Greek
May 11th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
I’m cooking a Mastiha/Chios themed dinner in New York City on June 1st, grab your seats now Toronto International Film Festival to focus on Athens in 2013 City to City program Check out Kipos, a traditional Greek taverna in North Carolina Here’s a list of 51 recipes and ways you can use Greek yogurt [...]
Posted in Featured, Greek, News |
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May 8th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
My apologies for not posting at my usual pace but it continues to be busy around here: just submitted the manuscript for my first cookbook (in stores November), now I have to work on the photographs, I am busy organizing my Greek Supper Clubs, Greek Easter just past and here we are. Time flies. The [...]
Posted in Almonds, Baking, Butter, Dessert, Featured, Greek, How To, Lemon, Nuts, Phyllo, Spices, Sweets, Syrup, Walnuts |
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Apr 24th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
Many of you have visited my Recipe Round-Up for Lent and I hope that I’ve helped you find some interesting dishes to break-up the monotony of the usual Lenten fare. We’re fast approaching Greek Easter and preparations are already beginning in my household! Greek Easter is centered around lamb or goat and the whole day [...]
Posted in Dessert, Dips, Easter, Featured, Festive, Goat, Greek, Greek Food, Greek Grill, Greek Traditions, Greek Wine, Lamb, Main, Meat, Meze, Roasting |
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Apr 23rd, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
It’s been very busy around here and in case you missed the memo, I am currently working on the manuscript for my very first cookbook! The excitement of having a cookbook with my recipes and my name on it quickly wore off after I realized that there’s a lot of work involved! Here are the [...]
Posted in Braising, Featured, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, Lent, Main, Olive Oil, Onions, Seafood |
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Apr 19th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
A couple of days ago I hosted/cooked up a Greek dinner that was Lenten in nature. That is to say all the dishes had to meet the criterion of an Orthodox-Christian fasting diet – no meat or meat by-products. No eggs, no milk! I can adjust to not eating red meat or no fish as [...]
Posted in Dessert, Featured, Greek, Honey, Ice Cream/Gelato, Lent |
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Apr 14th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
As a convenience to the many readers of this blog, I’ve amassed all the Lenten (and Lent-friendly) dishes that I have posted thus far. Most of the dishes are Greek and appropriate for Lent and some are foreign but due to their ingredients, they fit in nicely with the Greek Lent in [...]
Posted in Featured, Greek, Lent, Pantry, Seafood, Vegetarian |
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Apr 11th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
One of my favourite Greek dishes contains ripe, sweet tomatoes, Feta cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, eggs. I’m speaking of course of Strapetsatha, an oft-made dish by Greeks be for breakfast or for dinner (yes, Greeks love egg dishes for dinner). Strapetsatha is traditionally made by scrambling the egg and tomato mixture and there are the [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Brunch, Cheese, Eggs, Featured, Greek, Herbs, How To, Olive Oil, Vegetarian |
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Apr 4th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
More cooking adventures involving fried dough. Every cuisine has their version(s), everyone loves them and many deny themselves eating such pleausures. I’ve never been an advocate of making desserts lighter..does that mean I can three portion of the lighter version? Desserts are desserts, they should be sweet, they should catch your eye, they should be [...]
Posted in Choux, Dessert, Featured, Flour, Frying, Greek, Spices, Sugar, Syrup, Thessaloniki |
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Apr 2nd, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
Grilled Halloumi With a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (appetizer for 6) 1/3 cup diced red onion 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 clove of garlic, smashed 1 roasted red pepper, peeled, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup of hand-crushed plum tomatoes (from good quality canned variety) salt and pepper to taste pinch of Boukovo (chilli flakes) [...]
Posted in Cheese, Cypriot, Featured, Frying, Greek, Greek Grill, Herbs, Meze, Quick |
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Mar 27th, 2013 |
By Peter Minakis
I recently had the pleasure of catering an evening of Greek & Mediterranean nibbles on the occasion of a client’s 50 birthday. I was instructed to make appetizers, perfect for people who want to stand and mingle or sit and chat. The challenge with a small bite menu is that there are usually twice the [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Catering, Cheese, Featured, Greek, How To, Meze, Olive Oil, Olives, Onions, Peppers, Quick, Vegetarian |
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