Preserving Grape Vine Leaves
First off, allow me to wish all the dads out there a Happy Father’s Day and may you never EVER again receive the gift of an ugly neck tie! Next, a little follow up. Some people have been wondering about Petimezi, which I used in a glaze for my grilled quail. Petimezi is made from […]
Grilled Quail
The first time I ever had any sort of wild game was during my first visit to Greece in 1974 (do the math, I’m that old). My Uncle Pavlo was a farmer and avid sportsman who would go on hunting trips. His usual catch would be wild hare, partridge, pheasant and quail. A few things […]
The Burger
The hamburger has to be one of the most popular and enjoyable sandwiches on the planet. Throw away your fast food chain coupons, don’t tempt getting sick after eating a Big Mac and you don’t have to buy those frozen shit-patties they sell at the market as hamburgers. Make your own burger. It’s easy, you […]
Fassolakia With Veal
(note…updating entry from 2007) If you’re reading my blog, no doubt you love food and all the trappings that come with it. One of those trappings is grocery shopping and I still do get excited when a product or a particular produce appears in the stands. If I was in Kansas, born a girl and […]
Agape’s Spaghetti With Mint
A food event co-hosted by the mother & daughter duo of Giz and Psychgrad of Equal Opportunity Kitchen has just kicked off. The goal of the food event is to raise the awareness and need for organ donation. The food event is called Tried Tested and True Two and participants have until July 21st to […]
Porgy
I’m thrilled to have found a reliable source of seafood in Toronto, near my home and at fair market prices. I’ve been enjoying walking into the shop, having a look around at the “catches of day”, surveying what’s freshest and pair that with whatever food mood I’m in. Porgy is also known as the Gilt-head […]
Dr. Kalofagas or Mr. Hyde?
Somewhere between when I started this blog just over a year ago and now, some people have gotten the impression that I’m some Wally Cleaver or something. The nice guy next door who will never say the wrong thing or curse or swear. I think the reality is that I’m probably closer to an Eddie […]
Paximadia With Anise
Paximadia have been enjoyed prior to any memory I have of when biscotti started appearing in cafes and coffee houses. Greeks will often enjoy a Paximadi as part of a breakfast or as a side with a Greek coffee. Since the autumn of last year, I’ve been enjoying my Greek coffee each morning and some […]
Marinated Red Mullet (Μαριναρισμένο-μπαρμπούνιa)
One of the most prized fish with Greeks has to be the red mullet. It’s popular for it’s colour, it’s ease in cleaning and it’s flavour. Red mullets are a smaller fish and usually you’ll need two of them per person. I’ve been lucky enough to find them at my local fish monger and hey…they […]
Tagliatelle With Zucchini, Tomato and Fresh Herbs
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 […]