Bits & Bites With Dimitri Vorris
Dimitri is a writer, producer and director who I’ve had the pleasure to meet and work with two years ago. I was first approached by Dimitri, who follows this blog about shooting a cooking demo. We agreed that the cooking segment should take place during my summer vacation in Greece and that we would test […]
Pumpkin Fritters
A friend of the family’s gave us the big, honkin’ pumpkin last year and the first thing to go were the pumpkin seeds. Salted and baked and snacked on whilst passing the time (passa-tempo). I then cut the pumpkin into large pieces and baked them in the oven until for tender. No need to remove […]
Shrimp Saganaki
Saganaki is a cooking term that’s used to described many a Greek dish. It goes well beyond just the flaming the cheese dish you see served at Greek restaurants with the usual “OPA” being shouted by the well-scripted waiter. A “sagani” is the cooking vessel with two handles, like the one you see my photos. […]
Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers
This has to be one of the best non-recipes. How do I instruct you, what instructions are there to follow or is there any technique involved? Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers (serves 4) 16 shrimp (21-25 count), peeled, de-veined, tails on Spanish Chorizo sausage, cut into 1/4 inch rounds small wooden skewers 1/4 cup olive oil […]
Hunkar Begendi With Beef
When I visited Greece in the past, I’ve taken side-trips to Istanbul (Constantinople). The city to this day is the center of Greek-Orthodoxy and the Patriarchate is situated there. One of the most interesting experiences during my trip there was to try out many of the dishes being offered up by the Turks. Many dishes […]
Chocolate Kormos With Orange Juice
I found this recipe from the web site of a popular Greek food show called the Nistiko Arkoudi or Hungry Bear. The show’s title comes from a play on a Greek saying, “a hungry bear never dances”. If you take a look at this show’s “big bear list of recipes” you’ll no doubt see that […]
Apple Crisp
Some of the dishes I’ve shown you are from my mom’s collection. You might think, “great…Peter shows us deeply secretive family recipes” but it’s hard interpreting recipes from an immigrant Greek mother. Picture this…young Greek woman at the age of 19, emigrates to Canada to marry a man she’s never met before in a country […]
Keftedes
Keftedes can be simply described as Greek hamburgers. You may have tried a kefte (singular) at a Greek-owned burger joint. You know the ones… where there’s always a souvlaki and a home burger on the menu? As a Greek, I grew up on these: grilled in the summer, fried or baked in the cold months. […]