Roasted & Braised Lamb Neck Lemonato
Growing up Greek means you eat lamb often – lamb chops, lamb in the oven, whole spit-roasted lamb, lamb stews, lamb in clay pots, lamb with pasta, lamb in phyllo and braised lamb dishes. All these ways of eating lamb and I’ve never intentionally had lamb neck, The neck of the lamb may be eaten […]
Pickled Grapes With Manouri Cheese and Salad Greens
Last week I hosted my latest Greek Supper Club, this time the venue was at St. Lawrence Market, Toronto’s world famous central market. The dinner theme was Greek dishes with some Canadian twists. Greek eating and drinking has been centered around wine since ancient times but there’s always some new twists to be added so […]
Greek Food Gazette 31/05/2014
Athens’ Strofi restaurant makes the list of “restaurants with best view” Greece projects 21.2 million tourist arrivals in 2014 Get your seats for Escape to Greece dinner on June 23rd in Montclair, NJ The Chef’s Club of Greece takes Greek Gastronomy to Hong Kong Come to Corfu in June for Trip2Taste, a festival of Greek […]
Zucchini Lentil Fritters With Shrimp
These fritters gain lots of inspiration – from the classic Kolokithokeftedes (zucchini fritters) in Greek cookery to Santorini and Canadian food personality/chef Michael Smith. These are very much like the classic zucchini fritter but method of binding the fritter is different here. A successful zucchini fritter depends greatly on how much excess water you squeeze […]
St. Lawrence Market Greek Supper Club (recap)
National Geographic recently rated Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market as the “World’s Best Food Market”, something Torontonians have known for years. Early Greek immigrants lived near the Market as they also worked as butchers, fish mongers and green grocers. St. George (Toronto’s first and oldest Greek Orthodox church) was founded to be near the Greek community. […]
Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta With Apricot Preserve
The yogurt has just set, made another batch of this Greek style panna cotta – Greek style in that Greek yogurt is the twist to this easy Italian dessert. Panna cotta means cooked cream and the Greek yogurt gives in a light tangy flavour that I think all of you will enjoy. The other Greek […]
Greek Food Gazette 24/05/2014
Author Victoria Hislop to visit Athens on June 13th Here are six incredible restaurants to visit when in Crete Report: 10 reasons to buy a holiday home in Greece Get your seats now for the June 23rd Kalofagas Cretan Night Greek immigrants from Chios united in their efforts to organize Greek Festival in New Orleans […]
Sesame Halva Balls
In Greece, we love our Halvah but the definition can be a little confusing, as there are a few different varieties. One kind of halva is made from semolina and it’s often made into a dessert with nuts and fruit. The next halva is made of caramelized sugar, butter and corn starch and it’s a […]
Greek-Style Corned Beef Hash
If I was in Greece, I’d be making this with Kavourma, a term for a cooked/preserved meat that was slow cooked then stored in containers in the winter. It was preserved/sealed with the fat on top to prevent rotting. These days, kavourma is made in more modern ways and beef, water buffalo, pork and lamb […]
Greek Food Gazette 17/05/2014
Greek government “freezes” controversial coastline development bill Here are 36 reasons to visit Halkidiki, Greece A hotel in Santorini makes it to a “traveler’s choice” list in Trip Advisor Escape to Greece dinner, happening June 16th in Montclair, New Jersey Korres partners up with Santorini vitners