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Savour the Sun on your Plate! What characterises Greek cuisine more than anything is the joy of sharing delicious food. My Greek Meze is a collection of the tastiest and best known meze recipes that we enjoy in Greece, written by the queen of mezedes, Eleni Psyhouli. This cookbook is in many ways like a portrait of Greece. It has the aroma of the sun, the carefree vibe of holidays, the smile of the islands, the wisdom and taste of tradition, the scent of ouzo, the colour of the grapevine. It is a book that will help you to cook at home –in the heart of winter– your beloved memories of the Greek summer. In its pages you will find 65 simple recipes, which have stood the test of time and remain an essential part of Greek tradition, made with everyday ingredients that you can find anywhere. You don’t need to spend much time in the kitchen to create the finest meze. This book will guide you through every stage, giving you tips and alternative solutions to make –in a few easy steps– mezedes of the Aegean, mezedes of the mountains, exactly as we enjoy them in every corner of Greece. The secret to their success is, in a nutshell, the love you put into their preparation. So, invite Greek tradition to your table, say “yes” to the joy of coming together over a carafe of ouzo, and immerse yourself in the splendour concealed in a small meze dish. To your very good health!

Tο MY GREEK MEZΕ είναι ένα βιβλίο που συγκεντρώνει τις πιο νόστιμες και γνωστές συνταγές μεζέδων που απολαμβάνουμε στη χώρα μας, με την υπογραφή της Ελένης Ψυχούλη. Είναι σαν ένα άλμπουμ της Ελλάδας. Έχει τη ζεστασιά του ήλιου, τη χαλαρότητα των διακοπών, το χαμόγελο των νησιών, τη σοφία και τη γεύση της παράδοσης, τη μυρωδιά του γλυκάνισου, το χρώμα του αμπελιού.
Περιέχει 65 αυθεντικές απλές συνταγές, που έρχονται από τα βάθη του χρόνου της ελληνικής παράδοσης, καμωμένες με καθημερινά υλικά που βρίσκουμε παντού και με πανεύκολες τεχνικές για όλους, αφού η «κουζίνα του φτωχού» είναι η πιο πλούσια του κόσμου. Το βιβλίο αυτό θα σας καθοδηγήσει βήμα βήμα, δίνοντάς σας παράλληλα πολύτιμες συμβουλές και προτείνοντας εναλλακτικούς τρόπους για να φτιάξετε με τις πιο απλές κινήσεις τον μεζέ του Αιγαίου, τον μεζέ των βουνών, έτσι ακριβώς όπως τον απολαμβάνει η Ελλάδα από τον Βορρά έως τον Νότο της. Οι μεζέδες δεν απαιτούν κόπο, το μυστικό της επιτυχίας τους κρύβεται απλώς στο μεράκι που θα βάλετε για την προετοιμασία τους.
Καλέστε και εσείς στο τραπέζι σας την ελληνική παράδοση, πείτε «ναι» στη χαρά της συνεύρεσης γύρω από ένα καραφάκι ούζο και αφεθείτε στο μεγαλείο που κρύβει ένα πιατάκι του μεζέ.
Στην υγειά σας!

"My Greek Taverna" is a book featuring all the dishes you will come across in an authentic Greek taverna and on any family's Sunday table. In its pages you will find 65 recipes divided into categories, listing all the ingredients along with step-by-step instructions to help you bring a traditional Greek dish to life in your own kitchen, tasting exactly as it would in a small taverna by the Aegean Sea. This book has been prepared with the same "ingredients" that each Greek dish contains: love, enthusiasm and respect for tradition. It aspires to evoke fond memories among all Greek food aficionados and provide a mouth-watering reason for anyone to visit or revisit Greece. So, put on your apron, clear your work surface and muster all your passion for food, as you are about to enter a world of unique tastes and magnificent aromas, deriving straight from the Greek seas and countryside.

