White Wine Sangria
WARNING: Drinking this Sangria will cause you to finish the whole pitcher! Traditionally, Sangria is made with red wine but I tried this version out last summer and much to my satisfaction, I made pitchers of it to the delight of my imbibing guests. There must be hundreds of different recipes for Sangria…the Spanish can’t […]
Preserving Roasted Red Peppers
My family preserves roasted pepperseach year in September when local Ontario red peppers are in season but we have also done this when say, other peppers are on sale and one can roast, preserve and eat at a later date. If you recall, my parents come from Florina, (northern) Greece and the denizens eats lots, […]
Spicy Bowl of Udon Soup
For a couple of years now I’ve been enjoying a spicy Asian soup at a downtown Toronto cafeteria-style eatery. They have a hot table of noodles, rice, various Asian eats, dim-sum and soups. I always go right for their Bowl of Udon. Spicy, comforting and rather filling! However there’s a problem. I live in the […]
Roasted Red Pepper Dip
Here’s another Greek word that will have you tongue-tied…say Htipiti. It’s pronounced “Huh’Tee-Pee-Tee” (say it quickly) and in Greece it’s also known as Tirokafteri or Kopanisti. Whichever way you call it, some hot peppers are used in this spicy dip. I like heat but I don’t want my head blown off. I want the heat […]
Mushroom Carbonara
The first time I tried Carbonara was during my ’88 vacation to Greece and in particular, Corfu. It’s become quite the popular dish as it’s easy, filling and cheap on the pocketbook. Carbonara is a traditional Italian pasta sauce . It’s name comes from carbone, which is for Italian coal, and many believe the dish […]
Strawberries in Cranberry Tea
Here in Ontario, locally grown strawberries are in season and I had to buy a box of them. I love strawberries (who doesn’t) and I’m taken back to memories of eating them from our home’s strawberry patch when I was a kid. I even remember being impatient and even eating the green ones! This recipe […]
Whipped Potatoes Souffle
This recipe is made with leftover mashed potatoes but you could also make this as a “make ahead” dish – they will turn out beautiful and delicious! You could also serve these individually – just grease the ramekins and dust with breadcrumbs to offer a golden crust. Whipped Potatoes Souffle (serves 4-6) 3 cups of […]
Greek Yogurt With Honey and Nuts
Skiathos was the very first Greek island I visited. It was back in 1987 and to this day it’s one of my favourite islands because it’s very green, lush with vegetation, small island and town, it’s not one of the more popular and super-crowded Cycladic islands and most importantly it has crystal-clear beaches. It’s best […]
Low and Slow Pork Back Ribs
Note: This is an update of my existing recipe for ribs. I’ve changed the photo to offer you a more tempting view of the end result and to underline that finishing off the ribs with BBQ sauce is best done on the BBQ with indirect heat. Be it summer or winter or anytime…ribs are one […]
Grilled B-Line Snapper With an Orange Mojo
That’s right, it’s Mojo (pronounced “mo-ho”) and it’s Spanish. Mojo is the name, or abbreviated name, of several types of sauce that originated in the Canary Islands. It is predominantly either a red (most common), green or orange and I chose to try the latter. Orange flavour is the star in this sauce and it […]