Savory Halva Cake With Warm Mushroom Salad
I’m quite excited to have twisted an ingredient that’s usually seen as a Greek dessert and I’ve made it into something tasty, savory and new. Semolina flour is used to make Halva and you may also find Halva being used in Turkish desserts and even further east in India. Let’s examine what Semolina is. Semolina […]
Pulling Mussels From a Shell
When Elly of Elly Says OPA! announced a food event that paired food inspired by music, I knew I’d be all over this event. The event is Eat to the Beat! This event would combine my two of my greatest loves…food and music. The premise of the food event is quite simple: make and blog […]
Cucumber Salad
One of the biggest cheerleaders for all things Greek has to be Val of More Than Burnt Toast. Val used to reside near me, here in southern Ontario and now she “living la vida loca” in the interior of British Columbia. Canada is the second largest country (in size) and our two provinces are separated […]
Lost in Translation
Unless you know a second language or your family’s mother tongue, you really cannot grasp the the full meaning of “lost in translation”. Every time I visit Greece I encounter a new, warped translation, funny spelling flubs or something literally translated from Greek to English. On the Greek Islands, you will often find very helpful […]
Lamb Fricasse With Avgolemeno
Lamb is much enjoyed by Greeks. I’ve always liked lamb and I’d eat more of it if weren’t so fattening and cost-prohibitive (yes I prefer lamb chops). Lamb Fricasse was not a dish I enjoyed as a kid but I had an epiphany one late night on the Danforth, Toronto’s Greektown. Back then I was […]
The Squeaky Cheese
I’ve been really diggin’ Halloumi cheese of late. It’s a semi-firm, slighty salty cheese that’s popular in Cyprus and much of the Middle East. One of the characteristics about this cheese is that when you’re chewing it in your mouth, you hear this squeaking noise. Personally, I amused by it and besides, it tastes great! […]
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 […]
Cream of Butternut Squash Soup
This easy, healthy and delicious soup will warm your belly and soul.
Keftedes
Keftedes can be simply described as Greek hamburgers. You may have tried a kefte (singular) at a Greek-owned burger joint. You know the ones… where there’s always a souvlaki and a home burger on the menu? As a Greek, I grew up on these: grilled in the summer, fried or baked in the cold months. […]
Grilled Yellow Tail Snapper
With the warm weather here and having a short Canadian Spring & Summer, I try & BBQ/grill as much as I can. One of the places I visit is a local Chinese supermarket and they have a seafood counter. They usually do not have the best or freshest selection but if you know seafood, some […]