Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Studying the Traditional Mediterranean Diet -- The Traditional Greek Diet -- The Source of Flavor and Health: Olive Oil, Nature's Gold -- The Greek Lifestyle -- A New Greek Revival? -- PROLOGUE: BREAKFAST ON SIFNOS -- Creamy Yogurt with Fruit and Nuts-Sifnos Breakfast -- 1 APPETIZERS-MEZEDAKIA -- A Potent Medicine: Garlic -- How's My Skordalia? -- Greek Caviar-Taramosalata -- Yogurt, Garlic, and Cucumber Dip-Tzatziki -- Roasted Red-Pepper and Feta Dip -- Cheese and Mint Pie-Tiropita -- Sautéed Dates with Almonds -- Spinach and Dill Pie-Spanakopita -- Broccoli and Blue-Cheese Pita -- Onion and Beet-Green Pita -- Crispy Cypriot Sheep Cheese with Lemon-Haloumi -- Creamy Garlic Sauce-Skordalia -- Warm Feta, Tomato, and Oregano-Saganaki -- Grape Leaves Stuffed with Cracked Wheat and Pine Nuts-Dolmades -- Coriander and Garlic Olives-Elies Tsakistes -- Chickpeas with Onion and White Wine-Revithia -- 2 VEGETABLE DISHES -- Color and Variety Are Essential -- "No Drinking Coffee at Your Desk, . . . but You're Gonna Love Lunch" -- Greek Salad-Salata Horiatiki -- Cypriot Village Salad-Salata Horiatiki -- Roasted-Beet and Arugula Salad -- Fennel and Roasted Red-Pepper Salad -- Wild Greens and Cabbage Salad-Hortosalata -- Roasted Cumin Carrots -- Arugula and Haloumi Salad -- Green Beans with Tomato-Fasolakia -- Braised Cauliflower with Slowly Sautéed Onions -- Broccoli Rabe with Garlic and White Cannellini Beans -- Eggplant Casserole-A Simpler, Lighter Moussaka -- Summer Vegetable Bake-Briam -- Braised Kale with Red Peppers -- Drunken Mushrooms -- Caramelized Eggplant-Imam Baildi -- Lemon and Oregano Roasted Potatoes-Patates Fournou -- Okra and Tomatoes-Bamies -- Stuffed Eggplant and Zucchini-Papoutsakia -- Roasted Carrots with Rosemary and Sage.

Sweet Potato, Zucchini, and Feta Tart -- Zucchini and Tomatoes with Cumin and Caraway Seeds -- 3 BEANS, GRAINS, AND PASTA -- Nutrient-Rich Proteins and Complex Carbohydrates -- Family in Greece -- Bulgur and Bright Lentils -- Lentil and Tomato Soup with Coriander and Cumin-Fakies -- Fruited Chickpeas with Brown Rice -- Spinach and Brown Rice-Spanakorizo -- Pasta with Arugula, Tomatoes, Feta, and Kalamata Olives -- Acorn-Squash and Ginger Soup with Chickpeas -- Cabbage and Apple Bulgur -- Vegetables Stuffed with Barley-Gemista -- Gingered Brown Rice with Raisins and Orange -- Sautéed Broccoli Rabe with Penne Pasta -- Lima Bean and Carrot Soup-Gigantes -- Black-Eyed Peas and Swiss Chard-Lahana me Louvia -- 4 SEAFOOD -- "Good Oils": Omega-3 Fatty Acids -- A Fish Tale: My First Barbouni -- Seared Shrimp with Red-Pepper Flakes and Basil-Garides -- Snapper with Lemon and Oregano Sauce-Snapper with Ladolemono -- Poached Tilapia with Fennel -- Herbed Swordfish Kebabs-Xifias Souvlaki -- Grilled Tuna with Spicy Peach Chutney -- Tomato, Feta, and Shrimp Saganaki-Garides Saganaki -- Grilled Swordfish with Tomatoes and Sage -- Salmon Grilled in Grape Leaves -- Dorado with Grapefruit and Avocado -- 5 MEATS IN MODERATION -- Range-Fed Animals -- Goat Meat -- Grilling with Olive Oil-A Little Coat of Armor -- The Easter Lamb -- Chicken Kebabs in Pita Bread-Kotosouvlaki stin Pita -- Spiced Lamb Patties-Gyros -- Herb and Garlic Gremolata with Simply Grilled Lamb Chops -- Oven-Roasted Stolen Goat-Kleftiko -- Sage and Thyme Roasted Chicken-Kotopoulo sto Fournou -- Roasted Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary-Arnaki sto Fournou -- Yula's Oven-Roasted Onion, Tomato, and Lamb Stew-Yula's Tavas -- Chicken Stew with Artichokes and Lemons-Kotopoulo Kapama -- Herbed Lamb Parcels -- 6 SPECIAL-OCCASION GREEK TRADITIONS -- Traditional Moussaka -- Greek Mac and Cheese-Pastichio.

7 NUTRITION ON THE RUN -- On Feeling Satisfied -- "Mighty Aphrodite" Christens Angela's Kitchen -- Chef 's Lunch: Haloumi and Basil Sandwich -- Chef 's Lunch: Arugula, Avocado, and Basil Salad -- Chef 's Lunch: Grilled Gruyère and Arugula Sandwich -- 8 NUTS AND SPICES: HEALTHY DESSERTS -- Nuts -- Herbs and Spices -- Greek Desserts -- From Banana Tires to " Who Made the Baklava?" -- Anise and Sesame Cookies-Koulourakia -- Walnut and Filo Pastry-Baklava -- Cinnamon Cookies with Syrup and Walnuts-Finikia -- Spiced Berry Soup -- Honey Frozen Yogurt -- Rose-Scented Custard Pie-Galaktoboureko -- Greek Wedding Cookies with Almonds-Kourabiedes -- Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon-Rizogalo -- Greek Apple Tart with Walnut-Crumb Topping-Milopita -- Spiced Walnut Cake-Karidopita -- Pistachio and Honey Coffee Cake -- Yogurt Parfaits with Blueberries and Lemon Curd -- Tangiest Lemony Lemon Curd -- 9 BEVERAGES -- Studying Alcohol and Health -- Red Wine -- Tell Me Nurses Lie -- Militsa's Homemade Lemonade -- Chamomile Tea -- Sour Cherry Soda-Vissinada -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.