From a Traditional Greek Kitchen: Vegetarian Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine) [Paperback]

Aphrodite Polemis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Healthy World Cuisine | Publication Date: January 1992

The richness of Greek cuisine is represented here with sumptuous and health-conscious versions of all-time favorites such as baklava, pastitsio, halvah, moussaka, and more!

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About the Author

Now deceased, Aphrodite Polemis converted recipes from her first cookbook, Aphrodite's Kitchen: Homestyle Greek Cooking, into these vegetarian dishes when several of her children became vegetarians.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0913990930
• ISBN-13: 978-0913990933
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #405,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Regional & International > European > Greek

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Traditional Greek Cooking with a Vegetarian Twist, December 18, 2000

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This review is from: From a Traditional Greek Kitchen: Vegetarian Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine) (Paperback)

This cookbook offers classic Greek recipes with a vegetarian twist. This 192-page paperback provides a complete collection of unique and flavorful vegetarian recipes that are a healthy alternative to the standard meat dishes. The traditional meatless dishes, such as spanakopita and baklava, are well represented, and this cookbook also contains modified versions of classics such as moussaka and dolmades.

While this cookbook does not provide any photos, it does provide a helpful section on Greek ingredients, and an informative herb and spice glossary. The cookbook includes recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, sauces, entrées, side dishes, breads, and sweets, and all recipes include nutrition information. Ms. Polemis, who is originally from Greece, also includes helpful hints and advice in many of the recipes.

While testing the recipes, I found that the instructions are easy to follow and understand. This cookbook might not be the best choice for a novice, but it is definitely clear enough for those with some culinary experience. The dishes were very flavorful, using traditional Greek accents and seasonings that are readily available at most local grocery stores.

Overall, I recommend this cookbook. It is a wonderful addition to any kitchen, not only for vegetarians, but also for those who would like to try healthy and flavorful alternatives to the standard Greek dishes.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good variety and flavor, December 14, 2003

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From a Traditional Greek Kitchen: Vegetarian Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine) (Paperback)

I use this cookbook in combination with another, Greek Vegetarian Cookery, since both have similar recipes but some slightly different ingredients and I love to play when I cook. I see these two cookbooks as equals since they overlap in some areas not in others and where they overlap its interesting to combine ingredients from the two recipes to make something more flavorful. This is a great cookbook even as a stand-alone though, don't get me wrong. There are some excellent recipes for moussaka in here (3 different recipes are provided which is neat). The recipes are all quite easy and don't call for a lot of ingredients - all ingredients are easily found in the supermarket. There are quite a few eggplant recipes in here which for me was great since I love eggplant and am often looking for new ways to prepare it. So far what I've tried has been great. There's a good use of a variety of herbs (such as garlic, basil, cinnamon, etc - things that are pretty commonplace) and they're used appropriately. The chapters cover some of everything: appetizers (e.g. eggplant dip, cheese sticks, stuffed grape leaves - excellent recipe), soups (onion, lentil, chick pea) , salads (black-eyed pea salad, cabbage salad, greek salad, etc), entrees (eggplant soufflé, baked eggplant, eggplant au gratin, falafel, potato patties, lima beans in sour cream, spinach pie, stuffed tomatoes, zucchini patties etc), sides (artichoke dishes, baked eggplant, eggplant in tomato sauce, onion stew etc), breads, sweets. Definitely recommend this cookbook. Nutritional information (fat, protein, calories is provided for each recipe as well)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for all lovers of Greek an Vegetarian Foods!, August 22, 2002

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Margaret Provias (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From a Traditional Greek Kitchen: Vegetarian Cuisine (Healthy World Cuisine) (Paperback)

This book is great. This book really shows how many traditional recipes in the Greek cuisine do not have meat ingredients. It can be used by anyone who loves Greek food, ethnic food, or vegetarian cooking. I had even lent it to an Indian friend who's vegetarian and she found it to be very useful and the recipes easy to follow. I have always recommended Greek restaurants and recipes to vegetarian and vegan friends who have always appreciated the change of venue and menu!