Blogging Rant
Yesterday, through the miracle of my Google Reader came the title of an entry called “illegal or not”, from Melissa of Alosha’s Kitchen.Please read her saga here and then come back and tell me how you feel. I’m about to tell you how I feel. Melissa, like any good food blogger went on a search […]
A Taste of Crete – Snails
This dish has been a long time comin’. Remember when I picked and jarred my own grape vine leaves for dolmades? Well…that same patch also was rampant with snails. After consulting Maria of Organically Cooked, I went and harvested a bucket of snails which would have to be plumped and purged of any food they […]
Red Snapper Seared in Sesame Oil With Cilantro
Last month, my Apricot and Pistachio cake was voted as the top entry in the monthly Royal Foodie Joust, hosted by Jenn the Leftover Queen. Each month, the victor chooses the three ingredients that must be included in the dish and then anyone who belongs to the forum may then vote for their favourite dish. […]
Htipiti aka Tyrokaftyri
I didn’t think I had to go into further detail on the Htipiti dip (as photographed here) but I’ll run it down for you. It’s quite a free-form recipe as the measurements depend on how hot your peppers are and how salty your Feta is. You need three ingredients for this recipe: Feta cheese, Myzithra […]
A Reprise of Greek Appetizers
Ask a bunch of Greeks over for dinner and drinks and it’s expected that your spread’s going to have some dips for noshing on . In continuing with my replay of my Birthday dinner, today I’m offering up three Greek dips, Cretan Dakos and to help stave off palate fatigue, a simple and delicious fruit […]
No Fear Blogging
One of the bonuses of food blogging is you sometimes get to meet your fellow bloggers. An even rarer occurance is when you meet one from your same town/city and you greet each other as though we were old friends getting together to play “catch up” and spend the day together. Such was the case […]
Margherita
In 1889, the pizza was named after Margherita, Queen consort of the kingdom of Italy. The pizza bears the three colours of the Italian flag: red tomatoes, green basil and white mozzarella. To this day, the citizens of Naples still debate, argue, compete for what is the most authentic pizza, the best ingredients and argue […]
Prawns Tourkolimano
Tourkolimano is a small, natural harbour on the northeast coast of Piraeaus, near Athens. This dish gets it’s name from here but it can be tasted all around the world, wherever one might find a Greek taverna. This classic dish is extremely quick to make and the most difficult task is your prep work. Beyond […]
Thank You’s, Shout Outs and an Iced Tea
This morning I received wonderful news that I won the Royal Foodie Joust(RFJ) with my Apricot and Pistachio cake. I would like to all of you for your comments and especially those that took the time to join www.leftoverqueen.com/forum and vote. I would also like to congratulate Marija and Anniepooh, who were the other two […]
Grilled Sesame Scallops
It’s playtime by the grill again kiddies. We’ve been having some hot, dry days that are followed by cool, great for sleep evenings and there’s no sign of rain for days. At last, summer as I know it is here. This means that the cooking theater known as the patio is back in action. Everything […]