Octopus With Penne
Nature can be funny. How can something as fugly as the octopus be so delicious? For those of you who do not like octopus, that’s all right with me. That means there’s more supply for me and perhaps the price of octopus will again drop to more affordable levels. Most (if not all) the octopus […]
Shrimp, Cocktail Sauce and the Akward Title
Is it really possible to include shrimp and cocktail in the same sentence? I couldn’t resist! LOL As I’ve said in my last blog entry, I’ll be fasting until tomorrow, then eating modestly up to Holy Week and then fasting up to Greek Easter. Shellfish are perfectly fine for my fasting tastes. Who doesn’t like […]
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 […]
Tourist in My Own City
One of my favourite things to do on my spare time is to roam different neighborhoods in Toronto. I live in the suburbs but I’m a downtown guy and I’m often in an area called Kensington Market. Kensington Market was (and still is) an area of the city where immigrants would first reside and set-up […]
Red Snapper With a Tomato Herb Crust
Despite Greece having a mild winter, the general population does stay in quite a bit. Greeks will opt for for cozy nights at home with friends or out at a taverna or club. Either way, you don’t see many Greeks doing outdoor grilling (in the winter). Greeks rate seafood integral to their diet and in […]
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, […]
One Potato Salad, Hold The Mayo
A couple of weeks ago when I was having some fish, I couldn’t decide on a side dish/starch. I love potato salads but the usual recipes with mayonnaise aren’t a good match with fish. I recalled making a potato salad last summer in Greece that went very well with fish and the Mayo was absent. […]
Cooking With………A Stapler?
You know what this blog needs? Is more brown paper bags! I’ve enjoyed baking fish in a brown paper bag and I’m satisfied that there are no health risks to using them for cooking purposes. Let me assure you that brown paper lunch bags are not made of recycled paper, the cooking time (2.5 minutes) […]
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, […]