Frugal Cheese Ball
I’ve been sharing my love of Greek food (and beyond) since 2007. I’ve been privileged to be able to meet so many wonderful people. Other people fond of Greek food and many Greek chefs as well! One such friend is Dina Nikololaou – Chef, TV personality, restaurateur, caterer, consultant. She is also a friend. I […]
Roast Plums With Yogurt, Granola
Local plums are in season and they are so good when paired with brown sugar, a little sweet Mavrodaphne wine and spices. I am a big fan of star anise…cinnamon’s sexier cousin! I served these last summer at one of my Greek Supper Clubs, a warm and comforting dessert with a hint of decadence. Roast […]
Grilled Manouri Cheese
One of my favourite cheeses is Manouri. Manouri is one of the oldest whey cheeses to come from the Mediterranean region. It’s a soft cheese that’s pressed into a log shape and it holds together as you slice into it. It’s rich, it’s buttery (won’t win any friends in the lean cuisine world), it’s wonderful in savory […]
Ntomatorizo With Shrimp and Feta
Here in Toronto, noticeably shorter evenings are here, along with cooler evenings. The days are still warm and the garden still bountiful. I’ve been enjoying the tomatoes and I am trying to use them in more than just salads. Today, I will show you how to make an easy and delicious Tomato Rice (Ntomatorizo) dish. […]
Beef Lemonato
Like me, many of you are missing Greece, not being able to or willing to travel to Greece this year. I was looking through last summers photos and I was reminded of this fantastic dish I had last year while on the island of Astypalea, one of the islands in the Dodecanese. I was on […]
Crab-Stuffed Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce
I’ve always loved food/dishes where they are stuffed. The best foods are stuffed and stuffing fish with seafood is no exception. I find containers of lump crab meat and many of my local grocery stores (fish mongers should carry them) and I had some leftover crab meat (use it or lose it). Basically, the filling […]
Tomato Salad With Fried Feta
This recipe is a long-awaited update from when I first shared it – back in 2007! I originally plated the salad as shown but I feel the tomatoes are the star and the fried cheese. Salad greens are a garnish and the salad is sharper looking, don’t you think? The other star is the fried […]
Beef Noodles With Metaxa and Mushrooms
I’ve made this dish many times: back in Greece with kavourma, with pork, chicken, veal, beef and pictured here, with leftover ribeye steak. The dish works best with thin pieces of meat that brown and cook quickly and will remain tender when the sauce and pasta are cooked as well. In essence, it a beef […]
Broiled Halloumi With Honey, Lemon, Herbs
I was first introduced to Halloumi cheese by Cypriot friends of the family. Rightly so, since Halloumi is an appellation product of Cyprus. There are a lot of pretenders but the real deal comes from Cyprus. Often called the squeaky cheese (it squeaks in your mouth when you chew it), holds up well when grilled, […]
Svinghi
Here in Toronto, we have a large and diverse Greek diaspora, boasting of a Greek population that resettled here from all over Greece. The first time I had Svinghi, they were made and given to me by Kathy Hourdas, a lady from Kalymnos, one of the islands in the Dodecanese. A few years ago, I […]