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Lagana (λαγάνα)

Feb 15th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Lagana (λαγάνα)

Lagana is very reminiscent of foccacia, another flat bread. The Lagana is a bread that’s tradionally baked for consumption on the first day of Greek Lent, Clean Monday.The Lagana is very easy to make and if you mix a batch of dough this evening or start tomorrow evening, you can have home-baked Langana for Kathera [...]



Pear Croustade

Jan 26th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Pear Croustade

Back when my blog was in its infancy and I was still using the Blogger platform, I had participated in many blogging events and one of the more interesting events was where food bloggers would participate in a kind of “Secret Santa“. Participants would draw names from a hat and then send a small amount [...]



Pumpkin Pie

Nov 25th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Pumpkin Pie

Today is the eve of the American Thanksgiving and many of you are either traveling or busy prepping for tomorrow’s huge dinner with family and friends.
Canadian Thanksgiving occurs in October (fell on Oct12th this year) and one of the dishes I wish to share with you is this homemade pumpkin pie. You have already planned [...]



Vefa’s Pita Bread

Nov 11th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Vefa’s Pita Bread

One of the most well-known foods in Greek cuisine is pita bread. It’s used to scoop-up dips that are usually included in the mix of mezedes (Greek appetizers).
We wrap souvlaki in them, we wrap gyro in them, we use pita bread to scoop Taramosalata, Melitzanosalata, Tzatziko, Red Pepper Dip, Parsley Salad, Htipiti, Fava, Hummus. Name [...]



Lady Fingers (δάχτυλα κυριών)

Jun 9th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Lady Fingers (δάχτυλα κυριών)

You’ve been asked before and you’ll be asked again…”is there anything better tasting than fried dough”?
This delicious treat comes from the island of Cyprus. This predominantly Greek-speaking island lies in the easternmost corner of of the Mediterranean Sea (between Turkey and Lebanon) has a cuisine very similar to mainland Greece but it also possesses it’s [...]



Beans, Bread and Baby Octopus

Mar 4th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Beans, Bread and Baby Octopus

For the next few posts, you get to enjoy a recap of the Lenten Feast I presented last weekend. Each time I’ll breadown a trio or so of dishes so that you too may prepare and enjoy in the comfort of your own home!
The first of today’s trio is a Black-Eyed Pea Salad. You’ll find [...]



Margherita

Jul 10th, 2008 | By Peter Minakis

In 1889, the pizza was named after Margherita, Queen consort of the kingdom of Italy. The pizza bears the three colours of the Italian flag: red tomatoes, green basil and white mozzarella.
To this day, the citizens of Naples still debate, argue, compete for what is the most authentic pizza, the best ingredients and argue [...]



Traditional Pizza From Canada

Jul 26th, 2007 | By Peter Minakis

I like the gourmet pizzas as much as anyone else but I always go back and never tire of the classic pizza with pepperoni, mozzarella, mushrooms and green peppers. I will in no way try to sway you from your favourite ‘Za but please, take the the time to make it at home. If you [...]