Arancina
When I was going to school and packin’ a lunch, us finicky suburban kids would get sick & tired of the same old lunch. Ham & cheese again? Egg salad? Corned beef? Greek keftedes sandwich? Not again!!!!!!!! Eventually, the guys would all bemoan the same thing but we had to cope. We began exchanging lunches. […]
Grilled Beef Tenderloin With Tarragon Butter
If I were living in Paris, I would still have a BBQ set up in my cramped balcony or even on the roof of the building! A classic French dish is Chateaubriand with Bearnaise Sauce but we’re on the cusp of summer. Who wants to stay indoors by the oven? My solution was to take […]
Sauteed Mushrooms in a Metaxa Cream Sauce
The “other” national drink of Greece is Metaxa brandy. It lags behind in consumption of the aperatif known as Ouzo. Even more remarkably the Greeks are the 7th largest whiskey market in the world! This Greek brandy sweetened delicately by the Aegean sun gets ignored like a middle child. I love all my children…ouzo, scotch […]
Feta Frites
I’m still relatively new to the blogosphere but I’ve found the community to be very friendly, helpful and exhilarating with all the new recipes I’ve been discovering on people’s sites. Among the first new friends I have is Nicole of Pinch My Salt. This gal is very lucky to be currently living in Sicily and […]
Warm Potato Salad
In my opinion, since the Grande Dame herself, Julia Child passed on…I think “da man” in the food world is Jacques Pepin. He has an impressive bio and I encourage you to have a peek. This recipe is his, from the book, “The Short-Cut Cook” which is a paperback with lots of quick meal ideas. […]
Weekend Herb Blogging – Lemon Verbena Mojito
This is my 2nd entry into the Weekend Herb Blogging and from last week’s entries…it’s quite the parade of tasty food! This week’s hostess is Rachel from Rachel’s Bite and I’d like to thank her in advance for putting up with all the fuss to amass and post the week’s entries. Today, I thought I […]
Montreal Smoked Meat (take home version)
I’m now fortunate to have a person who regularly travels between Toronto and Montreal and he’s happy to bring back orders of Montreal Smoked Meat from Schwartz’s. Have a look at their website and read of this Montreal landmark’s history. Now like myself you’re probably thinking, “how is one to enjoy this at home, just […]
Steamed Cauliflower
I really don’t understand people who hate broccoli or cauliflower. They both can used used as part of a salad, veggie tray, soups, casseroles or even for pickling! Today, I’d like to share a simple and tasty version of cauliflower that’s enjoyable in any of the seasons. Steamed Cauliflower (serves 6) 1 head of cauliflower […]
Provencal Potato Salad
One of my favourite food personalities has to be Ina Garten aka The Barefoot Contessa. I’ve always liked the casual manner of the show, the relative simplicity of the food and her knack for offering recipes that work in practice and deliver with taste! In my quest to eat healthier, I looked for a potato […]
Watermelon Sorbet
With the warm (even hot weather) already here, I’m always looking for new ways to cool myself & guests during the Spring & Summer. I usually enjoy fruits as they are lighter and easier on the calories. I had an extra watermelon and I didn’t want to let it go bad so I searched & […]