I’m still enjoying the fine Spring weather we’ve been having here in the Toronto area. I’ve been sitting outdoors alot, getting some sun, tending to the herbs and working on some summer recipes. In the garden, the prolific mint bullies some other plants and something must be done. I’ve been enjoying the Mint Julep cocktail. [...]

This entry will be my first “book review” other than anything I’ve written with regards to cookbooks. I was recently contacted about receiving and reviewing “Cafe”, what with my fixation on Greek food & Greece…I’m a natural, right? I of course accepted as I’m preparing for this year’s trip to Greece and I knew a [...]

Most of you are enjoying a leisurely Easter long weekend. I do hope you’re spending time with family and friends, enjoying good food and good cheer. Today I’m going to introduce to you Skinos, a liqueur made from mastic (mastiha) gum. Mastiha is a resinous sap produced from the trunk and branches of the Mastic [...]

This morning I received wonderful news that I won the Royal Foodie Joust(RFJ) with my Apricot and Pistachio cake. I would like to all of you for your comments and especially those that took the time to join www.leftoverqueen.com/forum and vote. I would also like to congratulate Marija and Anniepooh, who were the other two [...]

In my last entry, I told you have I’ve cut smoking but I still have plenty of other sins such as drinking alcohol, decadent foods (and other things your dad warned you about). For about a month now I’ve been exclusively drinking Greek coffee. I’ve rediscovered Greek coffee and I’ve been enjoying making it: the [...]

Cafe Frappe (“ka-fay – fra-pay”) is how it’s pronounced and this beverage rivals the oft drank Greek coffee. This is the Greek version of an ice coffee, simple to make, refreshing and delicious. Play around with the flavours…add some chocolate or french vanilla syrup, top it with whipped cream. Before I lay out how to [...]

WARNING: Drinking this Sangria will cause you to finish the whole pitcher! Traditionally, Sangria is made with red wine but I tried this version out last summer and much to my satisfaction, I made pitchers of it to the delight of my imbibing guests. There must be hundreds of different recipes for Sangria…the Spanish can’t [...]

This is my 2nd entry into the Weekend Herb Blogging and from last week’s entries…it’s quite the parade of tasty food! This week’s hostess is Rachel from Rachel’s Bite and I’d like to thank her in advance for putting up with all the fuss to amass and post the week’s entries. Today, I thought I [...]