The Ionian island of Paxos is just off the beaten track, a perfect place for Yoga enthusiasts A recap of the Thessaloniki Film Festival Couple sells yacht and find peace in the Messinian Pennisula Turkey Avgolemono Soup is a wonderful option for those Thanksgiving Leftovers A review of Ovelia Psistaria in Astoria, NY Foreign influences [...]
Today is the eve of the American Thanksgiving and many of you are either traveling or busy prepping for tomorrow’s huge dinner with family and friends. Canadian Thanksgiving occurs in October (fell on Oct12th this year) and one of the dishes I wish to share with you is this homemade pumpkin pie. You have already [...]
Today I would like to continue sharing with you my visit to the area in Greece known as Leonidio (Arcadia). I stayed for three days in this area that awes you with both mountain and sea. I was a guest of Elena and her family and the memories are still very fresh. Each day, we [...]
Those who have visited Istanbul (Constantinople) will have feasted on the array of eclectic sweet and savory dishes. Back in 2007 during my trip to Greece, I snuck in a side-trip to Istanbul, Turkey for a long weekend. One of the desserts I enjoyed was Kazan Dibi or in Greek..”Καζάν-ντιμπί”. For those that like Creme [...]
Michael Psilakis recalls his Greek-accented Thanksgiving dinners Greek-Australian Maria Bernardis releases her Greek cookbook A review of Telly’s Taverna in Queens, NY Greece’s 2nd largest city, Thessaloniki is listed in a Top Ten cities to party all night in The Greek Sauce at this Erie, PA diner is a closely-guarded secret Simply Greek offers a [...]
This past summer in Greece was full of many firsts: met new friends, tried some new dishes, new wines, visited parts of Greece for the very first time. One such place was Leonidio. Leonidio is the town centered the region of Tsakonia, a major part of the the coastal area of the Prefecture of Arcadia. [...]
Last month, Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving Day (Oct.12th) and alongside of the usual turkey, fixins, pumpkin pie came a soup as a starter. My brother’s girlfriend is of Polish descent and being fully aware that she (as with many Slavic peoples) that they love beets. Last year I made a Beet soup with a Greek flare [...]
Earlier this year I introduced you all to the pre-cursor of Pastrami – Pastourma. It’s an air-dried beef that’s flavoured by spices and lots of [...]
A look at the food the ancient Greeks ate, including toast Some excellent suggestions for some regional Greek wines From a Greek study: Mom was right – eating fast makes us fat A review of Kellari Taverna in Washington DC a Greek wine review, Domaine Spiropoulos, Mantinia 2007 Recipe: Chicken Avgolemono Soup in 5 minutes [...]
One of the most well-known foods in Greek cuisine is pita bread. It’s used to scoop-up dips that are usually included in the mix of mezedes (Greek appetizers). We wrap souvlaki in them, we wrap gyro in them, we use pita bread to scoop Taramosalata, Melitzanosalata, Tzatziko, Red Pepper Dip, Parsley Salad, Htipiti, Fava, Hummus. [...]
