During the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Turks, Klefts were irregular guerilla fighters. Among their many feats, Klefts famously stole sheep and roasted them slowly over buried fires. This trick prevented the Ottomans from smelling meat and finding the guerillas.
Kleftiko is a lamb dish named after the Klefts’ ...
White-washed houses, bright blue skies, sun sparkling on the sea, and brilliant sunsets. Some of Greece’s most iconic images are of Santorini. Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean Sea and a regular stop for cruise ships wending their way through the Greek isles. Although it’s jam-packed with tourists ...
“If there are three Greeks in a room, you’re bound to hear five different opinions about the correct way to cook just about anything.”
Or so goes the self-deprecating joke at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Anchorage, Alaska. Although it may not be literally true, the joke helps lighten the ...
Καλώς ορίσετε στο Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska!
Welcome to Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska!
SKAI, the Greek television and radio station, recently ran three articles by Lamprini Thoma about my efforts to cook Greek and Mediterranean food in Alaska and about Holy Transfiguration, Alaska’s only Greek Orthodox Church. Unfortunately, the articles no ...
Friday felt like the first true day of spring. The sun was shining, and I could almost feel trees and plants waking from their winter slumber.
Oh sure, there’s still snow on the ground, trees are bare, and temperatures are still in the low 30s at night. But days are gloriously ...
I redeemed myself tonight. My sad story about an unfortunate lamb tagine has a happy ending.
Two days ago, after deciding the tagine was not worth eating, I’d rinsed off the meat and threw away every bit of the nasty sauce. I was left with tender chunks of leftover lamb. Tonight ...
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