Radish and Cucumber Salad With Feta
January is the month where we return to a more “normal” course of dieting, look for ways to eat some more calorie-wise dishes. Afterall, December consisted of work parties, gatherings with family and friends, seconds (and thirds) are encouraged and a “devil may care” attitude is adopted with regards to food. Place some food under […]
Braised Lamb Shanks & Beans
I had a steak earlier this week and it was just okay. I’m not eating as much meat as I used to and certainly less steak. At the same, I am greatly enjoying the tougher cuts of meat, the challenges in the kitchen to make them tender and relishing the triumph of tasting a delicious, […]
Baked Oysters “Emmy” With Tomatoes, Capers & Feta
The recipes on this site arrive here by way of many avenues: recipes from my family, some from relatives, other dishes I’ve discovered while in Greece, something I’ve tried at a restaurant that’s so delicious that I have to reproduce it and sharing with you all, cookbooks/magazines, other blogs or suggestions from the many, many […]
Melomakarona (μελομακάρονα)
Greeks like to have an array of sweets, cookies, appetizers out for offering to the revolving door guests during the Christmas holidays. I’ve already shown you Kourabiedes and now you get to see the other standard offering, Melomakarona. I’m sure you can read the ingredients list but here are the flavour tags for this simple […]
Cuttlefish Stuffed With Tomato, Basil and Feta
Here in Toronto, we’ve experienced the first real cold days (and evenings) where one just wants to tuck in at home and read a book, watch a movie or look back at photos of warmer times…summer in Greece. I find the act of looking through summer photos by the sea, swimming, long, drawn-out meals […]
Greek Christmas Gift Guide
This year I’m going to post some gift ideas for those with an an eye towards a more Greek Christmas. I’ve compiled some gifts from stocking-stuffers to more substantive presents and the gifts range in price for all budgets. For starters, why not buy some miniature calendars with Greek recipes? I would certainly like to […]
Salad With Figs, Feta & Radish Greens
Just more than a year ago I discovered that I in fact liked radishes. That’s right,. for most of my 43 years of existence I didn’t like radishes and that’s why I think it’s important for people to always revisit foods they think they don’t like. I was at a New Year’s Eve party last […]
Mushroom Risotto
The first real cold weather has finally arrived and although I didn’t put on a pair of Long Johns, I did tuck in for a comfy evening by the fireplace, a book and a glass of wine. The glass of wine afforded me the ability to use it for making this warm bowl of mushroom […]
Bacon-Wrapped Scallops & Mushrooms
This dish is rich, definitely decadent with it’s unashamed use of bacon and inspired by a recent visit I had at a Japanese (Izakaya) bar here in Toronto. The most outstanding appetizer of the of two nights I spent at Izakaya was this dish made of scallops and enoki mushrooms wrapped in slab bacon. Presented […]
Leek and Potato Soup
This soup can be a base for many other cold weather or winter soups. I used this base to make a cream of asparagus soup and it can be adapted to many other “creamy” soups. Of note is that I’ve greatly reduced the use of cream to make the soup…well, creamy. I like using grated […]