Simply More Greek: Foods from the Garden, the Sea and the Bakery

Simply More Greek is a unique compilation of simple to-prepare, classical foods eaten primarily in villages, towns, and monasteries throughout Greece. It is based on fresh produce from the garden, seafood from the vast surrounding sea, and baked pies and sweets. There are no meat dishes in this book, and the meals chosen are primarily unfamiliar and absent from other Greek cookbooks. The book aims to inspire, educate, and discover more traditional foods and is written to entice the avid pescatarian, vegetarian, or those wanting to eat more seafood and vegetables. It is divided into four main chapters and sub-chapters: Chapter one is based on the Garden, Chapter two is wholistically seafood recipes, Chapter three is home to the Bakery, and Chapter four is titled The Garden and its Nutrients. The book has been wonderfully photographed with eye-catching food pictures and places throughout Greece.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 17 May 2022
Publisher: Kanella Productions

Chapter three is dedicated to baked goods and sweets. It includes a variety of pies,breads,and pastries,such as pastitsio,stifado,silver beet rolls,and onions with spices and pine nuts. Chapter four is a selection of desserts,including rice pudding cake,apple cake with whiskey,pastry parcels with nuts,yogurt jelly cake,and many more.

This book is a unique compilation of simple to-prepare, classical foods eaten primarily in villages, towns, and monasteries throughout Greece. It is based on fresh produce from the garden, seafood from the vast surrounding sea, and baked pies and sweets. There are no meat dishes in this book. Meat-free meals are mostly consumed throughout the year in Greece due to the vast number of fasting days. The meals chosen for this book are primarily unfamiliar and absent from other Greek cookbooks.

Pastitsio and stifado are made with mushrooms, sardines wrapped in vine leaves, silver beet rolls stuffed with rice and herbs, and onions with spices and pine nuts. There are legumes with greens, seafood with raisins, octopus with honey, fresh salads, and various dips. Baked bread such as feta cheese, fennel bread rings, greens, cheese, and other pies and different ways to make pastry.

To end, there is a selection of desserts such as rice pudding cake, apple cake with whiskey, pastry parcels with nuts, yogurt jelly cake, and plenty more.

This book aims to inspire, educate, and discover more traditional foods. It is written to entice the avid pescatarian, vegetarian, or those wanting to eat more seafood and vegetables, and the person eager to open their horizon to more Greek meals, half of which are gluten-free.

This book is divided into four main chapters and sub-chapters:

Chapter one is based on the Garden and subdivided into three parts: Fresh, cooked, and accompaniments. Here, you will find recipes using fresh vegetables in their raw state, traditional meals that have been slow-cooked, and meals used as meze or sides.

Chapter two is wholistically seafood recipes. It is a rich compilation of tasteful recipes derived from Greece's abundant seafo.

Chapter three is dedicated to baked goods and sweets. It includes a variety of pies, breads, and pastries, such as pastitsio, stifado, silver beet rolls, and onions with spices and pine nuts.

Chapter four is a selection of desserts, including rice pudding cake, apple cake with whiskey, pastry parcels with nuts, yogurt jelly cake, and many more.

Weight: 1192g
Dimension: 260 x 210 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780646854311