Sunday Dinner
Nov 6th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
is at home. Sunday’s are best enjoyed at home with family and friends and it’s a fine to either stretch your culinary wings and cook-up a sumptuous Sunday dinner or shift-down in gears and prepare a home-cooked meal that’s easy, comforting and most satisfying. I chose the latter today – I chose steak. Go ahead, [...]
Posted in Beef, Featured, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Meat, Recipes, Roasting, Sunday Dinner | 17 comments
Oct 16th, 2011 |
By Peter Minakis 
It’s been awhile since I’ve shared a Sunday meal with you but I think the wait was well worth it. In this dish, pork belly makes a return and I pair it with roast potatoes, fresh herbs from my garden, olive oil, lemon juice, seasonings and good ole’ fashioned heat from your oven. The only [...]
Posted in Bacon, Featured, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, Lemon, Main, Olive Oil, Pork, Potato, Sunday Dinner | 12 comments
Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis 
One of my family’s favourite Sunday meals centers around a Prime Rib Dinner. It’s not a cheap cut of meat (Prime Rib) but it’s fitting for a Sunday meal. From Medieval times, the wealthy used to get to eat the tender, more expensive cuts and the rest of us were left with scraps, offal and [...]
Posted in Beef, Braising, Featured, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Meat, Onions, Potato, Recipes, Roasting, Sauce, Side, Sunday Dinner, Vegetables | 24 comments
Dec 6th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis 
I made this dish last Sunday and if it weren’t for the fact that I’m making Prime Rib today, I’d probably be having this entire meal again. One of the best things about Sunday dinner is that you have lots of time. There’s no real pressure, you can leisurely cook, open a bottle of wine [...]
Posted in Cheese, Goat, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, Honey, Main, Meat, Olive Oil, Potato, Recipes, Roasting, Sunday Dinner, Vegetables | 44 comments
Aug 3rd, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis 
One of the most enjoyable grilling centerpieces for Greeks (or anyone that enjoys the outdoor grill) would have to be lamb chops. There are many approaches…grill the whole rack and cut into individual chops, add an herb & crumb crust, marinades, spice variations….you name it! Like any dish that turns out wonderfully, the key is [...]
Posted in BBQ, Cheese, Greek, Greek Grill, Greek Wine, Herbs, Lamb, Lemon, Main, Meat, Olive Oil, Potato, Recipes, Side, Sunday Dinner, Vegetables | 49 comments
Dec 26th, 2008 |
By Peter Minakis 
Another Christmas has come and gone. I hope all of you had a restful day, nothing too stressed, few family arguments, much laughter and memorable moments. I spent my day with my immediate family and we enjoyed a classic Prime Rib Roast with the usual fixins’ and some Greek touches. For as long as I [...]
Posted in Baking, Beef, Christmas, English, Main, Recipe, Roasting, Sausage, Sunday Dinner | 70 comments