Aphrodite's Food For The Gods [Spiral-bound]

Micki Pappadakis (Author), John Pappadakis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

A collection of traditional greek recipes, short stories about growing up in a multi-ethnic community and Greek Gods in relationship to cooking and serving delicious meals.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Stripped down and to the point, the Pappadakis's Aphrodite's Food for the Gods reads like a field guide to the Greek foods of an immigrant community. These are the dishes that have survived in taste memory, imagination, and family through several generations of American "melting-pot" battering; recipes that have held up in the face of TV dinners, canned foods, fast food, lack of time, and convenience.

The occasional appearance of salmon in recipes lets the reader know that the "local" experience from which this book comes is the Pacific Northwest. But dishes like fried squid, yogurt and cucumber soup, squid stuffed with pine nuts and rice, shark in red sauce, lamb stew, rabbit with lemon, and honey pie could have come out of any Greek neighborhood in America.

A sense of family runs through Aphrodite's Food for the Gods. The invitation is an open one, for any reader to pull up a chair and join the table. Simply follow the recipes. You'll find your way there. --Schuyler Ingle

Review

" A great deal of research and work went into this. I can't add a thing. It's a great book." -- Ron Smith, Chef, Seattle, WA

" My favorite recipe was the Mousaka. My family enjoyed it and never knew it contained eggplant. My only criticism is that there were not more stories. This is the first time I ever used a cookbook as my night reading material...a must in any kitchen where the cook enjoys preparation as much as eating." -- Lynn Lee, Mountlake Terrace, 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

"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

"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

"This is so much more than a cookbook. It's a window to an ethnic past. The roast lamb recipe was fantastic. My husband would never eat lamb before. His 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, Seattle, WA

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 81 pages
• Publisher: Jomic Productions Inc; 2 edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888217006
• ISBN-13: 978-1888217001
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,679,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Recipes and presentation, August 6, 1998

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John Papadakis (no relation - only one "... (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aphrodite's Food For The Gods (Spiral-bound)

The book presents the traditional Greek cuisine with an easy and fun way to prepare it. The recipes are the original ones, as they were passed on from the immigrant forefathers of the authors. These and other interesting and moving facts are contained in the introduction which shows some history behind the traditional Greek family cooking. Truly the food of the Gods, the best alternative to the greasy, fattening, not-fun-anymore fast food "cuisine". Indeed a bargain for its price. Have a hearty appetite!