Linguine With Brocccoli, Tuna & Tomatoes
Here’s a light and very flavourful summer pasta dish that contains the best of summer, the best of Greece. Quite often the best pasta sauces are the ones that are ready before or when the the pasta has been cooked. This recipe has one eye on the cook who doesn’t want to get overheated in […]
Capellini Crudaoila
This dish is for all of you who are looking for a quick pasta dish that’s flavourful, easy and without the need to get the kitchen all off hot and steamy with the the thermometer outside reaching some higher numbers. The warm weather demands easier dishes without sacrificing flavour. This dish contains a no-cook sauce […]
Grilled Scallops With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Once again last week, a visit to the market offered up inspiration for this dish. The markets are full of fresh bunches of scallions (green onions). Peppers are starting to appear but I have frozen roasted red peppers in the freezer (for just the occasion like today) and a walk to the fish and seafood […]
Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini Salad With Feta & Mint
Toronto had a very mild winter (the mildest I can remember) and Spring has arrived early. Snow melted by the second week of March, trees and flowers bloomed early and the lilacs brief two weeks of aromatic bloom is but a memory. I write this post in shorts, T-shirt and itching to flick-on the air […]
Makaronopita With Eggplant (Μακαρονόπιτα με μελιτζανες)
It’s time for another pasta dish. Although I’ve cut down on the amount of pasta I eat, I still do love it and I have pasta at least once a week (maybe twice a week). Greeks enjoy pasta, the Spaniards, the French, Arabs, Turks and of course, Asians. Pasta also has a special place in […]
Tarragon Chicken With Peas and Carrots
File this recipe in the category of “quick weeknight dinners that transport you to a restaurant”. This dish was one of the first dishes I ever cooked and it’s also one where I enjoyed the experience of cooking with “significant other” and loved it. Do you like cooking on your own or do you allow […]
Bits & Bites With Astrid Speranza
I recently had the pleasure of seeing Chef Astrid Speranza appear on a Greek reality show. The premise of the show is where the subject (sometimes male, sometimes female) is taken on four dates where the suitor will woo them with their home cooking and charm. The week culminates at a restaurant where the subject […]
The Hornero: Woodburning Brick Oven
UPDATE: This place is closed. I am very particular about my pizzas. I like em with a thin crust (but not Lavash cracker thin), I like fresh ingredients for toppings (no canned/jarred ingredients) and a well-seasoned sauce. I often make pizza at home using a homemade pizza dough and the toppings may vary, depending on […]
Kalofagas Culinary Tour of Greece (update with price of tour)
It is my pleasure to announce the Kalofagas Culinary Tour of Greece! Many of you follow this blog as a means of being transported to Greece via my travels, the food and breathtaking backdrop of Greece’s landscape and sea. Now you have the opportunity to join me for what will be a Greek adventure steeped […]
Kritharaki me Fakkes (Κριθαράκι-με-φακές)
Here’s a wonderful dish that’s suitable for Lent, works as a side dish or served with seafood or fish. You get to pick how you want this dish to appear on your table. Kritharaki is what us Greeks call orzo. Kritharaki is a rice shaped pasta that should be treated as such. Do not add […]