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A fresh and exciting approach to Greek culinary tradition, wherein food is healthy, simple, and most of all, delicious

Take eighty-seven ambrosial recipes designed for the needs and appetites of everyday cooks, leaven with delectable anecdotes about the Greek lifestyle, then pepper with revealing scientific insight, and the result is Greek Revival: Cooking for Life—an appetizing introduction to wonderful flavors and health benefits of the traditional Mediterranean diet. Patricia Moore-Pastides, an accomplished cook and public-health professional, presents dozens of easy-to-make and impossible-to-resist recipes that infuse a healthful diet with the enticement of great taste.

Greek Revival showcases a pantheon of healthy recipes, accompanied by beautiful color illustrations, helpful preparation techniques, and tips for making the most of familiar ingredients, from colorful fresh fruits and vegetables, to whole grains, beans, and seafood. These natural flavors are enhanced by rich extra-virgin olive oil, so the delectable dishes are savored without guilt. Following Greek tradition, meat is not eliminated from the diet, but rather saved for special occasion, and you will find a variety of succulent and creative meat recipes in Greek Revival as well. Always mindful of time, health, and budget, the author makes wonderful use of natural, minimally processed ingredients readily found in most neighborhood supermarkets. Recipes include dolmades (grape leaves stuffed with cracked wheat and pine nuts), imam baildi (caramelized eggplant), gemista (vegetables stuffed with barley and mint), xifias souvlaki (herbed swordfish kebabs), tavas (oven-roasted onion, tomato and lamb stew), karidopita (spiced walnut cake), and many more.

Throughout the book Moore-Pastides shares lively stories of her days living in Greece and Cyprus that exemplify the enduring charm of an Old World lifestyle. Through her tales we see a snapshot of a world lost to fast-paced modern living, and we are introduced to the health benefits of the Mediterranean lifestyle. Her observations are supported with illuminating summaries of current scientific research. Health-conscious readers looking to improve their diets and protect themselves from the perils of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease will find hope in the author's research, presented in a way that is accessible and inspiring.

In Greek Revival, Moore-Pastides happily eliminates the frustration and deprivation so often associated with dieting and gives us instead a fresh and exciting approach to a lifestyle wherein food is healthy, simple, and most of all, delicious.

Greek Revival also includes a foreword by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, the Vincent L. Gregory Professor of Cancer Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health.


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03 septembre 2013

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9781611172089

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GREEK REVIVAL
Herbed Lamb Parcels, p. 152
GREEK REVIVAL
COOKING FOR LIFE
Patricia Moore-Pastides
Foreword by Dimitrios Trichopoulos
With Photographs by Keith McGraw

The University of South Carolina Press
© 2010 University of South Carolina
Cloth edition published by the University of South Carolina Press, 2010 Ebook edition published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press, 2013
www.sc.edu/uscpress
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the cloth edition as follows:
Moore-Pastides, Patricia.

Greek revival: cooking for life / Patricia Moore-Pastides ; foreword by Dimitrios Trichopoulos ; with photographs by Keith McGraw.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57003-939-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Cookery, Greek. 2. Nutrition Greece. 3. Diet Greece. I. Title.

TX723.5.G8M67 2010
641.59495 dc22 2010008270
ISBN 978-1-61117-208-9 (ebook)
In gratitude to my husband, Harris, and to our parents:
Jean Coleman Moore, John Francis Moore, Anastasia Theodoulou Pastides, and Andreas Pastides. Their loving hands prepared a lifetime of meals, and their hearts created homes that were filled with dreams for us.
Yogurt Parfaits with Blueberries and Lemon Curd, p. 198
CONTENTS
Foreword
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
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
FOREWORD
When Patricia Moore-Pastides asked me whether I would be willing to write a foreword for her Greek Revival: Cooking for Life, I did not hesitate even though I had not, at the time, read the book. After all, I knew from her previous work and our long acquaintance that she is a talented writer, a person of sharp intellect and, more important, sensitivity and compulsion to perfection. I also felt reasonably qualified in spite of my very limited expertise in cooking. I have lived for more than forty-five years in Greece, a cradle of the traditional Mediterranean diet (and another twenty-five in the multiethnic United States, allowing for a sound control group in culinary experiences). I am also an epidemiologist, serving the discipline that documented the beneficial health effects of the traditional Mediterranean diet. Finally I have been married for more than forty years to Antonia Trichopoulou, who has contributed more than any other scientist, save the legendary Ancel Keys, to the revival of the Mediterranean diet and the demonstration of its amazing health advantages. We Greeks are deeply convinced that the traditional Greek diet is the “real prototype” of the Mediterranean diet, although our neighbors in the olive-tree-growing areas of the Mediterranean, including Italians and Spaniards, think otherwise perhaps with equal justification.


A door in Crete. Photograph by Harris Pastides
When I actually read the manuscript and found that it was even better than I thought it would be, I was faced with a problem. How can I assure the readers that I did not have a conflict of interest in my assessment of the book? These days, you cannot submit a paper for publication without assuring the editor of the journal that you do not have such a conflict. Read these few sentences from Patricia’s book to realize why the Greek diet is inherently superior to “artificial” diets developed on the basis of findings from scientific research, which impose restrictions on various foods, or categories of foods, or nutrients. And keep in mind that until the late 1960s, when adult Greeks kept to their traditional diet, they also had the longest life expectancy in the world, notwithstanding their miserable smoking habits and a health-care system that leaves much to be desired: “Greeks do not traditionally eliminate foods from their diet. Because of the emphasis on plant-based foods, food is not weighed or measured.… Because mainly healthful fats are eaten, grams of fat are not calculated. Because whole grains are consumed, carbohydrates are not shunned. How freeing it is that by following traditional food choices and patterns, eating does not have to be analyzed, but can simply be enjoyed.” In my forty-year professional life in epidemiology, including nutritional epidemiology, I have never heard or read such a concise statement highlighting the advantages of the Greek di

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