Eggplant Papoutsakia II
From day one of writing/blogging about Greek food, it’s been an adventure full of delicious food and constant learning. A lot of positive growth. There are many approaches to cooking the classics and I am a big fan of finding shortcuts that do not compromise the traditional dish. Case in point are Papoutsakia aka Baked […]
Pan-Seared Salmon on Santorini Fava
The island of Santorini has become well known around the world. it’s white washed alleys, Cycladic architecture juxtaposed with steep cliffs and the blue Aegean sea, stunning sunsets and last but not least, the wine and food. If you were to visit the island, practically every restaurant menu contains “fava” – a dip made of […]
Beef Lemonato
Like me, many of you are missing Greece, not being able to or willing to travel to Greece this year. I was looking through last summers photos and I was reminded of this fantastic dish I had last year while on the island of Astypalea, one of the islands in the Dodecanese. I was on […]
Crab-Stuffed Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce
I’ve always loved food/dishes where they are stuffed. The best foods are stuffed and stuffing fish with seafood is no exception. I find containers of lump crab meat and many of my local grocery stores (fish mongers should carry them) and I had some leftover crab meat (use it or lose it). Basically, the filling […]
Beef Noodles With Metaxa and Mushrooms
I’ve made this dish many times: back in Greece with kavourma, with pork, chicken, veal, beef and pictured here, with leftover ribeye steak. The dish works best with thin pieces of meat that brown and cook quickly and will remain tender when the sauce and pasta are cooked as well. In essence, it a beef […]
Chorizo Carbonara
I first tried Carbonara the summer of 1988, in Corfu during my summer vacation in Greece. This pasta dish is made with eggs, lots of black pepper, diced guanciale (or pancetta) and here in Canada, bacon does the trick too! Traditionalists will scream if you add cream (ha-ha) and if you make a Carbonara properly, […]
Spaghetti With Grouper, Capers, Kalamata Olives
This dish takes me back to a visit I took to the island of Santorini. A beautiful island of steep cliffs, villages dotted atop of these cliffs and the blue Aegean sea below. The island also boasts of many excellent tavernas serving local specialties, lamb and many fish and seafood dishes. One dish that stood […]
Zucchini Rice With Shrimp
In the northern hemisphere, our gardens are teeming with the bounty of summer and Greeks like to grow zucchini. It’s an easy vegetable to grow and it can be stuffed, fried, grated and use in phyllo pies, raw salads, cakes, fritters and today, rice! The flavours of this dish are inspired by Zucchini Fritters and […]
Sheet Pan Gnocchi With Shrimp and Feta
One of the better “convenience products” now available in supermarkets are these packages of vacuum packed gnocchi. In other words, they are shelf-stable until you open the package. A great new pantry item to add to your list. Of course, making these potato dumplings yourself would be better but this sheet pan gnocchi recipe is […]
Classic Greek Pork Chops
The first time I went to Greece I was 7 years old. It was a culture shock as Greece’s ingredients were still very local. I recall being with relatives at a taverna and an uncle ordered a brizola…I thought it was a steak. It was in fact a juicy grilled pork chop. I told my […]