Written by Greek-American chef Georgia Sarianides, Nosthimia! The Greek American Family Cookbook introduces Americans to Greek cuisine in a fun and engaging way. Although Georgia was born in Greece, she is equally as enthusiastic about her adopted country, America. Through the years, Georgia has adapted her Greek cooking to the American lifestyle. As a mother of four and with a full time career, Georgia plans meals that are healthy and don’t require hours in the kitchen. She emphasizes the use of fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and olive oil, all healthy and delicious. Sprinkled among the mouth-watering recipes, Georgia includes family stories, cooking tips, and customs from the Old Country. This unique combination of delicious Greek recipes with American ingredients features about 175 recipes that are nutritious and easy to prepare. As Georgia says, "My recipes are Greek with an American twist, just like me!"
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"'Nosthimia! The Greek-American Family Cookbook'...offers some 175 recipes from a cooking teacher and television food-show host." -- Joan Brunskill, Associated Press, July 2004
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A graduate of The Culinary School of Athens, Georgia Sarianides, a Greek-American, has always been passionate about Greek food. She has owned and operated several successful restaurants in America for 28 years, she has been running her own cooking school for 5 years, and she has been teaching cooking classes for 8 years. For the past 5 years, Georgia has been on a weekly cable television program that she created, "Cooking with Georgia." She is the author of The Best of Creek Cuisine (Hippocrene Books, 2001). She has been featured in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Greek American News, and The New York Times. Georgia lives in Franklin, MA with her family and can be found at www.georgiasrealfood.com.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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"Nosthimia",
By Dan (Medway, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nosthimia!: The Greek American Family Cookbook (New American Family Cookbooks) (Paperback)
"Nosthimia" is the Greek word for delicious and this cookbook is filled with just that: delicious appetizers, soups, salads, main dishes, desserts and so many other amazing recipes. I enjoyed this book on a number of levels from the recipes themselves, to the small side stories scattered throughout the book. I have tried a number of the recipes with my mother and I would like to share a couple of them with you. "Georgia's Famous Baklava with Olive Oil" was a fairly simple recipe to make and is absolutely delicious. Once you try it, you will find yourself flipping to that page quite often! Another recipe, "Hamburgers Stuffed with Feta Cheese", is an unexpected twist to your usual Memorial Day cookout of hamburgers and hot dogs. This Greek Style hamburger is very delicious and I hope you give it a try. This cookbook is one of a kind. It allows you to experience the foods of the Greek culture while still having an American touch in terms of the time involved and the nutritious content in each of the recipes. I hope you give the book a try because I think you'll agree that it is filled with "Nosthimia" foods.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Delicious new cookbook,
By Kaley "kaley" (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nosthimia!: The Greek American Family Cookbook (New American Family Cookbooks) (Paperback)
Nosthimia! is excellent. The recipes are easy to make yet delicious, just like the recipes that Georgia makes on her tv show. Unlike many other cookbooks, the ingredients can be easily found in almost any local supermarket. I was happily surprised that I didn't have to make a trip to a specialty market. I made several of the recipes for a dinner party including the feta cheese triangles and chicken stuffed grape leaves. I have to say that both recipes were delicious and my guests loved them.
I plan on using this cookbook on a regular basis. The recipes are delicious and provide just a hint of exotic Greek flavors. As an avid cook and cookbook purchaser, this is one of the best new cookbooks on the market.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Tasty, simple, and fun!,
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This review is from: Nosthimia!: The Greek American Family Cookbook (New American Family Cookbooks) (Paperback)
These recipes are simple enough for weeknight cooking, but they are delicious and quite good enough for entertaining as well. I recently served the 'appetizer meatballs' and 'kalamata olive spread' at a small gathering. The meatballs vanished in short order and the olive spread tempted several folks who 'don't like olives' to give them another chance. I substituted aleppo pepper for the black pepper but otherwise made these recipes exactly as printed. The spanakopita recipe has a much shorter ingredient list than my usual one, and includes fennel, which mine doesn't. As much as I like my old recipe, I like Georgia's better and will stick with it. My favorite thing about Nosthimia is the ease of preparation compared to some other Greek cookbooks I've used. This book is full of recipes for tasty, nourishing food that won't take hours to prepare but will fill your house with tempting aromas and satisfy your hunger.
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Meze (appetizers) are typically served with the famous Greek aperitif, ouzo, which is made from grape stems and flavored with aniseed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cup grated kefalotyri, filio sheets, filio dough, fresh flat parsley, remaining fillo sheets, recipe basic pizza dough, kefalotyri cheese, fillo dough, tzatziki sauce, egg lemon sauce, pound feta cheese, hard yellow cheese, cup plain bread crumbs, cup canned crushed tomatoes, tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano, garnish with lemon slices, sprinkle with water, cup olive oil, tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint, syrup ingredients, sprinkle with chopped parsley, walnut mixture New!
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Meze (appetizers) are typically served with the famous Greek aperitif, ouzo, which is made from grape stems and flavored with aniseed. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cup grated kefalotyri, filio sheets, filio dough, fresh flat parsley, remaining fillo sheets, recipe basic pizza dough, kefalotyri cheese, fillo dough, tzatziki sauce, egg lemon sauce, pound feta cheese, hard yellow cheese, cup plain bread crumbs, cup canned crushed tomatoes, tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano, garnish with lemon slices, sprinkle with water, cup olive oil, tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint, syrup ingredients, sprinkle with chopped parsley, walnut mixture New!
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