American
Nov 1st, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
Recipe Update from May 2008 My eating diet can be summed up in two seasons: Soup season and salad season. With the exception of the cold soup, it’s salad days indeed. The only other exception I make when it comes to eating a salad ‘year ’round is a Caesar Salad. We’ve all had Caesar Salad [...]
Posted in American, Bacon, Cheese, Dressing, Featured, How To, Lemon, Main, Recipes, Salad, Side | 46 comments
Sep 22nd, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
Just in case you thought I may still be in Greece, allow me to ensure you I am back on the American side of the Atlantic, here in Toronto, Canada…feels good to be back! I left for Greece on August 2nd and spent 48 days there and traveled using planes, trains, automobiles, vespas, on foot, [...]
Posted in American, Beef, Beef Stock, Canadiana, Featured, Herbs, Main, Onions, Pub, Recipes | 19 comments
Jul 28th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
One of the best, tastiest and “big show” ways to entertain family and friends is to host a seafood boil. A seafood boil is an informal meal where an array of seafood are boiled in a seasoned liquid and when cooked, the contents are simply laid out for all to pick and eat what they [...]
Posted in American, Crab, Featured, Festive, Herbs, How To, Lobster, Main, Recipes, Seafood, Spices | 14 comments
Jun 30th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis 
One of the first blog posts I wrote was on the subject of ribs. Us Canadians love ribs, we love to grill and in fact you’ll find some of my posts where I grill in the middle of winter! I recently had friends over for a BBQ and although it was mostly a Greek feast, [...]
Posted in American, BBQ, Canada Day, Canadiana, Condiments, How To, Meat, Pork, Potato, Recipes, Sauce | 59 comments
Jun 19th, 2008 |
By Peter Minakis One of my favourite ways to prepare chicken is in my grill, summer time, beer can chicken style. Last year, one of the earlier posts I made was for a more classic version of this American gift to BBQ. This year, I kick it up a notch, shake up the ingredients and use the same, [...]
Posted in American, BBQ, Main, Poultry, Spices | 47 comments