Great recipes and useful tips! Also the photography truly stands out in this book., not only matching pictures with the recipes but also of Greece .This is a great book for anyone looking to switch to a healthier cuisine, or who has a loves Greek cuisine. I will definitely try some of the recipes presented in this book.

I'd give this 3.5 stars if that were possible. It's good but not great.

I'm married to a Greek and have been learning Greek recipes for about 10 years now. I'm always on the lookout for more Greek cookbooks, especially ones in imperial units/Fahrenheit so I don't always have to convert units when I'm in the kitchen. This book would be a nice intro to Greek cooking if you're new to it. The recipes are clearly written and most if not all have photos. All the basic Greek recipes that you'd expect are here - such as moussaka, spanakopita, etc. - plus many more.

There a few things I don't like about the book, though. For one thing, there are WAY too many pictures of the author. I want a cookbook for the recipes, not for artfully posed pictures of the author. Also, I think I was supposed to know who Debbie Matenopoulos is, but I didn't until after reading the book, so the celebrity angle was entirely lost on me. Luckily there's no shortage of photos of the food.

The author is fond of making sweeping statements (along the lines of "Greeks always do X" or "Greeks never do Y") and it gets a little old. She's either out of touch or exaggerating to boost the "Greek cooking is healthy" angle the book is clearly going for (based on the foreword, etc.). One that made me laugh out loud was when she said that almost all Greek veggies are organic because Greek farmers wouldn't consider pesticides. Has she ever been to a grocery store in Greece? This is so obviously untrue that it's ridiculous she included it.

I did find it weird that there are two vegetable chapters. Why not just combine them? The first one is for vegetarian dishes and the other for vegetable dishes (which, unless I missed something, are all also 100% vegetarian recipes). I don't see what was gained by separating these chapters.

The "Extras" chapter at the end also doesn't make sense to me. The recipes have nothing in common and most could have easily been included in another chapter. For example, bougatsa is in this junk drawer chapter instead of being in the dessert chapter.

Those two organization issues aside, it's a decent cookbook for Greek and Greek-American food.

I was given an advanced reading copy from NetGallery in exchange for an honest review.

I love this cookbook. The recipes are simple and taste amazing. The ingredients are extremely common and easy to find (I had the majority already in my pantry). My new favourite salad has to be the Lahanosalata with Latholemeno dressing; so sinple to make but so delicious.

I especially loved the family photos that she included in the cookbook; it felt like she was welcoming you to her table to share the meal with her personally.

This is a beautiful cookbook with great recipes, tips & tricks, as well as history. The recipes are easy to make, with commonly found ingredients. I would have preferred more pictures of food and Greece rather than the author, but that's because I'd rather see food than people :).

Great recipes, great tips, and I love all the photos of Greece and the food included throughout the book! I cannot wait to try a few of the recipes this weekend!

I loved the recipes in this book. I know that the modern trend is to present cookbooks with well written text. However, I felt that this book had too much and it detracted from the book (for me).

I do not review books that are only available in downloaded PDF. This was not made clear prior to my request. Unfortunately, I will not be providing a review.

This is a lovely book, the recipes are just the fabulous - everything I expected from a book about Greek food. My son-in-law is Greek so I know a little about the food and the ingredients, and this book just hit the right mark
The book is really beautifully presented with photos of most of the dishes and include holiday snaps of the area, people and author.

With an endearing way of writing, Debbie Matenopoulos gives us a book not only for cooking Greek dishes, using the Mediterranean style of food choices, but also a way of living and caring for your body through the food we eat and our relationships. Thoroughly enjoyable book.

People love cookbooks and this one everyone is going to want to own. I know I do. I mean you don’t see many cookbooks with recipes for grilled octopus! Love the inclusion of Greek culture as well as a bit of the author’s personal story.

I received a free copy of It’s All Greek to Me by Debbie Matenopoulos with Peter Capozzi in exchange for an honest review. The work is as much coffee table book as recipe book. Gorgeous photographs easily outnumber the written recipes, and many of those many recipes look delicious. I was excited to find instructions for some of my favorite Mediterranean foods. I look forward to trying my hand at making many of those dishes!

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5 big, beautiful stars to It’s All Greek to Me! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I have wanted to read this cookbook since its initial release back in 2014, and I was excited about the re-release with 16 new recipes! It’s All Greek to Me is endorsed in its forward by a cardiologist, and within these pages, you’ll quickly notice no flavor was skimped while still retaining heart healthy benefits.

We traveled to Greece a few years ago, and like everyone says, my favorite thing, other than the beautiful sights, was the food! As a side benefit, this book is full of pictures of Debbie exploring Greece- its people, the culture, and plenty of famous destinations. This is a cookbook you will actually want to read because there are fun anecdotes and stories to consume that are just as yummy as the recipes.

In BenBella’s classic tradition, this book is organized perfectly with stunning color photos. They know cookbooks! Some recipes I flagged to make are Chickpea Fritters (hello, chickpeas!), Baked Feta (I know I’m trying to cut back on dairy, but feta!), Classic Lemon Olive Oil Dressing, Debbie’s family’s Tzatziki Sauce (we are obsessed with tzatziki!), Skorthalia Garlic Sauce made with potatoes (YUM), Greek Vegetable Soup, Fava Split Pea Soup, Greek Style Cauliflower, and Almond Custard Cookies.

Thank you to Debbie Matenopoulos, BenBella Books, and Netgalley for the copy to read and review. I have many hours of inspired and joyful cooking ahead of me!

'It's All Greek To Me' easily belongs in every library, especially the home cook's. Debbie Matenopoulos shares tips and back stories coupled with gorgeously shot photos of the dishes themselves. It's like she's invited you over for some excellent family dinners.

I love Greek food, even though I am not Greek. But because my best friend is half Greek, I got an early induction into Greek culture and food. For years I have wanted a short and simple Greek cookbook that was designed for the home cook.

Debbie Matenopoulos has written the book I've wanted for decades. Immensely proud of her heritage, she has beautifully brought Greek cooking to the home cook while showing how it's relevant for today's desires for local, vegetable-forward dishes.

You'll find familiar dishes here from Spanatopika to moussaka, but you'll also find less familiar but still wonderful dishes such as Greek Walnut Cake (on of my favorites). What's best for the home cook is that few of these dishes require food you must buy at specialty shops. That means you'll be able to start cooking from this book right away.

I like the theme and design of this cookbook. In particular, I'm attracted to recipes from the Mediterranean and would love to be able to make some of them. I like that each recipe is named with its original Greek name (including pronunciation for us non-Greeks). I'm especially attracted to the Greek salads, such as Aunt Aphrodite's Beet and Apple Salad or Lahanosalata (Cabbage and Carrot Salad). And, if I were to attempt Spanikopita (or some other Greek pie), I think the recipes in this book would be good, authentic ones. But, many of the recipes seem too time-consuming or have ingredients not commonly found in my area (e.g., Baked Whole Red Sea Bream). So, I'm not as likely to want to buy this cookbook.

The photos that are included with the recipes are very appetizing (craving Greek food right now), but I wish that there was a photo for every recipe. I could do with fewer photos of the author (a skinny blonde) and more recipe photos. Greek food is much more beautiful than a young female human.

What an amazing cookbook, I enjoyed the author’s descriptions about her family and the pictures of Greece too! I really appreciated all of the healthy salads and other healthy recipes!
The descriptions of the food made me want to eat octopus and leeks, and it was interesting to learn that dandelion greens are healthy! I was glad to hear that you can use substitutions for some of the ingredients, and it was helpful to read the tips at the end of the recipes.
There is a recipe for everyone in this book!