Halloumi, Bacon and Tomato Panini
One of my earliest and fondest memories of visiting Greece as a child is eating a “tost”, Tost is how Greeks call a pressed sandwich, the kind made in a panini sandwich press. I recently was approached by Hamilton Beach to play around with their appliance and accepted without thought. I’ve used the panini press […]
Lobster Kritharotto
In Greece, a favourite pasta shape is that of kritharaki…our name for orzo. This pasta is usually featured in a baked Giouvestsi or stove-top manestra – both very comforting dishes that still transport me to Yiayia’s cooking. Today, I’m making Kritharotto…a play on risotto. Rather than toast Arborio rice then patiently alternate between stirring and […]
Shrimp Stuffed Peppers
Here’s a fun new appetizer that combines two of my favourite meze: stuffed mini peppers and Shrimp Saganaki. Cheezy mini sweet peppers get stuffed with a cheese/tomato mixture, shrimp also place in the peppers and you end up with a glorious amalgam! Although these sweet mini peppers are now found in most grocery stores, you […]
Asparagus Gratin
It’s time to focus on vegetables again. Asparagus is back in season and I do love it so. It can be used in soups, steamed, sauteed, grilled, pickled and in this case, baked. Asparagus are a relatively new player on the modern Greek food scene. Asparagus has been cited in ancient times as a panacea […]
Taste of Santorini – Live Webinar
I am excited to be back in the kitchen. This will be my third live cooking class open to people all around the world! Participants will experience a LIVE demonstration and be able to join in the conversation while following along at home. Many of us will not be able to experience the sights, smells […]
Greek-Style Spatchcock Chicken
Spatchcocking a chicken simply refers to butterflying it ie. flattening it so that it cooks quicker than if it were in its original state. This method of cooking chicken is more affordable than buying chicken in pieces, it saves you from turning on the oven with the days warming up and it will add another […]
Romaine Salad with Fennel, Orange, Kalamata Olives
Greek cuisine is famous for it’s chunky Greek Salad (Horiatiki/Village) – but we’re not making that today. The second most popular Greek salad is the Maroulosalata (Romaine salad with scallions and dill). We’re not making that one either! Greeks love their salads and this one riffs off the more well-know Romaine salad. Rather than dill, […]
Fried Sweetbreads
I first ate sweetbreads in the 1990’s when friends of our family invited us to their Easter Feast: whole lamb on the spit plus all the grilled appetizers served until the lamb is ready. One of those grilled delights were sweetbreads. The usual kind you find are veal sweetbreads and they are the thymus glad […]
Mushrooms with Egg Noodles
I’ve love mushrooms and pasta, in this instance egg noodles. When I was young my mom used to give me buttered egg noodles and top with grated cheese or crumbled feta. I still eat this is a grown-up. This dish has more adult flavours and you can tweak the ingredients to your liking: go all […]
Live Webinar – Phyllo From Scratch
I am excited to be back in the kitchen. This will be my second live cooking class open to people all around the world! Participants will experience a LIVE demonstration and be able to join in the conversation while following along at home. Each participant will receive detailed recipes for making a Master Phyllo Dough Recipe plus […]