Archive for December 2010

Greek Food Gazette 17/12/2010

Dec 17th, 2010 | By
Greek Food Gazette 17/12/2010

Turkey reaches out to Greek-Orthodox minority Northern Greek winemakers to take action to ensure “Macedonia” brand only for Greek wines Travel postcard: 48 hours in Athens Exploring the Zagoria villages and Pindos mountains of Epirus The Yacht Club of Greece invites foodies to attend their monthly gastro-events, call for future dinners Greek Community of Niagara [...]



Baked Oysters “Emmy” With Tomatoes, Capers & Feta

Dec 15th, 2010 | By
Baked Oysters “Emmy” With Tomatoes, Capers & Feta

The recipes on this site arrive here by way of many avenues: recipes from my family, some from relatives, other dishes I’ve discovered while in Greece, something I’ve tried at a restaurant that’s so delicious that I have to reproduce it and sharing with you all, cookbooks/magazines, other blogs or suggestions from the many, many [...]



Mr. Pide, Turkish Pizza on the Danforth

Dec 13th, 2010 | By
Mr. Pide, Turkish Pizza on the Danforth

When I came back from vacation in mid-September I was already reminiscing about the places I had visited and the smells, sights and aromas at many homes and at eateries. I stayed in northern Greece and traveled to the southernmost point in Greece, the island of Crete. I also took a three day side trip [...]



Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα)

Dec 12th, 2010 | By
Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα)

Greeks like to have an array of sweets, cookies, appetizers out for offering to the revolving door guests during the Christmas holidays. I’ve already shown you Kourabiedes and now you get to see the other standard offering, Melomakarona. I’m sure you can read the ingredients list but here are the flavour tags for this simple [...]



Paximadia With Figs, Star Anise & Walnuts

Dec 10th, 2010 | By
Paximadia With Figs, Star Anise & Walnuts

I came up with this recipe after having an epiphany that I must once again have and enjoy the flavour combo of walnuts and figs [...]



Greek Food Gazette 10/12/2010

Dec 10th, 2010 | By
Greek Food Gazette 10/12/2010

Boutaris: winning over new fans in wine and in politics Alpine villages, jagged peaks – the villages of Zagoria, Epirus Another Greek-American diner closes its doors For Orthodox Christians, a name is more than just a name The French Institute in Athens hosts the premier of the documentary, “Call of the Mountain” on December 15th [...]



Kourabiedes (κουραμπιέδες)

Dec 7th, 2010 | By
Kourabiedes (κουραμπιέδες)

This Greek cookie is an almond shortbread cookie. Christmas time is coming and every home will certainly have Kourabiedes on offer for visiting house guests. These cookies are fantastically simple in ingredients, not too difficult and I don’t think I’ve met one person that doesn’t like them. What’s not to like about butter, roasted almonds [...]



Striftaria Pasta With Chickpeas, Shrimp & Crispy Bacon

Dec 6th, 2010 | By
Striftaria Pasta With Chickpeas, Shrimp & Crispy Bacon

The cold weather is here and last week I made three soups with the latter being this thick, rustic and very filling chickpea soup. The soup eats like a meal with maybe just some crusty bread on the side or serve a smaller serving if you wish the soup to be merely a starter. This [...]



Cuttlefish Stuffed With Tomato, Basil and Feta

Dec 4th, 2010 | By
Cuttlefish Stuffed With Tomato, Basil and Feta

Here in Toronto, we’ve experienced the first real cold days (and evenings) where one just wants to tuck in at home and read a book, watch a movie or look back at photos of warmer times…summer in Greece. I find the act of looking through summer photos by the sea, swimming, long, drawn-out meals with [...]



Greek Food Gazette 04/12/10

Dec 4th, 2010 | By
Greek Food Gazette 04/12/10

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Worth celebrating 100th anniversary Cava in Montreal offers a taste of Greece Think Grill in Union, NJ – more than Moussaka A review of Limani Seafood Grill in Westfield, NJ Bettany Hughes, the historian and broadcaster, loves Nafplio, Argolida (Peloponnese) Faros in Stockholm, Sweden, offering more than Tzaztiki [...]