Greek Garden Pesto
I don’t think I’ve shown you the herbs that are grown in my garden and in the end, used in the dishes I make. Photographed and currently growing are Genoa basil, flat-leaf parsley, rosemary, mint, Greek oregano, thyme, sage, chives, Greek basil, French tarragon and lemon thyme. The Genoa basil was produced by using the […]
Strawberry Salad
After experiencing a longer and colder winter than usual, it comes as no surprise that Ontario’s seasonal produce is appearing later on the shelves. Local field strawberries are appearing in the markets and one bite into them reminds me that local is always best. No need to steep these in sugar or any other flavour […]
Happy Birthday Canada
July 1st is Canada Day or our nation’s birthday. Tomorrow this young country will turn 141 and I’m every bit a proud Canadian as I am Greek. Canada is a nation of the Native peoples, the French and English majority and the multicultural mosaic that’s made up of all the other ethnicities. I’m grateful for […]
Korean BBQ (Kalbi)
This past week I was downtown and between meetings and I was left with a few free hours in between. After scouring Yonge Street for a dinner, I finally settled on having some Korean BBQ. What you have here is beef short ribs that are marinated over night and then quickly grilled over high heat […]
Whole Fish Plaki (Ψάρι-πλακί)
Both of my parents come from towns in the Prefecture of Florina, about 2 1/2 hours NW of Thessaloniki. My dad comes from a town call Amynteon and my mom’s from the neighboring village of Agios Panteleimon. Although I go by Peter in English, my Greek name is Pantelis, which is the patron saint to […]
Apricot and Pistachio Cake (Κέικ-με-φιστίκια-και-βερίκοκα)
I have a pleasant surprise here for you all. I’m presenting you with a Greek dessert that’s not in my family’s recipe book, I’ve never personally heard of nor tried this cake…until now. I’m also excited to present this cake for this month’s Royal Foodie Joust, hosted by Jenn the Leftover Queen. Think of it […]
Something Old, Something New – Seafood Edition
Last Friday was one of the few evenings where it hasn’t rained around dinner time. We’re now officially into summer and it’s been quite rainy. Me thinks summer in Toronto might be cancelled. This is one of the few instances where I hope I’m wrong. I have two dishes at the plate today. The “something […]
Chicken in 360 Degrees
One of my favourite ways to prepare chicken is in my grill, summer time, beer can chicken style. Last year, one of the earlier posts I made was for a more classic version of this American gift to BBQ. This year, I kick it up a notch, shake up the ingredients and use the same, […]
Rocket (Arugula) Pesto
At the pub where I imbibe my many alcoholic beverages of choice, sits a CD jukebox with an eclectic array of tunes. One of the CD’s in there is by William Shatner…yes, Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame. The dude also dabbled in some “music”. I’m not sure if his musical tangent was sarcastic or […]
Salad of Green Apples and Cabrales Cheese
A common theme that seems to repeat itself over the past few days is the demise of Tastespotting and many of you have already lamented of the void it left when it shut down. In a healthy, free-enterprise and spirited punch of creativity, many of you have offered up to replace, emulate or substitute a […]