My Greek Vegan Food will guide you through the healthy, plant-based side of Greek cuisine, through a wide variety of traditional and modern vegan recipes brought to you by Eva Monochari. It is a book that aspires to introduce Greek cuisine to a worldwide audience as the vegan diet of choice. For Greece had always been vegan, centuries before the term was even coined. Greek culinary tradition offers a wide range of dishes that contain no animal products, are earth-friendly and fully in line with the new global food trend. Vegetables, legumes, cereals, fresh herbs and extra virgin olive oil have long formed the foundation of Greek cuisine. A cuisine that respects seasonality, instinctively knows the optimal combinations, and moreover is inexpensive to prepare using the freshest ingredients, while lacking nothing in terms of flavour and nutritional value. This book contains 65 beloved recipes that you will enjoy preparing on an everyday basis, with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that guarantee success. It celebrates a style of cooking with which we are all immediately comfortable: simple, understandable, original, and - of course - tasty. Cooking that is beneficial to the soul, mind and body. It is not aimed solely at vegans, but at anyone wishing to adopt a healthier, more eco-friendly lifestyle and achieve a more nutritious and balanced daily diet without missing out on any of the flavour and aromas. Delectable olive oil-based creations, fluffy pies, fibre-rich legumes, healthy salads, delicious appetisers, homemade breads, fragrant spreads, classic Greek dishes in their vegan version and traditional desserts make up this practical and modern "green" anthology of Greek cuisine.

There are hundreds of Greek islands. Why did Mykonos become, in just a few decades, one of the leading vacation destinations in the world, hosting up to 140,000 visitors on a typical summer day? Part of the answer can be found in these remarkable images, which show the unspoiled beauty - of both the place and its people - that initially attracted artists, writers, and celebrities. Among those early pilgrims was the photographer Robert McCabe. When he first came to Mykonos in the summer of 1955, he was one of perhaps fifteen visitors on the island. There were no cars, no motorbikes, no running water, and little electricity. There was, however, a traditional island culture - with its own dances, songs, poetry, cuisine, textiles, architecture, even language - developed over thousands of years and perfectly adapted to its austere yet beautiful natural setting. It was this culture, and this scenery, that McCabe set himself to document, on that initial journey and on a return visit for the National Geographic Magazine in 1957. In this book, McCabes images re-create a daylong visit to the island as it was: We disembark from a ship in the Old Harbor and are rowed to shore in a small tender. We wander the picturesque streets of Chora (the main town), pausing for breathtaking views of the harbor and watching the inhabitants at their daily tasks: doing their laundry by the shore, delivering well water in a cart, shopping at the grocer's. We venture to Saint Panteleimon Monastery in Marathi, to witness the festivities - with dancing and feasting - that attend the saint's name day and a baptism. We take a caique (a traditional wooden boat) to the neighboring island of Delos - the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo, and the geographic and historical hub of the Cyclades - to see the ruins of its classical heyday. And, at day's end, back aboard ship, we watch the whitewashed walls of Chora slip away into the distance - into memory. Reproduced as full-page tritones of surpassing quality, and accompanied by a sensitive introduction and detailed captions, McCabe's photographs do indeed offer a portrait of a vanished era. This book will fascinate modern-day visitors to Mykonos, as well as those who trace their roots to the Greek islands.

The Greek Myths retold . . . ___________No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraodinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. ___________'Ebullient and funny' The Times'Entertaining and edifying' Daily Telegraph 'A rollicking good read' Independent 'Fry exhibits enormous erudition and enthusiasm' Mail on Sunday'Fry takes us from Zeus to Athena with humour. The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' Guardian

This brief guide informs the reader about the collections of the National Archaeological Museum and the wealth and variety of its exhibits, which span the long history of the ancient world. Rather than giving detailed descriptions of the various items on display, it gives general information about all the collections, with an emphasis on the way they are presented in the rooms of the Museum. At the same time it illustrates works which are representative of each collection and which bear witness to the artistic quality and value of the exhibits in the largest and most important museum in Greece.

In this booklet Jill Dudley describes how, after he killed he Minotaur, Theseus came to Naxos with Ariadne and lived on the small offshore islet of Palatia now dominated by the great marble Portara (gateway). She explains how Dionysos, god of wine and drama came to Naxos and claimed the island as his own, and how tradition has it the supreme god Zeus grew up in a cave on Naxos. It is as the back cover of the booklet says: all you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods.