My Greek Village Kitchen - Cookbook

Grandmothers' recipe secrets

by Patrikiou, Elissavet

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Authentic Greece

Even as a child, the author Elissavet Patrikiou spent every summer vacation in her mother Anastasia's village of 500 inhabitants. Amidst this mountainous landscape live wonderful, strong women, and she connects each of them with the flavors of her childhood: "Even as a child, I loved spending time in the kitchens and fields of my grandmother and aunts: that was my sea, where I could swim." For this book, half the village provided her with recipes, cooked, argued loudly about which was better, and they ate and danced together. Good food is a way of life here – and it starts with the harvest and preparation! At the market, the author gets personal tips from farmers and fishermen for preparation; in small taverns, she tastes the dish of the day or listens to what's for lunch after Sunday mass. She wants to share all these recipes and stories with this book!