Mango-Ginger Ice Cream
Last year, I read a book about the Fall of Constantinople – figured it would be a pretty good way to prepare for my second visit to Istanbul (and it did). In the book (besides reading about the many battles), I was also interested in the subplot of this period in history – the psyche […]
Greek Food Gazette 08/04/2011
Today’s photo was sent in by Anna Antoniou and it’s of Bellapais, located in Northern Cyprus. Anna is also a food blogger and you may follow and subscribe to her site, “At Anna’s Kitchen Table”. As always, send your favourite photos from Greece (or from any Greek community around the world) to truenorth67 AT […]
Asparagus Fritters
Last year in Greece I had the pleasure of visiting the city of Kavala, just 90 minutes east of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. It is also the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and it’s situated near the beautiful island of Thassos. The Apostle Paul landed here on his first trip to Europe and the fortress […]
Asparagus Salad in the Raw
This recipe can be pulled-off with using any one of the following gadgets (yes I own all three of them). The first is a box grater and considered a “must” in the Greek kitchen. The box grater is used to grate ripe tomatoes and the pulp is used in many Greek dishes. The second kitchen […]
Crab Linguine With Lemon & Asparagus
Do you like crab? I was born in July which makes me a Cancer. Cancer in the sign of the crab and likely the zodiac sign got its name from its Latin term, “cancer pagurus”. This genus of crab is most commonly found in the North Sea, North Atlantic and it can be found in […]
Greek Food Gazette 01/04/2011
As always, send your favourite photos from Greece (or from any Greek community around the world) to truenorth67 AT gmail DOT com and your photo may appear on an upcoming Greek Food Gazette! Ninety-four year old Greek-American woman reminisces about Greek cuisine at a local restaurant Vefa & Alexia Alexiadou to appear April 2nd in […]
Shrimp With Artichokes & Chickpeas
Here’s a wonderful vegetarian/Lent-friendly/seafood-friendly dish that comes together real easily and quickly. This dish is built for ease of preparation, use of a good convenience food in canned chickpeas, it’s healthy, it’s delicious and it’s filling. Shrimp give you the protein, chickpeas and artichokes are loaded with goodness and zucchini contain vitamins A & C! […]
Shrimp Stuffed Sole With Lemon Sauce
Ever had one of those fish dishes where they are stuffed with all sorts of the goodness like shrimp and other yummy fruits of the sea? These dishes have long been a favourite of mine but quite often there’s also lots of cream in these dishes. I don’t mind cream but what if I told […]
Kicking-off Spring at Malena
I recently was invited for a preview/tasting of Malena’s Spring menu. The name Malena was inspired by the movie (starring Monica Belluci) and the cuisine is reflective of the ingredients that surround the Ionian Sea. The Ionian is the body of water that lies between Italy and Greece and hence the concept of the two […]
Greek Food Gazette 25/03/2011
This week’s photo was sent in by a good friend of the blog, a philhellene and Greek food enthusiast, Dirk Moerman. Mediterranean hartwort adds zing to salads, pies and stews The Little Greek Pie opens it’s doors in Fitzrovia (London) with it’s offering of house-made savory Greek pies Sani Beach Hotel in Halkidiki to re-open […]