The Ultimate Greek Cookbook
• from traditional family recipes
•
Greek
Food is healthy and with these authentic recipes you will enjoy the process of preparing and serving nourishment to those
you care about.
Greek
cooking can best be described as the loving preparation of hearty, delicious meals as pleasing to the senses as the palate. It’s
also good for your heart.
That’s the official statement, now let’s get right to the fun, which is
what Greek food is all about, and along with the instructions and tips in this book you will be introduced to a few Greek
Gods, and some short stories about being a child in a Greek world while encumbered with a Scotch-Irish mother.
Author's Note: Pappadikis was my grandfather’s name before he came to America, and out of respect I used
the pen name John Pappadikis for the book, Aphrodite’s Food for the Gods.
Comments from users of Aphrodite’s Food For
The Gods
“This is so much more than a cookbook. It’s a window into an ethnic past. The roast lamb recipe was fantastic!
My husband would never eat lamb before. Hi great-grandmother was Greek and he never knew her, but reading the stories made
his own family stories seem real and he enjoyed them very much. I wanted more.”
Kathy Sherman, Everett, WA.
“I like to cook many kinds
of food . . . this was my first time trying Greek cooking. The recipes were easy to follow and the food was wonderful. My
favorite recipe was the chicken soup – so tangy and rich!”
Ritita Duvalier, Seattle, WA
“This is a fun cookbook. The stories reminded me of my own childhood and gave me anticipation to cook
the foods described later in the book. Although my native land is Turkey, I recognize the same dishes as very near
those of my country and they made me homesick.”
Amir Kut, Restauranteur, Seattle, WA
“My
job requires a certain amount of business entertaining of clients from around the world and I’m always looking for
something unique to prepare. Aphrodite’s Food for the Gods offers me some terrific choices. The personal
stories and information in the book also give me topics of conversation.”
Scott Worthington, Hudson, OH
“I prepared Kakavia using the recipe in Aphrodite’s Food for the Gods. It was great! I thought
the cookbook design itself was ethnic. And the stories were on my mind the whole time I was cooking.”
Rosemary
King, Seattle, WA
“A
comprehensive selection of traditional Greek food preparation with the emphasis on excellence. Rich flavors and textures
straight from the Old Country. Very authentic – I loved it all! Highly recommended.”
Eugenia Horitos,
Val’s Restaurant, Seattle, WA
