Baked Cauliflower & Broccoli With Cheddar
It’s Cheesfare Week in Greece and for all other Orthodox Christians in the world. Although Great Lent doesn’t begin until next Monday, this week is filled with many cheese-filled sides, snacks and entrees. Greeks will be having dishes with lots of cheese like pasta dishes, pizzas and what could be better than fried cheese? One […]
Makaronia Sto Gazaki
The Carnival period of Greek Lent is over. That is to say…all though partying and parades continue through the week until this upcoming Sunday, that eating meat is done. We are now into cheesefare week or Tyrini and all week Greeks will be enjoying cheese-based dishes. Great Lent with commence next Monday with Clean Monday […]
Calamari Stuffed With Shrimp and Smoked Metsovone Cheese
As a general rule, cheese and fish & seafood shouldn’t be mixed but there are always exceptions and when it comes to Greek food, we have some wonderful cheese and seafood combos like Shrimp Saganaki and Mussels Saganaki. Today I’m taking this delicate but delicious combo of cheese and seafood to calamari aka squid. For […]
Makaronia With Tarama
A recent article by Diana Farr Louis titled “Cucina Povera – Greek Style” got me thinking about all the tasty dishes in Greek cookery that were concocted during times of poverty and necessity. There’s the Macedonian Makalo, a flour-based sauce, there’s potato stew (Yiachni), the countless boiled greens harvested from the countryside, Bobota (bread from […]
Marianthe’s Baked Octopus and Eggplant
Last year when I visited the Gerovassliou winery in Epanomi (near Thessaloniki), it was my second time for a tour of the winery and museum. As you will recall the first visit was cut-short because I arrived late and the winery was closing. I had to wait one whole year to come back tho this […]
Nacho Macaroni & Cheese
A couple of weeks ago I did a cooking demo at Toronto’s Harbourfront. No stranger to crowds, cooking in front of strangers didn’t present a problem and besides..I was doing what I love – sharing good, comforting food. When I was asked to conduct some cooking demos the prerequisite was that I showcase comforting dishes […]
Pan-Fried Cajun Rainbow Trout
For those familiar with Toronto, you might remember the Whistling Oyster. Although I’m not a fan of basement establishments, this once used to be innovative, had an open kitchen, one could sit at a table or eat casually at the bar. I’ve been told it has since closed but I hold dear memories of eating […]
An Evening at Modus With Margrit Mondavi
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending an evening with Margrit Mondavi and the just one-month young Modus Ristorante. Margrit Mondavi is the widow of Napa Valley wine pioneer Robert Mondavi. Modus Ristorante is owned by Sam Genkov who you may remember from Restaurant Makeover (“I’m watching you”) where his Bravi […]
Giouvetsi With Veal (Μοσχαράκι-γιουβέτσι)
Worth a second look: same recipe as when I first published this very popular Greek dish back in October 2007 with updated photos today, enjoy! This is another traditional Greek dish and it’s still often made in an earthenware pot, a kind of glazed terracotta vessel and baked in the oven. Like many Greek dishes, […]
Spaghettini With Tarama & Greek Yogurt
Growing in a Greek household, yogurt has been part of our diet since as early as I can recall. My mom would make homemade yogurt starting with a large pot of milk on the stovetop that she would bring to just scalding then take off the heat and add reserved batch/starter of yogurt and allow […]