Cheese
Nov 4th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
Forgive me for stating the obvious but there’s no such thing as Greek nachos but I can assure you lots of Greeks enjoy Tex-Mex flavours and that when I saw Bittman’s take on Greek-Style Nachos…I wish I thought of it first! It’s not a stretch of the imagination that one can think of using baked [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Bread, Cheese, Featured, Herbs, Meat, Meze, Olives, Onions, Peppers, Recipes, Sauce, Tex-Mex, Vegetables |
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Oct 31st, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
Each year I see people throw out their carved pumpkins when they can use the flesh to make another good dish or two. Hold on to those pumpkins after Halloween, we’ve got a Greek dish to make! Inspired by Diane Kochilas’ version of Pastitsio with pumpkin, I took this riff on Greek’s answer to lasagna [...]
Posted in Baking, Butter, Cheese, Featured, Flour, Greek, Herbs, Main, Olive Oil, Onions, Pumpkin, Vegetarian |
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Oct 22nd, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
There are still lots of eggplants in the markets here and this year’s crop has been sweet with very few having the usual bitterness one finds in eggplants. Not all eggplants are the same: the usual big purple ones often have some seeds and bitterness and one sprinkles salt on the exposed flesh to draw [...]
Posted in Cheese, Eggplant, Featured, Flour, Frying, Garlic, Greek, Herbs, Lent, Main, Olive Oil, Onions, Pasta, Peppers, Sauce, Vegetarian |
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Oct 14th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
Every Saturday I like to treat myself to a big breakfast. That is to say I enjoy eggs (scrambled or sunnyside up), some bacon or breakfast sausages, toast, orange juice, fruit, coffee. Yesterday I broke-up the monotony of having the same breakfast by adding some mushrooms leftover from last week and one of my favourite [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Bacon, Breakfast, Brunch, Cheese, Eggs, Featured, Garlic, Greek, Herbs, Main, Meze, Mushrooms, Olive Oil |
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Oct 10th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
I recall seeing these really stylish pieces of Moussaka that were perfectly plated in a Greek food magazine a couple of years ago and (finally) I got around to trying my hand at these stylish individual portions using these metal ring molds used often by chefs. These ring molds are used to structure a salad, [...]
Posted in Baking, Beans, Cheese, Dairy, Eggplant, Eggs, Featured, Flour, Garlic, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, How To, Main, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Potato, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
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Oct 8th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
This sandwich came together using leftovers from a combo of previous recipes but don’t let that dissuade you from trying this one out. Reinventing and turning leftovers into an entirely new, fresh dish is a kitchen triumph with a delicious reward. I lucked-out with some tri-tip steak at the butcher and made a marinade of [...]
Posted in Beef, Cheese, Featured, Garlic, Herbs, Leftovers, Main, Mushrooms, Olive Oil, Recipes, Sandwich, Vegetables |
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Oct 4th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
This dish has given me new hope for winter salads. You see, in the cold months I gravitate to soups and if I am going to have a salad it will be with winter greens, dried fruit, some nuts and a tart cheese to top it off. Upon my return to Canada, I tasted bland [...]
Posted in Cheese, Featured, Garlic, Herbs, Lemon, Mushrooms, Nuts, Olive Oil, Onions, Recipes, Salad, Vegetarian |
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Sep 20th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
Truth be told, this past Summer’s trip to Greece was one of the most memorable with my usual visits to my family’s home in Halkidiki, frequent trips to nearby Thessaloniki, a side trip to Constantinople (Istanbul), down to the capital of Athens, a wonderful first visit to beautiful Nafplio, a visit to the Prefecture of [...]
Posted in Beef, Cheese, Eggplant, Featured, Garlic, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, Leonidio, Main, Olive Oil, Onions |
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Aug 30th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
This past summer has been a tough year for those trying to grow tomatoes around Thessaloniki and here in Halkidiki. I can’t speak for the rest of Greece but many homeowners complained of a cold Spring followed by an unrelenting hot summer and a bug that would eat the tomato plants from inside out. My [...]
Posted in Cheese, Featured, Greek, Herbs, Olive Oil, Olives, Onions, Peppers, Salad, Salt, Vegetables |
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Jul 15th, 2012 |
By Peter Minakis
It’s been really busy around the Kalofagas camp – prepping and cooking for over 2000 guests at TUM, planning, recipe-testing and executing my last Greek Supper Club, I’m participating in a Taco Throwdown this week and in between all this I am also entertaining friends from out of town and finding the time to feed [...]
Posted in Cheese, Featured, Garlic, Greek, Herbs, Lemon, Main, Olive Oil, Onions, Ouzo, Pasta, Sauce, Seafood |
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