Greektown Creamy Feta Dressing
Greeks can be found throughout the world: there are over 10 million living in Greece and about another 10 million in abroad (Europe, Africa, Australia/NZ, Canada/US, South America and Asia). Told ya….Greeks all over the world. In cities where there is a sizeable Greek community, one will also find a Greektown, drawing in Greeks and […]
No-Fry Version of Fried Ice cream
If you don’t want to bother with the real-deal fried ice cream then this method will still make for a delicious dessert. Kid approved! No-Fry Version of Deep Fried Ice Cream 6 scoops of vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 cups of corn flakes 4 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, melted Place […]
Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip
As a Greek, dips figure prominently on the table and one or two dips are on offer when serving guests (or ordered at a taverna). One dip that’s on practically every taverna menu is Melitzanosalata, where eggplant gets charred on the grill, the meat is scooped out and a dip is made with the addition […]
Grilled Lobster Tails with Tarama Butter Sauce
Lobster is a splurge to enjoy, while not out of reach one still has pick and choose when to cook it. Others are intimidated by cooking whole live lobster or they can’t bother with the trouble to crack the the meat out of the shell. Enter the lobster tail, while a frozen product it is […]
Steamed Shrimp With Old Bay
As a cook, I get inspiration from many sources: yesterday I shared a recipe from a Chef in Greece and today, an avid cook based out of Virginia. Drew of Spartakue shared a recipe for steamed shrimp on his Instagram stories and it caught my eye as it was easy and I knew it would […]
Whipped Olive Oil Butter
I love butter and I don’t think I will ever eliminate it from my diet but being Greek, olive oil is in our daily cooking, used when children are baptized and used in Greek-Orthodox funerals. It’s big thing for Greeks. We used it in our daily cooking and when I saw my friend, Chef Manolis […]
Octopus Meatballs
The first time I saw or heard of octopus meatballs were from Maria’s blog at Kali Orexi (BonAppeti. Maria is a Greek blogger resided in the NYC suburbs and she shares dishes she’s created or ones inspired by her ancestral homeland of the island of Kalymnos. For those not familiar with Greek geography, Kalymnos is […]
Fried Ice Cream
The first time I tried fried ice cream was in the 1980’s, here in Toronto at a Mexican (Americanized) restaurant called Chi-Chi’s. It really is fried, with a coating on the outside that acts as insulation from the heat getting to the ice cream. There are many methods: some double coat a cereal blend around […]
Burnt Ends From Leftover Kontosouvli
One of my favourite things to slow roast is Kontosouvli – chunks of pork butt on the rotisserie. When I make this, it’s a big batch and usually there are some leftovers. Such was the case recently, having leftover Kontosouvli and besides making pork gyros out of it, I wondered what else I could do […]
Bloody Tsipouro
Here in Canada, a drink similar to a Bloody Mary was created and called “Bloody Caesar”. It’s like the Bloody Mary but with a Tomato/Clam juice cocktail. Although earlier versions appeared in New York, the official creation/credit goes to Water Chell, creating it for a new Italian restaurant in the Calgary Inn (today Westin Hotel). […]