How To
Mar 2nd, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
What if I told you that there’s a dish that you can make at home (affordably), be transported into an Italian home and taste authentically Italian? You with me? What if that dish was also vegetarian but was as filling as a meat dish? Look no further than Eggplant Parmesan. This recipe comes to you [...]
Posted in Baking, Cheese, Featured, Frying, Herbs, How To, Italian, Main, Olive Oil, Recipes, Sauce, Vegetarian, Wine |
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Feb 1st, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Recipe update from June 2007
What would a food blog from a Greek dude be without touching upon Tzatziki? I’ve been disappointed with the representation of Greek food in North America and in particular, Toronto. I found that once very good Greek eateries are going the way of serving pre-made foods & dips on their menus. [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Dairy, Dips, Featured, Greek, Herbs, How To, Salad |
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Jan 6th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Recipe update from Feb,01, 2008
This dish isn’t unique to just Greek cuisine. I’ve seen fish baked in coarse sea salt in many countries that hug the Mediterranean basin. Everyone’s in on baking whole fish in a salt crust: Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece. If I haven’t noted your country, do you folks also bake [...]
Posted in Baking, Fish, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, How To, Lemon, Main, Olive Oil, Recipes, Salt |
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Jan 4th, 2010 |
By Peter Minakis
Happy New Year everyone! This is my first post of the new year, the new decade. I hope your holidays were spent with family and friends surrounding you, good food and drink were enjoyed and hopefully you had the time and thoughtfulness to think about those less fortunate.
January is a month of resolutions, goal-setting and [...]
Posted in Dairy, Herbs, How To, Onions, Recipes, Soup, Vegetables, Vegetarian |
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Dec 31st, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
It’s New Year’s Eve, December 31st, 2009. The end of one decade and the beginning of a new one. I’ve been thinking of all the ways I’ve spent New Year’s Eve.
My earliest recollection was attending the Annual New Year’s dance of the Amynteon Association of Toronto. My parents are from this town in northern Greece [...]
Posted in Appetizer, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Greek, How To, Meat, Meze, New Year, Phyllo, Recipes |
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Dec 28th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
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 [...]
Posted in Christmas, Fruit, Gravy, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, How To, Lemon, Main, Meat, Pork, Recipes, Spices, Wine |
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Dec 24th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Aren’t mom’s the best? Just when I thought my mom showed me all the tricks in her book (brain) of kitchen techniques, she smacks-down this little ditty on the kitchen counter!
I’ve seen these in assortment trays from Greek bakeries. I’ve eaten these at Greek festivals. I seen these offered by other cuisines (Middle-Eastern, Lebanese & [...]
Posted in Baking, Butter, Christmas, Dessert, Greek, Honey, How To, Nuts, Phyllo, Recipes, Sugar, Sweets, Syrup |
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Dec 23rd, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Continuing with my series in the realm of Baklava, I present Pourakia or Baklava cigars. Again, all the flavour of Baklava can be had with these easy to make roll-ups. You can make them as big or as small a you wish.
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Dessert, Greek, Honey, How To, Lemon, Nuts, Phyllo, Recipes, Spices, Sweets |
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Dec 14th, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
This dish can be as quick or as difficult as you want it to be. For me, the toughest part about this dish was tying up the chicken breasts. I’ve always been a visual learner and this YouTube video clip shows one how to properly tie up a roast or in this case, a stuffed [...]
Posted in Cheese, Chios, Greek, Herbs, How To, Main, Meze, Nuts, Poultry, Recipe, Recipes, Rice, Sauce, Spices, Vegetables, Wine |
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Dec 2nd, 2009 |
By Peter Minakis
Living here in Canada and trying to cook Greek food can sometimes be a challenge. Although I can boast about living in a wonderful and diverse food city like Toronto, not all ingredients are available here for Greek cuisine.
The most glaring void would have to be fresh fish from the Mediterranean. Often, I must settle [...]
Posted in Fish, Frying, Greek, Greek Wine, Herbs, How To, Main, Olive Oil, Olives, Recipes, Salt, Sauce, Semolina, Wine |
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