It’s meze time! Appetizers! Backyard entertaining, offering an array of dishes through the evening with family, friends or both! With some prep, a little organization – one can serve an array of mezedes (appetizers) through the evening.I made this dish a couple of weeks ago, inspired by another shrimp dish I made with shrimp and [...]
This dish is for all of you who are looking for a quick pasta dish that’s flavourful, easy and without the need to get the kitchen all off hot and steamy with the the thermometer outside reaching some higher numbers. The warm weather demands easier dishes without sacrificing flavour. This dish contains a no-cook sauce [...]
Like many other countries, Greece has a hunting heritage. I remember my Uncle Pavlo (dearly departed) going out for all-day and weekend hunts and he would often come back with game birds. Squab (pigeon), pheasant, duck, grouse and other game birds…like quail. Most of you by now have seen little quail eggs being offered at [...]
Greece has bragging rights to some of the world’s most beautiful and cleanest beaches. Here’s the full list of 419 pristine beaches and 8 marinas Air Canada launches direct flights to Athens from Toronto and Montreal As goes Greek cuisine, so goes the Greek economy Cyprus tourist arrivals rebound in May Second half of the [...]
Today, the World Cup of Soccer begins with the host nation being South Africa. Canada’s team did not qualify but Greece’s team did. Soccer (Football) [...]
Once again last week, a visit to the market offered up inspiration for this dish. The markets are full of fresh bunches of scallions (green onions). Peppers are starting to appear but I have frozen roasted red peppers in the freezer (for just the occasion like today) and a walk to the fish and seafood [...]
Today’s feature focuses on a dynamic woman and a Greek woman, Alexia Haidos. I came in contact with Alexia as she approached me in becoming “social media” friends, as she was a regular reader of this blog. After reading Alexia’s bio and interview, I think you will all become a fan of this very interesting, [...]
Today’s post marks another first for me, my attempt at gelato/ice cream. There is a difference between ice cream and gelato: ice cream contains a higher ratio of cream to milk than gelato does. Here I was thinking the reverse all these years (that gelato was the richer of the two). When they say “ice [...]
Post update from July of 2009. The recipe that’s not really a recipe, more the idea of pairing grilled asparagus with roasted peppers and Feta cheese. I’ve updated the photos and I think they sell this meze all on their own. There really isn’t a recipe here, more of a recommendation to try this combo [...]
The Hellenic Heritage Foundation holds its 14 Annual Gala a the Paramount Event Centre (Toronto) tonight It’s still not too late to book your vacation to Greece this summer, here’s a spotlight on the Ionian island of Kefalonia Gary Sinise’s ideal weekend includes noshing on some Greek food Another new Greek cookbook coming out, Greek [...]
