Greek Yogurt: A Recipe Secret Wrapped in a Towel
- Mark Bittman - The New York Times
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- March 18, 2010
Greek yogurt that has become popular in recent years. It’s simply yogurt from which much of the water has been removed, a concoction that in its thickest form can be called yogurt cheese. You can find...
Aesop's Fables come alive in Manhattan theater
- Laurel Graeber - The New York Times
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- March 12, 2010
“What goes around comes around,” the triumphant Wolf says sneeringly to the Fox. This may not be Aesop’s wording, but it succinctly captures his message. It also neatly describes the action at the Cir...
Bring on the Greek gods
- Warren Clements - The Globe and Mail
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- March 12, 2010
An animator on the recent Disney film The Princess and the Frog says he broke into a dance when he first heard that the movie would be made in the hand-drawn style of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ...
Fisherman's Stew: A presidential meal with a Greek flavor
- TNH staff
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- March 11, 2010
President Obama along with Greek Prime Minister Papandreou and His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America celebrated Greek Independence Day, a few weeks early, on Tuesday evening the East Room of th...
Christos Calivas exhibit at Merrimack College
North Andover — Artist Christos Calivas will present an exhibition titled “Greece: A Journey Home” in the McCoy Gallery at the Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, 315 Turnpike St., from M...
More fasting recipes: Greek spinach pie, Egyptian eggplant
- The Buffalo News
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- March 03, 2010
Here's a couple more lenten favorites from the cooks in today's Buffalo News story. The vegan spinach and leek pie, or spanakopita, is made with olive oil instead of butter and replaces the cheese wit...
Dakis Joannou's Skin Fruit Exhibit Opens in NY
- Angelike Contis
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- March 03, 2010
NEW YORK – Over 100 works by 50 international artists- in a myriad of shapes and sizes (including colossal) – were shipped from Athens to New York for the New Museum’s current exhibit “Skin Fruit”. Th...
Xenakis & Japan
- Angelike Contis
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- March 01, 2010
NEW YORK – It’s rare to go to a performance where the audience doesn’t make a sound, where even in between pieces there is no sound of shuffling chairs or coughs. Silence, darkness and a sense of awe ...
Xenakis meets Japan
- Angelike Contis
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- March 01, 2010
NEW YORK – It’s rare to go to a performance where the audience doesn’t make a sound, where even in between pieces there is no sound of shuffling chairs or coughs. Silence, darkness and a sense of awe ...
Greek Yellow Split Pea Puree
- Martha Rose Shulman - The New York Times
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- February 24, 2010
If you’ve ever been to Greece, you’re probably familiar with the delicious yellow split pea puree called fava. It’s served in tavernas all over the country and is standard fare on the Lenten table. It...
Greek Baked Beans With Honey and Dill
- Martha Rose Shulman - The New York Times
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- February 24, 2010
These beans become creamy as they bake slowly in a sweet and sour broth flavored with honey and vinegar. You can make the dish with regular white beans, which will require soaking, or with large lima ...
Vegetarian Dishes From a Greek Holiday
- Martha Rose Shulman - The New York Times
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- February 23, 2010
In Greece, Clean Monday is a public holiday that marks the first day of Lent on the Greek Orthodox calendar. At Molyvos in New York on that day — which this year fell on Feb. 15 — the chef, James Bots...
Greek Zucchini Fritters
- Martha Rose Shulman - The New York Times
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- February 17, 2010
These zucchini fritters are based on a recipe I learned from the cookbook author Diane Kochilas. A classic mezze served in Greek taverna, they’re like a Greek version of latkes.
2 pounds large zucc...
‘Dangerous’ Film Looks at African Drug
- Angelike Contis
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- February 12, 2010
NEW YORK – Dimitri "Mobengo" Mugianis is a charismatic guy. The star of Michel Negroponte’s new documentary “I’m Dangerous With Love” has the air of a rock star, a battle veteran and an energetic the...
Oscar-nominated 'Cove' in N.Y.
- Angelike Contis
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- February 09, 2010
NEW YORK- On land, Louie Psihoyos, 52, is a tall, silver-haired man with a deep voice and bright blue eyes. But his real love – as his Oscar-nominated film “The Cove” reveals- is the underwater world ...
'Theatre of War’ brings Greek drama to Camp Pendleton
- Alison St. John - KPBS
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- February 09, 2010
An independent New York - based theater company visited Camp Pendleton Marine Base recently. Their performance was part of a $3.7 million contract with the Department of Defense to take Greek drama to...
Aeschylus “The Suppliants”
- Rufus F. - The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
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- February 02, 2010
Aeschylus is sometimes called “the father of tragedy”. Positioned at the beginning of the Athenian cultural boom, his plays are the oldest Greek dramas to survive....
Recipe: Greek tzatziki sauce
One of the main highlights of traveling is indulging in foods that are different than what we are used to. Whether they are new altogether, or perhaps just more authentic than what we have here at hom...
Recipe: Keftedakia - Greek Meatballs
1 pound lean ground beef
½ cup fresh bread crumbs
2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic salt
½ cup water
2 eggs
½ ...
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