Fresh Salad
During this past vacation in Greece I again returned to the warm embrace of Athens. I visited some old friends, made some new ones and I also had to cook and film a pilot to promote the concept of “Kalofagas” as a TV show. If you would like a sense of where I’m coming from […]
Calamari Souvlaki (Καλαμάρια-Σουβλάκι)
Yesterday in Naxos, today back at my homebase of Halkidiki, where our summer home is. No worries, we’re still be the sea. For years (since 1980), my family has been coming to Nea Kallikratia for our summer vacations. Here in Toronto, people head north to their cottages to spend the summers but us…we just go […]
Postcard From Naxos
One of the stops I made during my recent trip to Greece was visiting the large island of Naxos. I had no intent on visiting this island until one of my readers extended an invite to witness and be a part of a traditional Greek island wedding. I thought long and hard but after some […]
Greeked-Up Jalapeño Poppers
Today, I’m introducing you to a new ingredient called Pastourma. Pastourma, it is said, is where the origins of pastrami came from. Pastourma is stronger than pastrami and upon tasting this thin sliced cured beef, one immediately tastes garlic, paprika and notes of cumin and fenugreek. The origins of pastourma come from the Ottoman/Armenian cuisine […]
Garidomakaronada With Ouzo and Fresh Tomato
Now isn’t this title a mouthful? Garidomakaronada is a compound word in Greek meaning “pasta & shrimp”. Garides are shrimp, makaronia is general word, like pasta. The bounty of fresh tomatoes is here and for this very short window of time, a tomato sauce can be made from fresh tomatoes and one can actually pull […]
Seared Duck Breast with Grilled Polenta and Wild Mushrooms
One of the new avenues I’ve chosen to connect with friends and fellow food bloggers is through a program called Twitter. Here you can read up on what your friends and favourite bloggers are doing. If you’re on Twitter, look me up under “Kalofagas”. One such friend is Heather from Gild the Voodoolily and we’ve […]
Sardines, Mt. Olympus and the “Gri-Gri” boats of Greece
As I’ve written before, the town Nea Kallikratia where our summer home is located is a vibrant tourist and fishing town. Nea Kallikratia is located about 3o minutes south of Thessaloniki and it’s situated on the Thermaic Gulf. On a clear day one can see clearly across the Gulf and almost touch Mount Olmypus. With […]
Soutzoukakia Smyrneika With Olives
Homebase for me when in Greece is the fishing and tourist town of Nea Kallikratia in Halkidiki. It’s situated about 30 minutes south of Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. It’s home away from home and I’m welcomed by family and friends. The people who have summer homes here are mostly from Thessaloniki and the rest […]
Caper Salad (Καππαροσαλάτα)
I had every intention of writing and sharing about my vacation and food experiences in chronological order but it’s my prerogative to change my mind. This is a food blog afterall…no place here for orderly behaviour! This year I visited three islands in the Cyclades. The Cyclades are the most famous of Greek islands which […]
Herbed Sea Salt
First off, I want to thank everyone who responded and replied to my Blogging Rant (see two posts down in my blog) and also for joining the chorus of pissed off bloggers on the topic of ATK. If you haven’t heard what went on, then you were perhaps on a space shuttle mission or you […]