Grilled Smoked Mackerel (Ψητά-καπνιστό-σκουμπρί)
The other night I finally played catch-up with one of my cousins as we hadn’t seen each other since before my trip to Greece. I showed her my pictures, relayed the good and bad parts (what bad parts?) of my trip and enthused about the wonderful food I ate. If you’re a regular reader of […]
Warm Green Bean Salad (αμπελοφάσουλα)
For those not in the know, today is Thanksgiving Day here in Canada and it’s Columbus Day in much of the US. You might find blogging traffic a little slower and these two holidays are probably part of that absence today. Regardless, I find myself wanting to share more food and travel experiences from my […]
Fillet of Sole With a Tomato and Olive Sauce
Sometimes the easiest, most straightforward dishes can provide you with the biggest culinary surprise. Such was the case recently when I was flipping through one of the cookbooks I brought back from Greece. I had some fillets of sole but I just couldn’t decide how to prepare them…until I saw “the recipe.” Here’s the humble […]
Papia Portokali (παπια-πορτοκαλί)
Greece’s cuisine also has a good roster of wild game recipes and one of the more universally enjoyed meats has to be duck. A couple of weeks ago I seared some breasts that I carved from a whole duck. I was left with a carcass, wings, duck fat and duck legs. When one has duck […]
Chickpea Fritters From Sifnos
This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting the Greek island of Sifnos for the first time. It lies in the middle of the Cyclades between Serifos, Kimolos and Antiparos and is about 80 nautical miles from Piraeus. Sifnos is also known for it’s contribution to the sciences and the Greek literary tradition. The […]
Grilled Pork Chops With Mustard, Honey & Sage
Anyone living in Canada or anyone who’s visited here or knows a Canadian, will understand why we’re sometimes called “crazy canucks”. From a cooking perspective, throw any bad weather at us and if we want to eat something grilled, we’ll grill it in the worst of weather conditions. I’ll grilled outdoors when it’s pouring rain, […]
Clams Tossed in Herbs and Spaghetti
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 […]
Keftedes With Pligouri, Fresh Herbs and a Lemon Verbena Yogurt Sauce
Each time I visit Greece (count 20 times), I come back to Canada just a little more Greek, a little less “Canadian”. Don’t get me wrong, Canada is the best place in the world to live but the climate here sucks and that’s a big BUT. Otherwise, why wouldn’t the world’s second largest country have […]
Back in Black
Today, I’m cooking with a black ingredient, a new ingredient. I’m talking about black trumpet mushrooms. The black trumpet is a Chanterelle mushroom and although you may not find them fresh at your market, one can easily find the dried variety (which I bought at my local Asian store). I don’t think I’ve ever cooked […]
Pasta Shells With Fresh Tomatoes & Feta
One of my favourite pasta shapes of late, are shells, or “kohilia” in Greek. This shape of pasta is great for trapping the sauce and cheese inside the shell, making for a very falvourful meal. This is one of the quickest sauces you’ll ever come across but I remind you that this dish only works […]