Yiayia's Cookbook

Avgolemono — Greek Lemon Chicken Soup with Egg

When anyone in our family was sick, or cold, or just needed comfort, Yiayia made avgolemono. The egg-lemon technique — whisking eggs with lemon juice and tempering them into hot broth — creates a s...

The Best Greek Lemon-Herb Chicken Marinade (Kotopoulo Marinato)

My Papou had a rule: the marinade is only as good as the olive oil in it. He wasn't wrong. This is the marinade our family has used for decades — simple, bright, and deeply Greek. It works on a who...