Greek Food Gazette 09/11/12
Young Greeks leading the charge to showcase and practice Greece’s ages old knowledge in agriculture and food David Rosengarten sends us a video postcard from Thessaloniki Another episode of Joanna Lumley in Greece – follow her travels along Greece’s northern frontier, from Corfu to Thrace A Seed For Change, an initiative to collect GMO-free […]
Fabulous Baguettes
I’ve been making baguettes for a couple of years now but the consistency hasn’t been there…until now. Making your own bread IS therapeutic, almost magical as a I am still amazed that a gloop of wet dough can be transformed into something that smells wonderful, looks fab and tastes great. The measure of any good […]
Greek-Inspired Nachos
Forgive me for stating the obvious but there’s no such thing as Greek nachos but I can assure you lots of Greeks enjoy Tex-Mex flavours and that when I saw Bittman’s take on Greek-Style Nachos…I wish I thought of it first! It’s not a stretch of the imagination that one can think of using baked […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/11/2012
Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) takes us on a journey of the Peloponnese The 53rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival opens today and ends Nov.11, check out the schedule David Rosengarten shares his five favourite Greek dishes Yes, there is also an obesity problem in Greece…western and processed foods being major causes We’re well into Autumn […]
Pumpkin Pastitsio
Each year I see people throw out their carved pumpkins when they can use the flesh to make another good dish or two. Hold on to those pumpkins after Halloween, we’ve got a Greek dish to make! Inspired by Diane Kochilas’ version of Pastitsio with pumpkin, I took this riff on Greek’s answer to lasagna […]
Antiochia (Beyoglu)
I’ve visited Istanbul twice…correction – three times after this past summer and this city has countless places where one can eat. There’s something for every budget, in each district and most (if not all) of Turkey’s regional cuisines on offer. Anytime I travel someplace I like to do some homework, which includes finding out which […]
Baked Quinces With Metaxa, Cinnamon & Clove
Another summer has come and gone and once again our little quince tree did not bear any fruit. Although quinces are associated with the Mediterranean, they can grow in the lower parts of Canada (like here in the Toronto area). It seems the few quince tress that are in Canada are on family plots or […]
Pan-Seared Sea Bream With Spinach, Fennel & Avgolemono Sauce
This dish comes from Greece, handed to me from my mom who tried the dish via a family friend, Kuria (Mrs.) Anna. For this dish I used sea bream (tsipoura) filets but you can use any white fish filets (preferably with skin on). I like the skin on fish – when it is crispy and […]
Greek Food Gazette 26/10/2012
Join me on Sunday, November 18th for a dinner and movie as I collaborate with Reel Eats to cook up a Big Fat Greek Dinner Ikaria, the island where people forget to die Halkidiki sees boost in real estate and tourism from Russians Diane Kochilas shares her thoughts on the Greek crisis and opines […]
Kalofagas Greek Supper Club – An Evening in Florina Recap
My bones are a little achy today but I’m beaming (still) after last night’s Supper Club with a focus on the cuisine of Florina. Being that this region is where my parents are from, I went into this dinner very confident but also still worried because I knew some folks would be there who shared […]