Word: octopus
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...Cyclades. Kremezi spent eight years collecting recipes from fishermen, bakers and homemakers on the Greek islands. The result reads like a love letter to her native land. Forget about your basic Greek salad; we're talking To Chaviari Tou Ftochou ("Poor Man's Caviar"), Ktapodi Me Skordalia (Octopus with Garlic Sauce) and Nistisimes Hortopites (Fried Greens Pies). Sprinkled throughout are Kremezi's homey observations: "My version is loosely based on a recipe I got from Gerasimos Konstantatos, a friend from Cephalonia. It was passed down from his mother, and he assures me it is the best he has ever tasted...
...Being the president of Harvard is a bit like dancing with an octopus," said Laura Freid, a former publisher of Harvard Magazine and an executive vice president at Brown. "There are so many arms of the University...Neil Rudenstine played an instrumental role in determining a strategic path...