Learn to COOK - The Food and Wine of Greece: More Than 300 Classic and Modern Dishes from the Mainland and Islands

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59495 EAN: 9780312087838 ISBN: 0312087837 Label: St. Martin's Griffin Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 1993-03-15 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Studio: St. Martin's Griffin
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Editorial Reviews: Greece and its many islands are rich with traditional and regional culinary dishes that go far beyond the standard fare of moussaka and spinach pie. To gather these special recipes and the culture that surrounds them, Kochilas spent over 15 years living and traveling in Greece. From home cooks and professional chefs she coaxed a wonderful array of authentic recipes to augment her own creations. Line drawings.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Traditional Greek recipes Comment: I made a couple of items from this book for a Greek friend's party- and they were great. I cannot pronounce the cookies I made (but he did, and knew them)- they had interesting spices and wine (!) and orange juice in them- as well as a walnut and honey filling. Really good! My friend vouched for the recipe's authenticity. Customer Rating: Summary: visually not appealing Comment: I spotted it in a local book store and wasn't that impressed. There's tons of info and recipes which I'm sure are authentically excellent however what put me off is the poor, dark gray paper pages and lack of bright, high resolution color photos like you find in other cookbooks. I love to see how the dish is supposed to look like so I can know I'm preparing it the right way. Having to use a cookbook that looks more like a dusty, mystery novel is not too helpful nor inspiring. Customer Rating: Summary: A great book to own and share Comment: I was raised on the recipes found in this book. Diane makes even the most seemingly complicated recipes manageable. I gave the book out as gifts this holiday season. I highly recommend it. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Cookbook Comment: I'm Greek and love Greek food of course, but I've lived in the USA most of my life and only get to experience the true Greek dishes when i visit family in Greece. This is a great book of Greek dishes, they are very authentic and i have enjoyed trying something new each week. Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent Book for Greek Cooking (and drinking) Comment: I would recommend this book highly. As a Greek American I can vouch for the authenticity of most of the recipies. In some instances the author has to make substitutions (mostly with cheeses) with ingredients that would be difficult to find for the average American. Her wine selections are helpful and in my experience have paired well with the food. Her measurements are very accurate. For anyone who has cooked from many Greek cookbooks (in english) you will know that very often measurements are totally off. This is due to the fact for thousands or at least hundreds of years these recipies were verbal and were not written down until relatively recently. I have suffered through many a dish trying to guess what amount is accurate. That has always been my biggest complaint with Greek cookbooks- AND that is not a problem with this one. Everything I have tried has come out wonderful. I would recommend this as a great book containing all the classics. Kali Orexi! More Reviews