This entry will be my first “book review” other than anything I’ve written with regards to cookbooks. I was recently contacted about receiving and reviewing “Cafe”, what with my fixation on Greek food & Greece…I’m a natural, right? I of course accepted as I’m preparing for this year’s trip to Greece and I knew a [...]
Kakavia is also known as “Psarosoupa” or a fish soup. Kakavia also gets it’s name from the pot in which it’s cooked in, the “kakavi”. By all accounts, Kakavia is the pre-cursor to the modern-day bouillabaisse. It made its way from Greece to Marseilles (Massalia) around 600 B.C. The Greeks cooked this in the “kakavi”, [...]
Many, many years ago…1990 to be exact, I was working for a Canadian bank in my first “adult” job and being at the bottom of the ladder, I was given a mere ten days for vacation and that vacation could only be taken after the summer holidays (when those with seniority and children came back [...]
This following post is actually about a non-visit during my recent stay in New York. Despite my having a full week to sight-see, explore, eat & drink and meet folks along the way – there just wasn’t enough time to patronize all the Greek restaurants of note. Upon my return from New York, I’ve even [...]
Lamb and sheep are cute animals, chickens are cute when they are born, calves are cute, turkeys are majestic with their plumage, deer are a adorable. All the above animals do not posess the “Fugly” gene yet we eat them. Rabbits are cute and sadly delicious! I just wanted to draw the parallel before any [...]
Any Greek, be it in Greece or abroad will attest that they recall growing up and eating Misko brand pasta. Misko began making pasta in 1927 in Pireaus by the Mihailidis and Konstantinis families. To this day, Misko is the pre-eminent maker of pasta in Greece. I’ve begun using Misko more often as I’ve found [...]
As the cooler months approach in Greece, the availability of shellfish also increases. Greece has it’s own mussels, scallops, cockles, razor clams and the subject of today’s dish, clams. Some of you may not have a good source (or any source) of fresh seafood so if you have to, use canned clams but to capture [...]
I’ve had my eye on this dish for awhile. We’re at the end of summer and here in Ontario the harvest is in full swing. Grapes are at their peak and this next dish marries sweet with savory. As you can see, we have a show-stopper here but this ain’t just another pretty dish it [...]
It’s time again to thrust another blogger into the spotlight, this time it’s Mary from Feeding Groom. On Monday I was cruising through the latest entries that were coming through on my Google Reader and Mary’s latest dish had popped up and it was lunch time for me… Mary insists “keep it simple” and here [...]
Today, I’m not even offering up a translation of the title in English. The photos speak for themselves. What you have here is the essence of where I spend my vacations in Greece…Halkidiki. This pasta is an ode to the summer…summers in Greece, summer in the Mediterranean…summer anywhere you may be spending it this year. [...]
