The Complete Greek Cookbook The Best From 3000 Years OF Greek Cooking [Paperback]

Theresa Karas Yianilos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2006

The Complete Greek Cookbook contains the most comprehensive collection of Greek recipes ever published in this country with over one thousand variations of three hundred authentic recipes. They reflect a simplified modern approach to Greek cooking, step by step instructions, modified proportions of sugars, fats and oil, the use of instant foods and spices, tested short-cut methods and the use of appliances. Anecdotes and myths about the origins of these recipes makes this book fun to read and a treasure to have in the kitchen. This is a new edition of an Amazon five star classic which was revised in August 2000 that has sold over two hundred thousand copies.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

The best book on Greek cooking on the market today. Each recipe has a legend that is informative and fun. -- Dallas Morning Star

The vegetarian will delight in all the new ways of cooking Greek that are presented in The Complete Greek Cookbook... -- San Diego Magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Theresa Karas Yianilos is of Greek parentage. She is reknowned for her expertise in cooking authentic Greek foods and has appeared in television and been written about in national magazines. She taught Greek cooking at the University of California at San Diego. She married Spero J. Yianilos. The family clan owned restaurants, commissaries and a confectionary factory in Buffalo and Tonawanda, New York and its environs. From all that experience, Mrs. Yianilos was able to blend old family Greek recipes with modern restaurant techniques that made her Greek cookbook a best seller. Theresa Yianilos is the author of two other books: Woman Marine, A Memoir (about her experiences as a Marine in World War II) and Green World (a gardening book). These books are available from La Jolla Book Publishing. She lives in La Jolla, CA. She has three children. Besides her accomplishment as an authority on Greek cuisine, she has received an award from the Ceramic Tile Institute of America for her ceramic tile murals which are installed in hospitals, homes and restaurants and community recognition for her crusade to save the Palm trees. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (July 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419643827
• ISBN-13: 978-1419643828
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,170,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > Greek

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The one I use, December 9, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Greek Cookbook (Hardcover)

I have quite a few Greek cookbooks (nearly all the standards), but this is the one I nearly always end up using. The recipes typically turn out to be just about the way my Yiayia used to make them.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Greek Cookbook I have found!!, October 10, 2000

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Marc Tokar (La Mesa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Greek Cookbook : The Best From 3000 Years Of Greek Cooking (Hardcover)

I feel like I know the author personally after creating many of the delicious, delectable entrees. The extra attention to detail helped me create the most mouth watering salads, desserts and main courses. My fiance didn't even like greek food until I tried these recipes! Now SHE circles the items that she wants me to make and I happily oblige!! I guess the way to a girls heart is through the stomach as well!! Thanks Ms Yianilos for a wonderful addition to our recipe collection!!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars after twenty years, she is still the BEST, August 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Greek Cookbook : The Best From 3000 Years Of Greek Cooking (Hardcover)

I started using Theresa Yianilos' cookbook so many years ago that the book's spine is now split, the pages are stained and dog-eared, and the whole book has a resinous and spicy odor. She understands Greek food, and she can get those of us who are not Greek to cook it well enough to make our mouths water. It is, simply, one of my all-time favorites.