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mediterranean comfort food recipes

I collected these RECIPES on our MEDITERRANEAN COMFORT FOOD TOUR
in 2019, just months before the pandemic made this kind of culinary adventure impossible.


These recipes have been passed down by generations of cooks throughout Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Italy, France, and Spain. Like most traditional cooking, the ingredients are simple and thrifty, and a surprising number of them are gluten free, or can easily be adapted to non-wheat flour. My detailed notes and videos make it possible to recreate them in your own home.  Enjoy!
BLANQUETTE DE LOTTE (ANGLERFISH WITH MUSSELS) (GLUTEN-FREE)
FLOURLESS HAZELNUT CAKE WITH ZABAIONE SAUCE (GLUTEN-FREE)
RISOTTO WITH SAUSAGE (GLUTEN-FREE)
TAPENADE (GLUTEN-FREE)
​PESCHE RIPIENO ALL’ AMARETTO (PEACHES STUFFED WITH COOKIES & COCOA)
KATERINA'S MOUSSAKA
OVEN-ROASTED CARROTS (GLUTEN-FREE)
BAKED APPLE DESSERT (ADAPTABLE FOR GLUTEN-FREE DIETS)
CONIGLIO ALLA CACCIATORA \ HUNTER-STYLE RABBIT (GLUTEN-FREE)
FREDDOS & FRAPPES (GLUTEN-FREE)
BEY'S SOUP (ADAPTABLE FOR GLUTEN-FREE DIETS)
WILD GOAT FROM THE ISLAND OF LONGEVITY (GLUTEN-FREE)
WALNUT & DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE
MLINCI WITH CHICKEN
ROOSTER PASTITSADA (ADAPTABLE FOR GLUTEN-FREE DIETS)
TURLI TAVA: VEGETABLE & CHICKEN STEW (GLUTEN-FREE)
GRISELDA'S TWICE-BAKED SPINACH PIE
SPECA TE MBUSHUR (STUFFED PEPPERS)
ZELNIK: MACEDONIAN SPINACH PIE
CRETE'S BOURBOURISTI / SNAILS IN ROSEMARY (GLUTEN-FREE)
KEKE ME KUNGUJ / SWEET ZUCCHINI CAKE
KACIMAK / CORNBREAD TOPPED WITH CHEESE (GLUTEN-FREE)
GREEK-STYLE RED MULLET (ADAPTABLE TO GLUTEN-FREE DIETS)
MAZE E ZIER (BOILED CHEESE)
GOUROUNOPOULA (ROAST PORK) FROM KALAMATA, GREECE (GLUTEN-FREE)
QOFTE ME KUNGUJ (ZUCCHINI FRITTERS)
ZAGORSKI STRUKLI (CHEESE STRUDEL)


​ABOUT THE RECIPES 
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I gathered many recipes and their backstories as part of Our Mediterranean Comfort Food Tour. I took extensive notes, filmed every bit of the process I could, and reviewed the details with the chef. I strove for accuracy, but as you can see from the videos, measurements are usually by eye, and the ingredients may be subtly different than those we find at home. Sometimes language issues presented special challenges; trying to confirm precise details with Google Translate can be a slippery business. That said, these recipes are fun to make and wonderful to eat!


​COMFORT FOOD TO COOK ON THE ROAD
These simple recipes require few ingredients and the kind of basic utensils you'd find in a rental apartment kitchen.
I've made each one of these dishes  in many countries to rave reviews.
3-INGREDIENT BROWNIES
SMOKED SALMON PASTA COOKED IN SKILLET
BAKED CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKES & OLIVES
BRUSSELS SPROUTS - MEDITERRANEAN STYLE
BAKED RISOTTO WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES
OATMEAL WHOLE WHEAT QUICK BREAD
ONE-POT GREEK CHICKEN AND RICE
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  • Comfort Recipes
    • World Food
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    • Mediterranean Recipes
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