Octopus Stifado
It’s been very busy around here and in case you missed the memo, I am currently working on the manuscript for my very first cookbook! The excitement of having a cookbook with my recipes and my name on it quickly wore off after I realized that there’s a lot of work involved! Here are the […]
Strapetsatha With Poached Eggs
One of my favourite Greek dishes contains ripe, sweet tomatoes, Feta cheese, extra-virgin olive oil, eggs. I’m speaking of course of Strapetsatha, an oft-made dish by Greeks be for breakfast or for dinner (yes, Greeks love egg dishes for dinner). Strapetsatha is traditionally made by scrambling the egg and tomato mixture and there are the […]
Eva’s Touloumbes
More cooking adventures involving fried dough. Every cuisine has their version(s), everyone loves them and many deny themselves eating such pleausures. I’ve never been an advocate of making desserts lighter..does that mean I can three portion of the lighter version? Desserts are desserts, they should be sweet, they should catch your eye, they should be […]
Grilled Halloumi With a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Grilled Halloumi With a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (appetizer for 6) 1/3 cup diced red onion 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 clove of garlic, smashed 1 roasted red pepper, peeled, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup of hand-crushed plum tomatoes (from good quality canned variety) salt and pepper to taste pinch of Boukovo (chilli flakes) […]
Greek Salad on a Stick
I recently had the pleasure of catering an evening of Greek & Mediterranean nibbles on the occasion of a client’s 50 birthday. I was instructed to make appetizers, perfect for people who want to stand and mingle or sit and chat. The challenge with a small bite menu is that there are usually twice the […]
Artichokes ala Polita
A Lenten favourite as artichokes are in season during this period. The “ala Polita” refers to the dish’s origins…Constantinople. Artichokes a la Polita (serves 4) 12 fresh artichokes, trimmed & cleaned 2 medium onions, sliced 4 medium potatoes, peeled & cut into thirds 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 in. segments 1/4 cup olive oil 1 Tbsp. of […]
Loukoumades
One of Greece’s best known sweets/ desserts/snacks/street foods has to be Loukoumades. I knew that offering these sweet fritters up for my guests would be memorable. Every Greek has had them. Loukoumades are the Greeks’ answer to donuts and as one friend calls them…”the original Timbits”! The first time I ate Loukoumades was during my […]
Ellasonitiko (Slow Roasted Pork Belly With Crackling)
Last summer was a hot one and avoid the cities and stay near the beaches where most of my friends and family are, anyways. Once the temperatures get cooler, the evenings longer – that’s when it’s time to head into the city and explore without sweating off half your body weight. September is a wonderful […]
Greek Food Gazette 09/03/2013
Join me in Greece for a Cooking Workshop House of Wine is hosting a Xinomavro wine tour in Naoussa & Amynteo March 23rd 48 hours in Athens with Stelios Boutaris If in the Melbourne area, you have to grab a bite at Kalimera Souvlaki Wine makes a comeback on the island of Mytilini (Lesvos) Greek-Canadian […]
Piroski
There are about 11 million Greeks in today’s Greece and about another 11 million throughout the rest of the world. Greeks have long traveled beyond familiar land and have made their new beginnings in far off lands. Eons ago, Greeks had settlements in Egypt, as far west as southern France and as far east as […]