Pan-Seared Sea Bream with Citrus-Caper Sauce
I’ve got a quick yet fancy meal that presents fish for guests who like fish but they may not want to fuss with cleaning the fish or removing bones. Greece exports some fabulous farm raised fish to much of the world, including Canada. I love to cook with Selonda’s fish and today I’m using their […]
Purée of Red Lentil Soup With Crispy Onions
While in Istanbul, I’ve often enjoyed this lentil soup made simmering red lentils and aromatic vegetables. Some bay leaves and oregano round out the flavours and all one needs is a hand blender to blitz this easy to make delicious soup. I recently made this soup at my Constantinople (Istanbul) themed dinner and it was […]
Monkfish Saganaki
From September and through the winter, I begin to see monkfish at shops in Greece and here in Canada. It’s not a pretty fish but it’s delish, no pin bones and the meat on the fish comes from two loins that are attached to the tail bone. You would get two pieces of that resemble […]
Stuffed Mussels With Rice, Pine Nuts and Sultanas
This meze is inspired by the one of the street foods one finds in the evenings when strolling the Sokaks (streets) of Istanbul. They call these Midye Dolmasi or Mussel Dolmades as the shells are stuffed with rice and mussel meat. The first time I visited Istanbul I would try everything offered by street vendors […]
Braised Pork With Leeks, Green Olives and Prunes
This dish was the main course for my last Greek Supper Club with a menu dedicated to the tastes of Thessaloniki. I used my of my favourite cuts of meat, pork butt to make this dish. It can be bone in or not, has some fat in the meat and that melts away as the […]
Ottolenghi’s Salad With Fennel, Pomegranate and Sumac
Last night I had the privilege to meet the two fellows behind the Ottolenghi experience, as they like to describe it. They are Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi and they cook and operate Ottelenghi the very popular café in Notting Hill (London). Yotam is Israeli-borm, Sami is a Palestinian born in Jerusalem and together they […]
Crispy Baked Lemon Thyme Garlic Chicken
Here’s a dish you can whip up in no time on weekdays and have on your table in an hour. Chicken is great when roasted, fried chicken is a guilty pleasure (save that for the weekend) and stir-fries and sautes are a quick weekday fix. Another guilty pleasure of mine is chicken wings and although […]
Coca Cola Ham Recipe
This recipe is for those looking to do something different, other than roast turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I love roast turkey but I’m keen on having it back to back. A problem I was presented with this past weekend as Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving. Enter ham. Hams are cooked and they come boneless, bone-in, honey […]
Pistachio Rack of Lamb With Xinomavro Jus
Today, I’m sharing another recipe with one of my favourite meats – lamb. I like lamb in all its forms – stewed, grilled, roasted or braised. I like ground lamb for burgers, leg of lamb in the oven or shanks that get braised or Easter time…it’s whole lamb on the spit! Grilled lamb chops are […]
Wasabi Mussels Saganaki
If you’ve visited Thessaloniki and the nearby Halkidiki, you likely will have enjoyed mussels saganaki. This dish is a specialty of the region where mussels are served in two-handles vessel, a wonderful appetizer on all seafood tavernas in the area. The most common versions are a tomato based mussels saganaki with a touch of got […]