A-OK Borscht Soup
Last month, Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving Day (Oct.12th) and alongside of the usual turkey, fixins, pumpkin pie came a soup as a starter. My brother’s girlfriend is of Polish descent and being fully aware that she (as with many Slavic peoples) that they love beets. Last year I made a Beet soup with a Greek flare […]
Giouvarlakia Soup
No Title Greek Giouvarlakia Soup (Γιουβαρλάκια Αυγολέμονο) aka Meatball Dumpling Soup is pure comfort in a bowl and easy to make! Follow along with Chef Peter Minaki as he shows you all the steps to making this hearty and delicious Greek dish. Enjoy! Καλή Όρεξη! Recipe update from November 2007 This is one of my […]
Athens Central Market & Sea Bream in Avgolemono
If you’re a regular reader of my site then you’re into Greek food, enjoy the reports from my vacations in Greece and you’re interested in Greek cuisine and it’s ingredients. Athens – Greece’s capital is home to about 5 million people. That’s alot of people that have to be fed. Most Greeks will go to […]
Michael Psilakis’ Pork Sofrito
Last week I was given an advance copy of New York Chef Michael Psilakis’ first cookbook, “How to Roast a Lamb”. It turns out my copy wasn’t so advanced. Yesterday, I popped into Toronto’s “World’s Largest Book Store” and there it was! For those not familiar with Michael Psilakis, here’s a recap: Michael is a […]
Athens: History, Culture and Lobster
How can one summarize the city of Athens in a blog post? That would be a fool’s game. Athens is the capital of Greece, practically in the center of the mainland, the economic and government hub of the country and home to half of Greece’s population. For those who have traveled to Greece, you will […]
Pay it Back With Food
If you recall, I go to the beach twice a day, each day for a swim. Our family’s been swimming in Nea Kallikratia, Halkidiki since our family vacation in 1980. Between now and then, we’ve met plenty of people – made some good friends. One of the benefits of these friendships from beach-folk is sometimes […]
Anogeia Lamb With Macaronia
This dish is inspired by a recipe I’ve seen in a few Greek cookbooks and the recipe involves lamb (or goat), boiling the pasta in meat stock and the result is a meal that tastes way more complex than the ingredient list would lead you to believe. The village of Anogeia is located over 700 […]
Grilled Sardine Fillets With Chips
The ironic thing about vacations are that one yearns to escape the everyday routine and replace it with a vacation routine. I want change, I want to escape computers, telephones, work-life and replace it with sea, sun, beach, family, friends and food. When on vacation at my parents’ home in Halkidiki, the new routine is […]
Modiano Market (Αγορά-Μοδιάνο)
I gave you a tour of the Kapani Market of Thessaloniki (a few days ago) and I mentioned that the Modiano Agora (market) was also nearby. The two markets really operate in tandem, separated merely by concrete, Ermou Street. The Modiano Market got it’s name from Ely Modiano, the architect who designed this arcade that […]
Kampanoules With Mushrooms and Amaranth
Always, always, always…the best sauces for pasta are in the time it takes to boil them. This instance was no different. I decided to use “kampanoules” (καμπανοÏλες) or little bells and I paired them with mushrooms and some amamaranth. Us Greeks eat alot of amaranth and we call them vlita. Amaranth can be picked in […]