The Complete Book of Greek Cooking

by Recipe Club of St. Paul's Church

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060921293
• ISBN13: 9780060921293
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

The Complete Book fo Greek Cooking...

My ONLY souce of the best Greek cooking was Hellenic Cuisine from the 1970's. This book is excellent and is just like having your "yiayia" cooking for you and telling you how to prepare these delicacies. The ingredients are authentic and the prep time is right on the money. As everyone knows Greek cooking takes time, patience and lots of butter, olive oil, filo, feta and olives not to mention basil, oregano and garlic. Get your ingredients and have a ball. This cook book is the BEST out there for authenticity.

Traditional Greek-American fare at its finest

As a Greek-American who learned how to cook by watching her mother and grandmother lovingly prepare all sorts of traditional Greek dishes in the comfort of our "kouzina", I've always been a bit skeptical about using Greek cookbooks since the recipes either never turn out or just taste a lot different than what I am used to. This cookbook, however, changed my mind as I have found most of the dishes to be delicious successes that are faithful to traditional tastes. This should come as no surprise, of course, since the book was compiled by real Greeks (most of whom are moms and yiayias no doubt) whose families have probably handed down and improved upon those recipes generation after generation. Overall, most work out well and are fairly basic Greek dishes (I've only had trouble with one or two) and are perfect for either everyday family meals or for guests. Well done St. Paul's!

Superb! The best Greek Cookbook on my shelves

My friend had this cookbook and I had to have it. It has a great section on working with phylo dough. It has some recipes I've never seen in any other cookbooks. Everything I've made using these recipes has turned out great. Mostly the ingredients and items you can find any grocery store, some of the cheeses are a little bit more difficult to find. The directions are easy. I highly suggest this cookbook to anyone who enjoys Greek cooking. enjoy

This is the best, most authentic Greek cookbook!

Married to a native of Greece for 26 years I have used many different Greek cookbooks and this is the best and most authentic I have found. This book was written by everyday cooks, not gourmets, the recipes are easy to follow and there is a section that tells how to work with phyllo, clean squid and other hints. There are recipes from many different regions and interesting little bits of history and information scattered throughout.