Kalofagas Lamb Ribs
Ontario has always had high quality lamb and it’s a good thing. Greeks eat lamb for Sunday dinners, week days on occasion and of course, for Easter. Not everyone likes lamb but year by year more people...
View ArticleLoukoumades
One of Greece’s best known sweets/ desserts/snacks/street foods has to be Loukoumades. I knew that offering these sweet fritters up for my guests would be memorable. Every Greek has had them....
View ArticleEva’s Touloumbes
More cooking adventures involving fried dough. Every cuisine has their version(s), everyone loves them and many deny themselves eating such pleausures. I’ve never been an advocate of making desserts...
View ArticleGiannotiko Style Baklava
My apologies for not posting at my usual pace but it continues to be busy around here: just submitted the manuscript for my first cookbook (in stores November), now I have to work on the photographs, I...
View ArticleMoussaka Burgers
Most of us here in the northern hemisphere and now safely into grilling season i.e. the weather is warm enough for us to cook and enjoy a meal outdoors…just like in Greece! Here in Canada we will grill...
View ArticleTour of Krinos Canada Facility
Gerolimanos, Mani, Laconia I’ve been having a wonderful time here in Greece so far this summer and one of the aspects I love about my vacation is that everywhere I go, there’s fresh, local Greek food...
View ArticleTrahana With Mushrooms
This past summer in Greece, I fell in love with trahana, an ancient Greek staple made of cracked wheat and yogurt. This comfort food gets married with a topping of mushrooms and grated Graviera cheese....
View ArticleCoca Cola Ham Recipe
This recipe is for those looking to do something different, other than roast turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I love roast turkey but I’m keen on having it back to back. A problem I was presented with this...
View ArticleSticky Apple & Walnut Pudding in a Coffee Mug
For the past while, the food trend that refuses to go away are desserts in a glass or Mason jar. It was stylish for a week but some people like to hold on to ideas. Moving on. Another trend, something...
View ArticleStuffed Mussels With Rice, Pine Nuts and Sultanas
This meze is inspired by the one of the street foods one finds in the evenings when strolling the Sokaks (streets) of Istanbul. They call these Midye Dolmasi or Mussel Dolmades as the shells are...
View ArticleBraised Lamb Shanks With Trahana
Winter has only just begun and we’ve been in the grip of a cold spell with a day of mild temperatures then snap…more cold. As much as I would like to eat lighter after a rich and festive December, I...
View ArticleKaimaki Ice Cream
The first time I had Kaimaki ice cream was back in the 90′s in Thessaloniki, Greece. This northern Greek city is second in population but tops when it comes to food. There are so many influences in the...
View ArticleLobster Spaghetti With Star Anise
I make dishes like these because I miss the summer, especially summer in Greece. One of the fondest memories I have from last year’s vacation was a day trip to Elafonissos, a small island just off the...
View ArticleBraised Lamb Pastitsio
This dish came about after having some leftover lamb shanks and like any frugal Greek, one should never throw out good food. Re-invent, remake, reuse. If you don’t have leftovers, then this dish is a...
View ArticlePastitsada With Rooster
I’ve only been to Corfu once but I may be going again as I am one of the organizers of this Easter-time tour of Greece where we end up on the island of Corfu for Easter. The island is located in...
View ArticleTsoureki – Greek Easter Bread For Sale
This year, Easter falls on April 20th and for us Greeks (and many Orthodox Christians) it wouldn’t be the same without Tsoureki at the table. Last year I sold some Tsourekia and the response was...
View ArticleG.F.C. Greek Fried Chicken
When my parents came from Greece to live here, they were exposed to many new flavours, dishes that were foreign – not Greek. My father worked all his life in restaurants that served what was then a...
View ArticlePaximadia With Figs, Star Anise & Walnuts
I came up with this recipe after having an epiphany that I must once again have and enjoy the flavour combo of walnuts and figs in a recent salad with this same glorious pairing of walnuts and figs. In...
View ArticleBroiled Lobster Tails With Oil Lemon Sauce
With winter finally giving way to warmer weather – that means we can enjoy the outdoors more and that means cooking and entertaining outside as well. Ladies and gentlemen, start your grills – it’s time...
View ArticleResurrection Lamb Pasta
Us Greeks eat lamb (and goat) and we also eat year’ round. We eat lots of lamb (or goat) on Easter Sunday and there may be some leftover lamb. I often get asked for ideas on what to do with leftover...
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