Archive for January 2008

Comforting Chicken Paprikash

Jan 21st, 2008 | By
Comforting Chicken Paprikash

A few years ago while on my way to Greece for my summer vacation, I stopped for a few days in Budapest, Hungary. Budapest is really two cities: Buda sits on the hilly western bank of the Danube River and Pest to the east. Combined the two cities are known as Budapest. Hungary is known [...]



Balsamic Asparagus Salad

Jan 20th, 2008 | By

Last night the temperature dropped and we now have colder, normal Canadian weather with us once again. I’ve just finished bringing in the evening’s firewood from the garage. I’ll be making dinner in the fireplace over cherry wood with some Keftedes, Macedonian Sausages, roasted red peppers, tomato slices, feta cheese and some crusty bread. The [...]



Gambas al Pil Pil (Sizzling Garlic Prawns)

Jan 19th, 2008 | By

Today I’m so excited to show you this quick and easy Tapas dish. Tapas are one and the same like Greek mezedes or…appetizers. Today, I cook for Nuria, my dear blog friend at Spanish Recipes. Pay a visit to her site as she injects humour, info on Spanish cuisine and culture and she’ll even sing [...]



Avgolemeno Soup

Jan 18th, 2008 | By

As I’ve written previously, Avgolemeno (eggs & lemon) are one of the most used bases and flavours for Greek cooking. Here, we see Agvolemeno being used in it’s most rudimentary yet most satisfying and comforting way, as a chicken soup. Avgolemeno soup is the Greek’s answer to chicken noodle soup. I swear, this soup will [...]



Figs In Mavrodaphne With Manouri

Jan 16th, 2008 | By

Last year I found many recipes for this Greek dessert on the internet. I’ve patiently waited for the winter to come so that I may finally try this recipe. This post is a long time coming. I haven’t had a sweet fig since I got back from Greece in September of last year. I love [...]



Chillies & Cheese Snack

Jan 16th, 2008 | By

I recently made a post of a poached pears recipe and a good discussion on Greek words ensued in the comments section. It was revealed [...]



Cooking With………A Stapler?

Jan 15th, 2008 | By

You know what this blog needs? Is more brown paper bags! I’ve enjoyed baking fish in a brown paper bag and I’m satisfied that there are no health risks to using them for cooking purposes. Let me assure you that brown paper lunch bags are not made of recycled paper, the cooking time (2.5 minutes) [...]



Επιδορπιο-dessert

Jan 14th, 2008 | By

Last year, I learned a new Greek word I never heard before, eπιδορπιο. Επιδορπιο (Epidorpio) simply means dessert but I’ve quizzed my Greek friends on how to say dessert in Greek and they look at me like I’m daft. “Γλυκά (Glyka) are sweets, DUH”, was the response I usually got. I kept on the telling [...]



French Canadian Pea Soup

Jan 14th, 2008 | By

For those not in the know, Canada is a bilingual country where our two official languages are French and English. Most of the Francophones live in the province of Quebec and some families can trace their roots to the first settlers in North America. English and French Canadians are similar yet different. I won’t get [...]



Greco Linguine

Jan 13th, 2008 | By

I’m naughty. Not naughty in the “twirling neighborhood cats by their tail” way or not naughty in the “star of my own XXX-rated home movies”, but naughty. I’ll let Greek bureaucrats (Zaxopoulos) corner the home DVD market! I was recently at the dentist’s and while waiting for the “as usual late dentist”out to attend to [...]