Chicken With Spinach and Feta ( Κοτόπουλο-με-σπανάκι-και-φέτα)
First off, I like to thank all those who took the time to view my cooking piece and to comment, offer advice, discourage and encourage. I see the wisdom in most of what was said but one can’t be all things to all people and I think it’s best for one to be themselves. The […]
Tagliatelle of Wild Mushrooms
One of the most wonderful ingredients in the fall has to be mushrooms. Many people’s tastes change but ever since my childhood I’ve love mushrooms. Here in Canada, Gordon Ramsey’s the “F-Word” is now showing and although it’s been viewed in the UK for a few years now, it’s finally reached our shores. The “F-Word” […]
Fillet of Sole With a Tomato and Olive Sauce
Sometimes the easiest, most straightforward dishes can provide you with the biggest culinary surprise. Such was the case recently when I was flipping through one of the cookbooks I brought back from Greece. I had some fillets of sole but I just couldn’t decide how to prepare them…until I saw “the recipe.” Here’s the humble […]
Grilled Pork Chops With Mustard, Honey & Sage
Anyone living in Canada or anyone who’s visited here or knows a Canadian, will understand why we’re sometimes called “crazy canucks”. From a cooking perspective, throw any bad weather at us and if we want to eat something grilled, we’ll grill it in the worst of weather conditions. I’ll grilled outdoors when it’s pouring rain, […]
Clams Tossed in Herbs and Spaghetti
As the cooler months approach in Greece, the availability of shellfish also increases. Greece has it’s own mussels, scallops, cockles, razor clams and the subject of today’s dish, clams. Some of you may not have a good source (or any source) of fresh seafood so if you have to, use canned clams but to capture […]
Back in Black
Today, I’m cooking with a black ingredient, a new ingredient. I’m talking about black trumpet mushrooms. The black trumpet is a Chanterelle mushroom and although you may not find them fresh at your market, one can easily find the dried variety (which I bought at my local Asian store). I don’t think I’ve ever cooked […]
Pasta Shells With Fresh Tomatoes & Feta
One of my favourite pasta shapes of late, are shells, or “kohilia” in Greek. This shape of pasta is great for trapping the sauce and cheese inside the shell, making for a very falvourful meal. This is one of the quickest sauces you’ll ever come across but I remind you that this dish only works […]
Succulent Poached Salmon With a Fennel & Orange Relish
It’s Royal Foodie Joust time and this my first entry since I won back in July for my Apricot and Pistachio Cake. The “Joust” was created by Jenn The Leftover Queen and the premise is simple…a friendly competition where a dish has to be presented using three chosen ingredients. The winner of each Joust chooses […]
Calamari Souvlaki (Καλαμάρια-Σουβλάκι)
Yesterday in Naxos, today back at my homebase of Halkidiki, where our summer home is. No worries, we’re still be the sea. For years (since 1980), my family has been coming to Nea Kallikratia for our summer vacations. Here in Toronto, people head north to their cottages to spend the summers but us…we just go […]
Chianti Chicken
I’ve had my eye on this dish for awhile. We’re at the end of summer and here in Ontario the harvest is in full swing. Grapes are at their peak and this next dish marries sweet with savory. As you can see, we have a show-stopper here but this ain’t just another pretty dish it […]