One of the first blog posts I wrote was on the subject of ribs. Us Canadians love ribs, we love to grill and in fact you’ll find some of my posts where I grill in the middle of winter! I recently had friends over for a BBQ and although it was mostly a Greek feast, [...]
This upcoming week will kick off the holiday season what with children out of school and parents are gearing up for family vacations. Next week also marks the arrival of July and a very important date for Canadians is July 1st – Canada Day. Us Canadians celebrate with pride our very young but thriving, prosperous [...]
The “Real Greek” opts to include Nutritional and calorie info on it’s menu Athens & Thessaloniki… ideal short-break cities Athens’ New Acropolis Museum now open to visitors In the kitchen with Greek-American Chef Cat Cora Why you should visit Nafplion If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at http://kalofagas.ca then [...]
The first time I saw or heard of Michael Psilakis is when he appeared on Iron Chef America vs. Cat Cora. Michael Psilakis is part-owner and chef of Kefi and Anthos, both located in Manhattan. I had the pleasure of dining at Kefi last year when I visited New York and I was proud as [...]
While I’m not in Greece during the summer, I’m still connected and wired to the homeland via internet, Skype, telephone and satellite radio and television. Few television shows can resist including a cooking segment. I recently caught Greek cookbook author and TV personality, Maria Loi on a weekend show where she prepared a dish called [...]
Yesterday marked the arrival of Summer and it’s about time! The past month here in Toronto has been cooler and rainier than usual but that hasn’t dampened my spirits. Us Canadians are a happy lot, as long as there is no snow – it’s a good day! When the hot days arrive, I do eat [...]
The fictional memoir, “Cafe Tempest” by Barbara Bonfigli transports you to life on a small Greek island If your travels this summer take you to Paris, France – you must dine on Greek food at Dina Nikolaou’s restaurant, Evi Evane“ Vacation in Greece” is the most common search term in Google Tarpon Springs, FLA – [...]
One of the most popular and re-occurring ingredients in Greek cuisine has to be the grape leaf. They can be found grown all over Greece and many Greeks will go and pick their own and preserve them for future use throughout the year. I was just a year ago that I went and picked and [...]
Of all the Italian dishes that one could (and can love), for me there is a no equal to the quick, delicious and simple Spaghetti with tomato sauce and basil. Living in Canada, we are blessed to be living in a harmonious and multicultural country that is Canada. Here in Toronto, we boast of having [...]
Today, I’m going to share with you an entire menu that’s cooked on the grill. We’re talking from the protein (pork chops) to the potatoes and even the vegetables (mushrooms) meet the heat. First off are the pork chops. These pork chops are 1/2 inch thick and I left the fat around the outside. You [...]
