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Gavros Baptismenos

Aug 30th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Gavros Baptismenos

For a combo of reasons, the smaller fish of the Mediterranean are the peoples’ preference. Over-fishing of the seas has rendered large fish expensive and reserved for the well-heeled tourist and seafood lover. If you do find a larger fish at an affordable price at the market, chances are it’s farm raised. In Greece and [...]



Makaronia me Vlita & Vasiliko

Aug 23rd, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Makaronia me Vlita & Vasiliko

I am currently writing this post from Hania, Crete. I was so excited to be able to finally visit this truly remarkable part of Greece. Crete is Greece’s largest island and it’s located south of the mainland. The people here proudly eat and drink locally and the cuisine is the epitome of the Mediterranean diet: [...]



Grouper With Green Beans

Aug 3rd, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Grouper With Green Beans

It’s 2010 and Greece is pretty well wired with the rest of the world and depsite the distance from Toronto to Greece (9 1/2 hour flight), the interwebs has brought the diaspora closer to the Patrida. One of my friends in Greece recently sent me some cooking magazines & booklets and one of them was [...]



Grilled Flank Steak With a Warm Feta Sauce

Aug 1st, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Grilled Flank Steak With a Warm Feta Sauce

I’m  not sure if this flank steak tasted so good because it’s been so long since I last had a steak or, it was just plain awesome. I’ll be off to Greece in a few days and I will not be eating steak there. I figured I’d get my steak fix now or wait 42 [...]



Grilled Calamari and Cumin

Jul 28th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Grilled Calamari and Cumin

This grilled calamari dish is something I first made last summer, just before I left for Greece. I’ve come full circle and I’m getting ready to go to Greece again. I’m looking forward to the vegetables from the garden that my family planted, the weekly visit to the farmer’s markets, meeting new friends and some [...]



Tourlou With Beans (Τουρλού με Φασόλια)

Jul 20th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Tourlou With Beans (Τουρλού με Φασόλια)

Inspired by a side dish I enjoyed recently at the newly opened Ruby Watchco, this dish makes for a wonderful vegetarian main course or a colourful side dish. Tourlou is a baked vegetable dish that is cooked often in Greek homes. The Greek kitchen is loaded with vegetarian options and this aspect of our cuisine [...]



Ravioli With Horta and a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Jul 19th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Ravioli With Horta and a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Last week I shared some photos and links to the recipes I cooked up for my Birthday and BBQ. One of those recipes keeps on reappearing at dinners and that’s my roasted red pepper dip. This dip is full of flavour, complex in that most people try and pick out the ingredients in it but [...]



Omelet With Zucchini Blossoms, Crispy Onions, Feta & Tarragon

Jul 17th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Omelet With Zucchini Blossoms, Crispy Onions, Feta & Tarragon

When I bought the small basket of zucchini blossoms, I thought I would be able to whip-up three, four recipes at most but I actually did get quite a few stuffed in that basket! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the zucchini blossom recipes thus far, I have this one and one more to share. Some [...]



Backyard Birthday BBQ

Jul 14th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Backyard Birthday BBQ

This past Sunday was my birthday and I invited some friends over for some good drink, delicious food and hearty laughs. The weekend forecast was for hot summer days, little humidity. The clouds rolled in just before guests arrived and there was a little bit of rainfall. The clouds left, happy to have teased us [...]



Zucchini Blossoms With Linguine, Basil & Pine Nuts

Jul 13th, 2010 | By Peter Minakis
Zucchini Blossoms With Linguine, Basil & Pine Nuts

If you had a glut of zucchini blossoms like I had, you’ll want to cook them up “every which way but loose”, like I did. So far we’ve stuffed them, fried them, offered up a dessert and now there’s the combo of pasta and zucchini blossoms. This dish is one way to use up those [...]



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