dish that is easy and very adaptable. In our recipe, we use tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, which is common, but we give the stuffing our...
How to Enjoy Kalamon Olive Spread (Tapenade)
This versatile, flavorful spread can be enjoyed in a lot of ways. (Seriously, google it, you’ll come up with over 650,000 results.) We've narrowed the list down to some...
Chicken and Pasta (the Greek way)
Hilopites are small, square shaped egg noodles, especially made in Greece. The pasta can be made from scratch and the recipe is super easy. (Find it at the end of this...
Summer Quinoa Salad
Love, love, love this gorgeous salad for its textures, colors and balance of flavors. The silky/crunchy texture of quinoa, the mellow roasted broccoli florets and summer squash, crunch of red...
Tourlou - The Greek Ratatouille
Ratatouille in French, Tourlou in Greek or Briam in Turkish. It's a classic, versatile dish that works beautifully as a side dish to a meat or chicken main but can...
Orzo, Feta and Tomato Salad
Feta, feta and more feta. Truth is, we eat it year-round but definitely more so in the summer months. In Greek salad, crumbled over grilled asparagus, in our spinach pie,...
The Fluffiest Pancakes on the Planet
I know, that title is loaded but we promise, it's true. This recipe uses a "soured" milk and our buttery oilladi extra virgin olive oil for always fluffy, delicious pancakes. Ingredients:...
Olive Oil Cake and Honey Syrup
It's snowing out. That means I'll either be making a stew or a soup for dinner... but that's later. This is now and I have a jar of NY Buzz...
Lentil Soup (Soupa Fakkes)
I've been watching and waiting for the temperature to get to where it's soup time and heck, I thought we were almost there. And, then, 75 degrees yesterday, hmmm not...
Read MoreDark Chocolate Chunk Olive Oil Scones
Many of you who have come to the tastings we've held around town in the past few weeks have asked for this recipe which Jessie Snyder of Faring-Well developed for us...
Read MorePeas Please
Don't ask me how I know these things but I would bet money you are not eating enough peas. Here, in the northeast, it's too early to get...
Read MoreCauliflower and Potatoes in a Light Tomato Sauce (Kounoupithi)
Versatile. That's what we're going with today. You probably won't find this recipe in any book and while I've seen a few versions of it online, I've added my own...
Read MoreEggs with Tomato and Feta
This simple recipe for scrambled eggs with fresh tomatoes and feta is one of the first things I learned to cook. The summer I turned 12, my brother was home...
Read MoreMoussaka (Mom's recipe with short-cuts)
Moussaka is a mainstay in a Greek cook's repertoire and each cook brings their own style to this classic dish. Too often, people don't attempt the dish because it can...
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Melomakarona - the olive oil and honey cookies.
Also known as the Christmas cookie, Melomakarona are a popular treat any time of the year. Use your favorite honey (we love our local NY Buzz summer and fall variety)....
Summer Simple
This past Saturday, at the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow farmers market, we set up our booth in the shade of one of Patriot Park's lovely old trees. From 8:30 until...
Thu, May 14, 15
CAN YOU COOK, AT HIGH HEAT, WITH EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL? YES, YOU CAN.
The important thing, as this article states, is to be sure you are cooking with a truly high-quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). Low acidity (less than 0.8%) is what...
Read MoreSNEAK PREVIEW
So, here's a little sneak preview! The full shipment of the "goods" is due to arrive mid-May and we're reviewing and refining our recipes. You should be too!
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