The Complete Book of Greek Cooking

Master traditional Greek recipes in your own kitchen, from savory phyllo pies and slow-simmered stews to honeyed holiday pastries.

Compiled by the Recipe Club of Saint Paul's Greek Orthodox Cathedral, this volume gathers time-tested family dishes refined across decades of parish festivals. Each recipe balances cultural heritage with straightforward preparation.

The chapters span savory appetizers, layered casseroles, fresh seafood, and delicate phyllo pastries. Dedicated fasting sections offer hearty vegetable and grain meals that observe traditional religious customs.

The Complete Book of Greek Cooking offers more than 200 unique and intriguing recipes for all kinds of Greek dishes--a great gift for Greek Orthodox occasions.

• Authentic Cookbook: Master classic foundation sauces like tangy egg-and-lemon avgolemono and pungent garlic skordalia thickened with walnuts or mashed potatoes.


• Regional Cookbook: Explore distinctive local traditions from across the islands and mainland, including Corfu veal sofrito, Cypriot flaounes, and Macedonian cabbage rolls.


• Lenten Cookbook: Prepare traditional dairy-free and meatless meals for fasting periods, featuring olive-oil-braised spanakorizo, fava split pea puree, and rice-stuffed grape leaves.


• Cooking Techniques: Step-by-step guidance details how to handle paper-thin phyllo and shredded kadaife to bake golden tiropetes, spiced nut rolls, and honeyed baklava.

Author: Recipe Club of St Paul's Church
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 06/05/1991
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.21h x 7.35w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780060921293