It's All Greek to Me

I enjoyed the simplicity of this book but what I was truly missing we're her stories. Considering these your century-old family recipes, I though the stories behind the meals and her ideas for making a healthier version would've been a wonderful and delightful addition. The receipts were easy to prepare and I like that she provided both the Greek name and pronunciation as well as the American name.

I would like to see more from her vault of recipes but with more warmth. Overall, good book.

It's All Greek to Me: Transform Your Health the Mediterranean Way with My Family's Century-Old Recipes, Debbie Matenopoulos ,Peter Capozzi Review from jeannie zelos book reviews I love cook books, and although I'm addicted to my kindle for fiction books like this simply have to be enjoyed in their traditional print format IMO. That way the reader can dip into sections, browse through looking for inspiration and just enjoy the fantastic pictures this book contains. You can’t do that so well on a kindle, even if its a Fire or tablet, I feel. It isn’t just a book of recipes, but more a sample of a way of life, with fabulous photos of Greece, and lots of information on the Greek way of life, especially the Mediterranean way of eating that's become so revered among dieticians recently. Debbie has adjusted many of the recipes to make them lighter and less calorific. That's a great help to those of us that try to watch our weight but love to enjoy tasty and interesting meals. I’ve found lots of recipes I want to try here, some for when the family are round and we have a huge clan of three generations around the table. That's a great way to enjoy food, talk and good company, and of course a good introduction to foreign cuisine that isn’t juts fried rice, noodles or curries!. Most people now are time short when it comes to meals, and turn to ready meals and quick snacks as a main way of eating, but it tells on our health with them being too often full of fats, sugar, salt and preservatives. This book contains lots of recipes that are both healthy, tasty and easy to make. The section on the typical Greek Pantry ingredients means that most recipes can be easily made with ingredients to hand. Nothing is more off-putting to me that to find something I'd love to make, and then discover I'm missing half the essential flavourings and herbs...I improvise of course, but some things need essential flavourings that can’t be swapped. I’m not a planner, but tend to buy meat or fish and then look to my books for inspiration on what to cook. This way I’ll have in my cupboard the things I'll need. Although many recipes are meat or fish based, vegetarians are not forgotten with many recipes suitable for them. My daughter has been vegetarian for almost 25 years now – she was 9 when she decided no animals or fish would be part of her diet, so I always look for those dishes in a book, and was pleased at how many were here. She’s looked at them too and wants to try some out on her family – they eat meat but also enjoy vegetarian dishes. Stars: five, a great book, a lovely sample of the Greek way of life that can be enjoyed anywhere. ARC supplied via Netgalley and Publishers.

Beautiful photos, wonderful recipes. Debbie Matenopoulos outdid herself with this awesome book..