Skate With a Lemon Caper Sauce
No meat today. That’s okay because I get to treat myself to seafood. What’s that you see in the photo? It’s skate wing. First off, don’t be freaked out by trying this seafood out. It’s inexpensive ($1.99/lb), easy to cook, it’s tasty, has a tender, flaky white meat and there are no pin bones. Skate […]
Sardines and Such
You see them on the shelves of your grocery store. You see them in the discount bin, you have them in your cellar (a whole case), just in case Armegeddon arrives. You can now have them included in your recipe box. My first experiment with sardine tins came in the fall of 2007 and I […]
Skordalia With Mustard
Today I’m revisiting a post I made about Skordalia, which is a Greek garlic sauce or Aioli. Us Greeks commonly have it along side with beer battered cod, seafood croquettes, deep fried zucchini or eggplant, fries or…simply with bread. There are various ways to make skordalia. One way is to use potato as the binder […]
Keftedes With Ouzo
Some of you might recall my post about Greek Keftedes, which are Greek hamburgers or meatballs. I was at the supermarket to buy a few things and I saw a package of ground lamb meat on sale. I’ve had lamb burgers from time to time and I found them to be juicy and a nice […]
Chocolate Kormos With Orange Juice
I found this recipe from the web site of a popular Greek food show called the Nistiko Arkoudi or Hungry Bear. The show’s title comes from a play on a Greek saying, “a hungry bear never dances”. If you take a look at this show’s “big bear list of recipes” you’ll no doubt see that […]
Cabbage Rolls
Most people associate cabbage rolls with slavic cuisines but the Greeks have had cabbage in their cooking as well. It’s a winter staple and our family’s had cabbage rolls as part of our winter roster of meals. For as long as I can remember, our family has enjoyed cabbage rolls with an Avgolemeno Sauce. The […]
Baked Potato a la Greque
My family comes from northern Greece (province of Macedonia) and it’s capital is Thessaloniki. It’s a city of 1.5 million and it’s still considered a big town where you’ll always bump into someone you know! Our summer beach home is close to Thessaloniki and my brother and I went into the city to have a […]
Greek Style Roasted Chicken
One my favourite Greek dishes is a roasted chicken. Greeks will often have chicken served with rice, orzo or as in this instance, potatoes. We are fond of one-pot meals or a complete meal in a roasting pan. A Greek roasted chicken has classic flavours….dried oregano, salt and pepper, olive oil and lots of fresh […]
Mom’s Bread
The following recipe for bread was made under close supervision by my mom. When I was young, I remember her making huge batches of bread in dinner roll form for the revolving door of guests who would visit our home to celebrate my father’s nameday on the day of the feast of St. Nicholas. To […]
Greek Lentil Soup
This soup is another “familiar” dish to all Greek homes. Some eat it almost every week and others at the very least during the Great Lent. It’s a meatless soup and for those who fast to the nth degree and avoid oil during Lent, this soup still holds up well using just water. I like […]