Chicken Giouvetsi
Original post appeared on my blog on July 2008. Although I’ve made this dish several times since then, I was overdue to update the post (and photos). Since then, sheet pan and one pot meals have become very popular – us Greeks have been doing this for ages! Greek cooking is filled with dishes that […]
Grilled Lobster Tails with Tarama Butter Sauce
Lobster is a splurge to enjoy, while not out of reach one still has pick and choose when to cook it. Others are intimidated by cooking whole live lobster or they can’t bother with the trouble to crack the the meat out of the shell. Enter the lobster tail, while a frozen product it is […]
Round-Up of Halloumi Recipes
Recently, Halloumi cheese earned it’s place in the culinary world as a PDO protect – Protected Designation of Product. This means that only Halloumi made on the island of Cyprus can be stamped with this status. A testament to the Cyprus’ unique method of making this popular cheese. Sure, there will be mock Halloumi cheese […]
Gnudi With Tomato Basil Sauce
Have you heard of Gnocchi? Those are potato pasta (dumplings) that are easy to make, light and pillowy. Well, there’s also Gnudi, which are Ricotta cheese-based Gnocchi and also easy to make, If you follow my tips below: Buy quality ricotta cheese and strain the excess water overnight Use cold fine grated cheese cold egg […]
Spaghetti With Zucchini
I’ve always enjoyed travel shows, especially ones that have a strong focus on the food that is specific to that region. With the Pandemic still limiting the mobility of most, these travel shows are a way for us to escape and perhaps plan on future trips. Enter Stanley Tucci’s “Searching for Italy”, the actor (starred […]
Lemon Kritharaki with Lobster
For a year now, I’ve had more time on my hands to pay attention to the things I’ve let slip by. One of those things has been to share recipes on this site as I used to before I got busy with Greek Supper Clubs, catering and cooking classes. Today’s recipe is from a dish […]
Creamy Egg Noodles With Feta
I’ve been enjoying pasta with Feta since I was a kid. It’s a Greek thing. My mom would boil macaroni, spaghetti or egg noodles (hilopites) and toss in some butter and top with crumbled Feta. This version is my adult version with the addition of black pepper and a hint of ground nutmeg. If you […]
Bay Scallops With Spaghetti
I love seafood and one of my favourites are scallops. The bigger ones are known as Diver Scallops and the smaller ones (what we are cooking with today) are Bay Scallops. They get their name as they are found in shallow bays and estuaries in the northeast Atlantic. Autumn is considered peak season but one […]
Chicken with Hilopites
My parents, who come from towns in Florina prefecture, would make this dish with Keftedes or in this case, chicken. Both proteins affordable and complementary to such a rustic dish. It’s an easy dish to prepare but in keeping with Greek cooking philosophy, use quality ingredients and they will speak for themselves. Good chicken, ripe […]
Classic Macaroni & Cheese
People love to eat food that evokes memories (good ones) and I loved Macaroni & Cheese as a child. We’ve all opened a box of Kraft Dinner (KD) and some still do. During the first Covid wave, one of the items to vanish from supermarket shelves was boxed mac n’ cheese. Fast forward to “adult […]