Beef
Aug 16th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Post originally appeared on September 19/07 For anyone who’s traveled to Greece knows that dining “al fresco” is a neccessity, not a luxury like here in Canada with our short summers. Greece’s hot nights force one to eat outside and when my good neighbor, Gregory invited my family for a “spesial” dinner, I knew it [...]
Posted in Beef, Featured, Greek Grill, Herbs, Main, Recipes, Sauce |
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Aug 1st, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
I’m not sure if this flank steak tasted so good because it’s been so long since I last had a steak or, it was just plain awesome. I’ll be off to Greece in a few days and I will not be eating steak there. I figured I’d get my steak fix now or wait 42 [...]
Posted in Beef, Featured, Greek Grill, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Olive Oil, Recipes, Sauce |
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Jul 24th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Growing up in Canada and the US, one is never too far from a burger joint. I can’t think of any friends who didn’t enjoy a hamburger – be it at home or out with family or friends. One of my earliest memories of a eating hamburgers was at McDonald’s….long time ago when they were [...]
Posted in BBQ, Beef, Canadiana, Featured, How To, Main, Meat, Recipes, Sandwich, Spices |
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Jun 30th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Years ago, my family would attend these huge picnics where hundreds of Greek families would gather at a park somewhere north of Toronto. Anyone remember Green River? 101 International Park? Each family would pack coolers with provisions for the day: soft drinks, water, beer and wine, salads, rice, Spanakopitas, Tyropitas, bread, cheeses and lots of [...]
Posted in Beef, Beef Stock, Featured, Greek Grill, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Olive Oil, Recipes, Rice, Vegetables |
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Apr 15th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Here’s a recipe update from early in this blog’s existence, in July of 2007. The recipe hasn’t changed but the quality of photos has changed. From these pics I snapped when I recently made (and ate) a batch of Soutzoukakia Smyrneika, I know you too will want to dive in and eat these head first! [...]
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Jan 23rd, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
One of my family’s favourite Sunday meals centers around a Prime Rib Dinner. It’s not a cheap cut of meat (Prime Rib) but it’s fitting for a Sunday meal. From Medieval times, the wealthy used to get to eat the tender, more expensive cuts and the rest of us were left with scraps, offal and [...]
Posted in Beef, Braising, Featured, Greek Wine, Herbs, Main, Meat, Onions, Potato, Recipes, Roasting, Sauce, Side, Sunday Dinner, Vegetables |
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Nov 16th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Earlier this year I introduced you all to the pre-cursor of Pastrami – Pastourma. It’s an air-dried beef that’s flavoured by spices and lots of [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Baking, Beef, Charcuturie, Cheese, Frying, Greek, Meze, Phyllo, Recipes, Snacks, Spices |
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Nov 3rd, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Recipe update from November 2007 This is one of my favourite soups, one of my favourite Greek dishes. It’s Giouvarlakia Soup. It’s a soup made of meatballs and rice, good stock and finished off with beaten eggs and lemon juice…Avgolemono. This dish is Greek comfort food. I’ve enjoyed it as a child and I will [...]
Posted in Beef, Eggs, Greek, Herbs, How To, Lemon, Main, Meat, Recipes, Rice, Sauce, Soup |
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Oct 20th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
It’s time to travel to other parts of Greece, both in a geographical and culinary sense. This year’s travels first took me south to Athens. The busiest route in Greece for traffic, trade & transport is between Thessaloniki and Athens. These two largest cities of Greece account for 2/3 of Greece’s population. Frequent plane service, [...]
Posted in Beef, Cheese, Greek, Greek Wine, Main, Onions, Recipes, Steak, Vegetables |
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Jun 28th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
This upcoming week will kick off the holiday season what with children out of school and parents are gearing up for family vacations. Next week also marks the arrival of July and a very important date for Canadians is July 1st – Canada Day. Us Canadians celebrate with pride our very young but thriving, prosperous [...]
Posted in Appetizer, BBQ, Beef, Canada Day, Canadiana, Festive, Greek, Greek Food, Greek Grill, Liqueuer, Main, Meat, Meze |
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