Homemade Waffles
This recipe is from my relatives in Hamilton, Ontario – they used to have a large banquet facility.
Best Dishes of 2021
Happy New Year! The year (2021) is in the past and I am sure many of you are happy that a new year is upon us. The end of the year is a time for reflection and I recently took a look at my posts/recipes of 2021 and here are some of the dishes that […]
Newfoundland Snowballs
The base of these treats is milk, sugar, butter, oats, cocoa and coconut. That’s it!
Instant Ramen Mac and Beef
Some days are very busy and often one loses track of time and quick meal hacks are something I always look for. Enter instant ramen noodles, once only found at Asian markets but they can now be found even in regular supermarkets. There are several instant ramen recipes on the ‘net, some keep the seasoning […]
Pan-Seared Salmon With Greens, Tomatoes and Chives
Here’s a quick, delicious and restaurant-grade dish you can make for yourself or for your guests. In either instance, this recipe will impress. I recently learned of a French Chef named Raymond Blanc, through his cooking show called Simply Raymond Blanc. Chef runs a restaurant in an English castle and the show is set there […]
Chocolate Mosaico with Halva & Hazelnuts
During periods of lockdown, I have watched a little more television and with technology these days, I can also watch TV programming from Greece, which includes a lot of food and travel shows. One such show is called “Syntages Psyhis”, roughly translated as “recipes with soul”, hosted by cookbook author, cooking show host Eleni Psihouli. […]
Zucchini Fritters
A long overdue recipe update: the original appeared on my blog on May 28th, 2008. The recipe is basically the same, I play around with the cheese mix sometimes, use scallions or leeks (or what’s in season) and as seen in the photographs here, I like coating them in breadcrumbs and quickly frying them ’til […]
Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook
Excited to announce the release of my latest cookbook, Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook, in stores this Nov.23rd. However, you can preorder your copy from Amazon (Canada and rest of world) or Barnes and Noble in the US. This book contains 200 recipes with an a focus on a Green Mediterranean Diet: dedicated to those looking […]
Octopus Meatballs
The first time I saw or heard of octopus meatballs were from Maria’s blog at Kali Orexi (BonAppeti. Maria is a Greek blogger resided in the NYC suburbs and she shares dishes she’s created or ones inspired by her ancestral homeland of the island of Kalymnos. For those not familiar with Greek geography, Kalymnos is […]
Pan Seared Fish in Tomato Caper Olive Sauce
Here’s a quick, delicious fish meal that will give you that Greek taverna feel and…it can be made on a weeknight too!