Grilled Halloumi Sandwiches
The frequency of my blog posts may have lessened a bit but I can assure you I’ve been cooking, keeping very busy with activities that came about with thanks to this blog. I am currently recipe testing and preparing for my next Greek Supper Club and I have also been offering up my take on […]
Avocado, Tomato & Feta Salad
A couple of summers ago I finally took a trip to the southernmost part of Greece to Crete, Greece’s largest island. It was a week-long trip that was full of beauty, delicious food, warm and inviting locals and wonderful surprises. One of those surprises was discovering that avocados are now cultivated in Crete. Much like […]
Herb-Stuffed Fish With Artichokes, Potatoes & Lemon Verbena
This dish came together rather quickly because A) I was hungry and way too busy to do otherwise and B) a couple of the components were from leftovers. The two leftovers were the Parsley Salad (dip) and the Artichoke Salad – both served at last month’s Greek Supper Club. The Parsley Dip was smeared on […]
Artichoke Salad With Fried Calamari
They are a pain to clean, artichokes are buy they are a seasonal vegetable, an ancient one for Greeks and I love that fact that such an odd vegetable was discovered to be edible. Who actually took the time to peel off the petals, remove the choke and declare triumphantly that artichokes are edible and […]
Grilled Lamb Burger With Smoked Cheese, Caramelized Onion & Fig Jam
Burgers are definitely big here in Toronto, in Canada, the US and yes burger joints are evening opening up in Greece! There’s burgers cooked on the flat-top, some fried but my fave is grilled (gas or propane) but the best is charcoal. The most common burger out there used beef but the lamb burger is […]
Divine Shrimp Boukies (Bites)
The darling of my last Greek Supper Club had to be these canapes with shrimp butter, poached shrimp and caviar on top. To ensure that these didn’t get gobbled-up prematurely I had sent them out to our hungry guests one platter at a time. This works in theory unless your guests barge into the kitchen […]
Grouper With Green Olives & Sultanas
I enjoy foods that offer contrasts: it could be heat and spice combined with a cooling element or a tender morsel in the mouth along with a garnish to offer some crunch. I also like contrasts in flavours – some yin & yang and in this case the savory is balanced with ever so slight […]
Floriniotiki Strapetsada With Feta & Kebapia
To understand where this dish comes from is to first get a hang of what Strapetsada is: basically a scrambled egg dish containing grated tomatoes, olive oil and crumbled Feta and often eaten as a meze or late evening Greek dinner. There are may variances to this dish but those are the basics. Like with […]
Riganada
A little while back I shared my memories of visiting the island of Lefkada and this time I’m back to share more but this time we’re going to touch upon the cuisine. Lefkada is located on the Ionian side of Greece, that which faces Italy and its no coincidence that many dishes hint of those […]
Warm Citrus & Spiced Olives
If you’ve been invited for lunch or dinner at a Greek home then you’re likely to see olives also served on the table. There are literally hundreds of olive varietals and when it comes to Greece, some olive trees that were planted in the thirteenth century are still producing! Did you know that Kalamata olives […]