You know this post was inevitable, frying zucchini blossoms. The responses to my previous post has been overwhelming and they have included suggestions from many readers as to how they cook their zucchini blossoms. The most common response was frying them. Some fried the blossoms with no filling, many with a filling. Some simply shallow-fried [...]

With the warm weather here, I’m beginning to eat outdoors and my mind wanders to Greece: eating outdoors at a taverna with family & friends. Ordering two of everything off the menu is how we roll. I always make sure that some fried zucchinii chips are included in the parade of mezedes. I’m a big [...]

Easter is upon us once again. Today is Megalo Savato, on the eve of Easter and in practically every Greek home, family members are astir with preparations for tomorrow’s feast: an array of appetizers including grilled meats, salads, dips, breads, lamb as the centerpiece of the meal, roasted potatoes. vegetables and a fruit platter and [...]

Here I am, mid-week into the first week of Lent. The first day is the hardest and then each day it becomes easier and easier. [...]

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 [...]

It’s less than a month away from Christmas and many of you are in the holiday mode with parties, work functions and thoughts of  Christmas with family and friends. Some of your early birds have already begun shopping for gifts. The foodie in you (or your friends) always has room for another good cookbook. Why [...]

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. [...]

Up here in Canada, we have our own franchise of The Food Network…are you ready for the name? Food Network Canada. Us Canadians get to [...]

It’s October 31st, Halloween and I’m excited about attending a party this evening. It’s one of the few occasions that adults can let loose and [...]

About a year ago, I was surprised but also pleased to see another example of overlap occurring in different cuisines. Jenn, The Leftover Queen shared a post about her mother-in-law’s exquisite cooking, which included eggplant patties from Sardinia. Greeks also make eggplant fritters and these are remarkably easy to make and they are long on [...]