Stuffed vegetables are a beloved food to so many different cultures in the Mediterranean, Balkans & Middle East. In Greece, we call them gemistá (pronounced: yeh-mee-STAH) and they are a warm-season staple. Out of all of the vegetables that get stuffed and baked, red peppers are our absolute favorite. Gemistá typically have a rice-based filling… Read more
Dolmades (pronounced: dohl-MAH-thes) are the Greek version of stuffed grape leaves. Stuffed grape leaves are a beloved food consumed all throughout Greece, the Balkans and the Middle East. This recipe for dolmades gialantzi is from my friend Peter Minaki a.k.a. Kalófagas. I first discovered Peter’s Greek food blog many years ago while learning more about… Read more
I was eight years old when I first visited Mexico. It was an especially significant trip for me, as it was the first time I ventured outside of the US. I have several vivid memories of my experience in Mázatlan. But nothing pervades my memory quite like the traditional Mexican tortilla soup I ate during… Read more
This recipe is a tribute to a place with a food culture that deeply impacted me. Hawai’i is a sacred place that has a complex history of colonization & immigration. The intersecting trajectories of Hawai’i’s history have contributed to the fusion of local culinary culture in Hawai’i; referred to as local Hawaiian food. My hope… Read more
The world of ‘pita’ in the Greek cooking culture is vast. Pita is most commonly known as “pita bread.” Which is a flatbread used for things like gyros. Then there are the pitas that are essentially phyllo encased pies. Which are filled with savory or sweet fillings. There are so many variations of pita in… Read more
If there is any dish that should be considered the true national dish of Greece, it would be fasolada – Greek white bean soup. Fasolada (pronounced: fah-so-LAH-tha) is a simple white bean soup that consists of just a handful of basic ingredients. But these seemingly plain ingredients transform into one of the most comforting and… Read more
An impossibly simple rendition of the classic Greek olive bread. With a crisp crust and a tender interior flavored with Greek oregano and salt-cured Greek olives, this no-knead Greek olive bread is a comforting companion to some of our most beloved Greek meals. GREEK OLIVE BREAD INGREDIENTS: Just seven ingredients make up this simple, artisan-style… Read more
I typically tend to share a cake for my birthday blog post. But this year, I am sharing a recipe for one of my very favorite soups. There is nothing I crave more this time of year than a hot & nourishing bowl of soup. This year, borscht was the soup I had my heart… Read more
