Fruit

Pomegranate Glazed Chicken With Mastiha-scented Couscous

Mar 6th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Pomegranate Glazed Chicken With Mastiha-scented Couscous

This recipe comes courtesy of the very popular cooking show, “Everyday Food” which is produced by Martha Stewart and company. I’m going to pull a Martha by improving their “perfect recipe”. I’ve provided the link so that you can compare the differences in the approach to cooking the dish.
First off, I’m using pure pomegranate juice. [...]



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 [...]



Loin of Pork Stuffed With Prunes

Dec 28th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Loin of Pork Stuffed With Prunes

How was your Christmas? Are you enjoying yourselves? Spending time with family and friends? Having some richer, more indulgent foods? An extra drink? Good, ’cause I am!
The family’s Christmas dinner went splendidly. All the dishes turned out very well, we had some good chuckles and reminisced of Christmases past.  The centerpiece of our Christmas dinner [...]



Bits & Bites With Joanne Weir

Dec 19th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Bits & Bites With Joanne Weir

Today’s post is a new feature for my blog…Bits & Bites.
On occasion, I will feature someone, be they Greek or a Philhellene who loves Greek food.
In each edition of Bits & Bites, I’ll introduce our guest, fire off ten food and drink related questions and give you the heads-up on what’s new with the particular [...]



Poutinga (Πουτίγκα)

Oct 27th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Poutinga (Πουτίγκα)

Poutinga is the Greek answer to bread pudding. My take on Poutinga inspired by the Corfu (most common) version. Other versions can be found from Santorini.
It used to be that regional dishes of Greece were only to be found in it’s area of origin but in this day & age, word travels fast, distances shortened, [...]



A Blush Sorbet With Pears, Rosé and Muscat

Aug 14th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
A Blush Sorbet With Pears, Rosé and Muscat

Here in Greece, trees are planted for their shade as much as they are planted for their fruits. Here at my family’s summer home, we have a pear tree that blocks the late afternoon sun and it also provides us with more than enough pears. Want some pears? Come over….guaranteed to get a full bag!
Quite [...]



Grilled Halloumi With a Fig-Ouzo Sauce

Jun 3rd, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Grilled Halloumi With a Fig-Ouzo Sauce

The first time I ever tasted Halloumi cheese was when friends of the family (part Cypriot) gave us some. Here in Toronto, we have a good-sized Greek community with approx. 130,000 Greeks living in the area, about fifteen churches, hundreds of associations and federations representing towns & villages from all over Greece and Cyprus and [...]



Apple Tarte Tatin

Mar 30th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis
Apple Tarte Tatin

Being someone who grew up Greek in Canada, I was taught to celebrate my Greekness without belittling or diminishing anyone else’s culture in the process. My parents came here (Canada) as immigrants and we as Greeks wave our flag but we also enjoy the culture, company and foods of other peoples.
Canada is an officially bilingual [...]



Grandma’s Pork & Quince (Χοιρινό & Κυδώνια της Γιαγιάς)

Jan 8th, 2009 | By Peter Minakis

My relatives can be divided into two camps: the father’s side of the family and the mother’s side. The two camps are also geographically divided with all of my dad’s side of the family residing here in Canada and save for two of my mom’s first cousins here in Canada, the rest of her family [...]



Pomegranate Vinaigrette

Jan 3rd, 2009 | By Peter Minakis

This is my first post for 2009 and I would like to wish you all a Happy & Healthy New Year!
My New Year’s Eve was spent at one of favourite eateries in Toronto and I dined, laughed and drank with eleven good friends…right into the wee hours of January 1st.
The dinner was delicious, the company [...]