I want to thank each and everyone of you who subscribe to this blog, share my my blog posts, telling your friends, leaving comments and criticism, trying out my recipes and allowing my kitchen to be a part of yours! I want this blog to be more interactive in the New Year so I calling [...]
The year 2010 is coming to a close and many of us are in a reflective mode, others preparing for New Year’s celebrations or looking forward to attending a party with family or friends. The usual way to celebrate the coming of a New Year is by opening up some champagne or a sparkling wine [...]
As my parents have related to me on many occasions, the family pig would get slaughtered just a few days before Christmas and the ritual of butchering the pig and using everything but the squeal. Chops, loins for the Christmas dinners, pigs feet, ears, tail & head would be kept outside until the Epiphany whereby [...]
The first time I ever tried Ladotyri was during my visit to the island of Naxos. Located in the Cyclades islands, Naxos is the largest [...]
One of the main advantages of blogging is that one comes across a recipe that’s been tested by someone who’s food and tastes you admire. [...]
Greek News Agenda shares lots of good info on Greeks and period of Christmas Rembetiko, the comic book Markus Stolz reviews the new regime for the Greek wine appellation system that will soon take effect Wine of the week, Domaine Sigalas Assyrtiko-Athiri Estiatorio Milos arrives in Las Vegas Greek food evolves in Australia Paros, a [...]
This dish came together on a whim using some leftover Halloumi cheese that cleaning out, staring at some naked French Fries and the third component [...]
If I were to ask you to list what Greek dishes I kept getting requests or searches on the blog for, Baklava would be included. Baklava may not necessarily have been spawned in Greece but it’s been certainly embraced by Greeks and it appears on menus, offered/made in most (if not all) Greek homes and [...]
I had a steak earlier this week and it was just okay. I’m not eating as much meat as I used to and certainly less steak. At the same, I am greatly enjoying the tougher cuts of meat, the challenges in the kitchen to make them tender and relishing the triumph of tasting a delicious, [...]
All the Christmas baking is done, I have one more recipe to show you but I figure I’d sneak in this super-easy treat that dangerous [...]
