Sunday Cookbook Adventures: Michael Psilakis's Chicken Souvlaki

Food cravings can be a funny thing. I'm pretty sure I'd never had souvlaki before last night (since gyros are typically on the menu at places that make good souvlaki, and I always go the gyro route...), but as I was planning meals last week I had a deep, inexplicable craving for chicken souvlaki. I knew immediately which cookbook to turn to, and the finished product was just as advertised in Michael Psilakis's recipe: "Messy and great."

Sunday Cookbook Adventures: Michael Psilakis's Amazing Gyros

I picked up a kick-ass new cookbook a little over a week ago, and it didn’t take long flipping through the pages before I knew exactly what I wanted for dinner this weekend. The book is Michael Psilakis’s awesome How to Roast a Lamb, and the recipe that was calling to me was for Kefi Lamb Gyros. The finished product may not look like much, but trust me when I tell you that it will rock your world...

Everyday Yumminess: Garlic Confit

This is actually a recipe from my awesome new Greek cookbook, How to Roast a Lamb, but I'm listing it under "Everyday Yumminess" instead of "Cookbook Adventures" since it's one of those simple, awesome things that you'll find yourself making all the time without having to even reach for the book. Behold the beauty of Garlic Confit: