Hi, I'm Brenda.

I wasn't born into Mediterranean food. I fell in love with it at thirty, on a trip to Greece, and spent half a year in Southern Europe. Locals taught me. So did my mistakes: dishes that came out bland or too tough. That was thirty years ago. I've gone back to Greece again and again. I've cooked this way ever since.

When my mom was in her sixties, I cooked this food for her. Her friends started asking me for advice. That's how this book began.

Every recipe serves two. Sit down and enjoy.

— Brenda Brantley