RECIPES: Longevity greens pies Chickpeas baked with vegetables, herbs and honey Soufico, one-pot vegetable stew.Ĭourtesy of Maryland Public Television In Season 1, Diane Kochilas follows a local family’s daily routine of working the land and cooking up a storm and meets an unusual farmer who lives the way people did on Crete a 100 years ago.Įpisode 4: “Olive Oil Everything” airs Saturday, Feb. Diane travels to her family’s native island of Ikaria, where locals are 10 times more likely to live to 100 than Americans.ĭiane’s young 85-year-old neighbors share homemade wine and a lesson in making wild herb teas.Ī beekeeper reveals the honey that is one of the secrets to Ikarians’ renowned longevity.ĭiane’s friend Eleni joins her to cook a hearty one-pot summer vegetable stew and savor a rich, plant-based feast.ĭiscover the spirit of Ikaria, which leaves no place for anxiety or life by the clock, but plenty of time for an impromptu dance and a feast for the senses that’s healthy as can be.Įnjoy the deliciously simple and wonderfully healthy cuisine of Ikaria. RECIPES: Spartan chicken Sautéed olives & oranges Spicy cuttlefish with olives and wild greens Kayiannas, scrambled eggs with tomatoes and olives.Ĭourtesy of Maryland Public Television In a small village in Laconia, the Peloponnese, Diane Kochilas cooks up a delectably spicy cuttlefish and olive dish with an olive farmer.Įpisode 2: “Flavors Of Longevity - Ikaria” airs Saturday, Jan. There’s a delectably spicy cuttlefish and olive dish she cooks up with an olive farmer, and a scrambled eggs-and-olives recipe to turn any light lunch or brunch into a Greek feast.įind out how olives can transform any meal into a masterpiece.
The olive story doesn’t end there, of course. Next, Diane shows the simple pleasures of cooking olives with oranges in an easy, elegant appetizer. First up, a dish fit for a Greek hero, Spartan chicken, with those celebrated olives, tomatoes and feta cheese. Diane visits a small village in Laconia, the Peloponnese, where the famous Kalamata olive is cultivated, to follow the famous olive from harvest to table.Īfter a chilly day of collecting, scoring, and processing the ripened fruits, Diane heads to the kitchen to whip up an olive feast.
Episode 1: “The World's Most Famous Olive” airs Saturday, Jan.
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