You have to eat your vegetables. One of the most nutritious, affordable and delicious vegetables is broccoli. It’s loaded with vitamins A, C and K, a good source of fiber. It’s a boon to your immune system and and beneficial for the prevention of heart disease. Another positive for broccoli is that it’s available in [...]
This soup has come a long way since I was inspired years ago by a delicious spiced cabbage soup I enjoyed at a soup and sandwich stand. I’ve been tinkering with ingredients, amounts and I’m finally content with the flavour, aroma and colour of this soup. I was never satisfied with the outcome of this [...]
A night dedicated to Maria Callas The Andromeda Villas will be where guests of the Kalofagas Culinary Tour will stay while in Santorini My friend Maria shares a conversation she recently had with Greek cookbook author, Aglaia Kremezi King Gyros of Columbus raises over $2000 for Haiti Stressed? Unleash your inner Zorba Greek-run diners, still [...]
It’s time to break the monotony of the series if Lenten dishes I’ve been posting. For the record: I fast for the first week of Lent, revert back to my regular diet of meat, seafood, vegetables (all in moderation) and I’ll revert back to the Greek-Orthodox fast for Holy Week (preceding Easter on April 4th). [...]
Confession. Hummus wasn’t my favourite dip. Until today. I recently tried a Hummus that was made with chickpeas that had been soaked overnight. I’ve used canned chickpeas and I will continue to – they are a good convenience product and one that I keep on hand in my pantry. You can make a Hummus using [...]
This dish arose from thoughts of what to do with some leftover asparagus. I had about a bunch of grilled asparagus left and they deserved a better fate than laying under plastic cling wrap for a week in the fridge. I also had a bag of mushrooms in the fridge (I store mine in a [...]
The first time I met Angelo was in the late 90′s, when I had taken a break from the financial field and managed a cigar store in the Yorkville area of Toronto. The cigar culture back then had experienced a resurgence and on the second floor of Thomas Hinds Tobacconist is where we would all [...]
So the first week of Greek Lent is behind us and it really wasn’t that hard adjusting from my regular diet to one without meat or any meat by-products in it. Each year I’ve been steering my diet towards one with more fish and seafood, beans and legumes and less meat. I don’t think I [...]
A Byzantine church in North London More news from London, a recap of Taste of Greece, hosted by Chef Christos Peskias Mykonos, classic Greek food in Danbury, Conn. Money-saving tips for those vacationing in Greece Greek Church in Bodrum to be restored If you are not reading this post in a feed reader or at [...]
This is one of my favourite pastas dishes and it’s also one of the simplest to prepare. The dish is also versatile as one can substitute ingredients you like or replace with seasonal or local ingredients. Don’t have fresh clams? Why not try this with mussels? Don’t have access to fresh clams? You could certainly [...]
