I had a steak earlier this week and it was just okay. I’m not eating as much meat as I used to and certainly less steak. At the same, I am greatly enjoying the tougher cuts of meat, the challenges in the kitchen to make them tender and relishing the triumph of tasting a delicious, [...]
Tomorrow is a double-celebration for Greeks. March 25th is a holiday in Greece where we celebrate Greek Independence Day. The inspiration is drawn from one of the most holy days in the Greek-Orthodox calendar, the Annunciation of the Theotokos. This is the day that Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary that she would bear a child. [...]
Mellilotos is Athens is a family-run restaurant that serves up dishes made of seasonal organic ingredients Cat Cora cooks at the White House for an early Greek Independence Day celebration Spotlight Amorgos: more than just a rock in the Aegean Toronto’s Greektown is alive and well “Kalimera” is the new slogan for Greece’s 2010 summer [...]
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A friend of the family’s gave us the big, honkin’ pumpkin last year and the first thing to go were the pumpkin seeds. Salted and [...]
You already knew how good Greek yogurt was for you but here are some more tid-bits on this fabulous dairy product Explore Baltimore’s Greektown Ouzo gets some competition, by way of Skinos Finally, I would like to announce the winner of the draw for “Three Greek Sisters” cookbook. Many of you took the time to [...]
This vegetarian dish comes from a blogger who resides in a city near and dear to my heart, Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki is the capital of Greece’s northernmost province Macedonia and the dish get’s it’s name from the geographical location of the dish. Soula writes the blog “Gasteroplix” and although she writes exclusively in Greek, food is [...]
The Ionian island of Paxos is just off the beaten track, a perfect place for Yoga enthusiasts A recap of the Thessaloniki Film Festival Couple sells yacht and find peace in the Messinian Pennisula Turkey Avgolemono Soup is a wonderful option for those Thanksgiving Leftovers A review of Ovelia Psistaria in Astoria, NY Foreign influences [...]
Chef Michael Psilakis and I continue our one hour-plus conversation here. We delve into the subjects of ingredients, his recent visit to Greece, growing up Greek in the US, kitchen tools, Michael’s cooking influences, cooking for his family and Michael shares with us some of his favourite memories, triggered by food. If you are not [...]
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