Sample Greek Menus

Greek menu planning rarely follows any hard and fast rules. One of the most endearing qualities of Greek cooking is that dishes can be served in a multitude of ways, as different courses, and at different times of day. Here's what you need to know.

This menu features grilled burgers as the main course and includes foods that double as great picnic dishes. Except for the grilling, everything can be made ahead of time and travels well for a picnic.

In spring, we start to lighten up on foods in preparation for summer (and the beach). Here's a typical week of spring menus.

A dozen fabulous mezethes, some desserts, beverages, and an idea to set a theme for your Oscar party.

Turning your home into an authentic Greek ouzeri for an evening is easy to do. Here's what you need to know to do it in style, from the traditions of serving ouzo to suggested mezethes to recipes for cocktails containing ouzo.

Menu and recipes for the traditional meal eaten after the midnight Service of the Resurrection that breaks the Lenten fast at Greek Orthodox Easter.

Clean Monday is the first day of the Greek Orthodox Lenten season and foods eaten on this day are traditional - and delicious. Here's a sample menu for this day of picnics and kite-flying.

Easter Sunday is a joyous celebration that brings together family, friends, and strangers around tables of fabulous food. Take some ideas from my menu and add your own touches to create a festive meal.

A zucchini omelet is the center of this light brunch for four, that can be increased exponentially as you gather friends for this most social of meals.

There is no more delightful way to welcome spring than with artichokes. This brunch menu features artichokes in a salad and omelet, accompanied by soup, bread, and cheese.

Unexpected company for dinner? Impress them with this last-minute meatless dinner that includes mezethes (appetizers), grilled foods, and a dessert that can be very romantic. The menu is for two and can be increased to feed a large group.

A sample menu for a traditional Greek Christmas meal.

If you're wondering where to find the Greek breakfast foods and recipes, read on. Breakfast is an unusual non-meal for most of us here in Greece.