Taramosalata I
Today marks the the beginning of the Great Lent for Greek-Orthodox Christians.From now until Greek Easter (April 27th), the devout will fast by eating a diet of non-meat and dairy-free foods. I will not be fasting for the entire period but I will fast until this Wednesday, opt for a moderate diet for the majority […]
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 […]
The Paisano in Me
From as early as I can recall, I’ve always enjoyed pasta dishes and I’m pleased that there are endless pastas, recipes and combinations yet to be tried out. First, here’s a gift from me, well…a gift from Barilla pasta. A couple of weeks ago, Mario Batali guested on Rachel Ray’s talk show and he shared […]
Soup With Mussels and Ginger
Lately I’ve been noticing the use of ginger in Greek cooking. In my household, I can’t say that we have any family dishes that include ginger but like most of you in the western world, you were introduced to ginger through Asian cooking. Ginger is inexpensive, a lovely, zesty flavour comes from it and it […]
Seafood Medley With Fusilli Corti Bucati
Looking back at my recent posts, it seems I’m on a seafood kick of late. I’ve been fortunate enough to find some good quality fresh seafood and I recently also found a really good frozen seafood product. For years I’ve seen frozen bags of mixed seafood at the grocery store but the quality was sub-par, […]
Deep-Fried Mussels (Μυδια-τηγανιτα)
One of the most enjoyable items of seafood out there are mussels. They taste of the sea, they are affordable, available fresh or frozen in many places and they are so versatile. Greeks love mussels in a Saganaki, a soup, seafood pizza or in this case, deep-fried. The second largest city in Greece is Thessaloniki […]
Gambas al Pil Pil (Sizzling Garlic Prawns)
Today I’m so excited to show you this quick and easy Tapas dish. Tapas are one and the same like Greek mezedes or…appetizers. Today, I cook for Nuria, my dear blog friend at Spanish Recipes. Pay a visit to her site as she injects humour, info on Spanish cuisine and culture and she’ll even sing […]
Greco Linguine
I’m naughty. Not naughty in the “twirling neighborhood cats by their tail” way or not naughty in the “star of my own XXX-rated home movies”, but naughty. I’ll let Greek bureaucrats (Zaxopoulos) corner the home DVD market! I was recently at the dentist’s and while waiting for the “as usual late dentist”out to attend to […]
Skate With a Lemon Caper Sauce
No meat today. That’s okay because I get to treat myself to seafood. What’s that you see in the photo? It’s skate wing. First off, don’t be freaked out by trying this seafood out. It’s inexpensive ($1.99/lb), easy to cook, it’s tasty, has a tender, flaky white meat and there are no pin bones. Skate […]
Shrimp Bisque
The first time I ever had a bisque was in the late 80’s, at Toronto’s now defunct Whistling Oyster. A bisque is a thick, creamy , highly seasoned soup, classically using shrimp, crab or lobster. It is of French origin and it’s the snobbish cousin of chowder. I saved this recipe from the Toronto Star, […]