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 [...]
Sometimes you want something lighter…Ladenia from the island of Kimolos is just what summer ordered (orig. posted July 2008)
Doesn’t this look an awful lot like a pizza? This is the specialty that comes from the Greek island of Kimolos.
Each Greek island can boast of a specialty dish (and I’m going to enjoy trying each [...]
A Greek classic, posted July of 2008.
Today (July 27th) is my nameday. I was named after the patron saint Agios (Saint) Panteleimon.
I was given the name of my father’s uncle who took over as the family’s “father figure” as my dad’s family was left orphaned when his father died at an early age.
My dad’s uncle [...]
Be it in Greece or abroad, I’m finding more Greek restaurants offering chicken souvlaki as an alternative to the pork or lamb variety. Eating a souvlaki can be an indulgence as it’s in a red meat category, some pork fat is usually in the cut of meat and they are so damn delicious!
I’ve rarely been [...]
Kakavia is also known as “Psarosoupa” or a fish soup. Kakavia also gets it’s name from the pot in which it’s cooked in, the “kakavi”. By all accounts, Kakavia is the pre-cursor to the modern-day bouillabaisse. It made its way from Greece to Marseilles (Massalia) around 600 B.C.
The Greeks cooked this in the “kakavi”, [...]
The sister dessert to Baklava has to be Kataifi. The more common and popular dessert is baklava but don’t let that keep you from trying out this dessert that’s easy to assemble, fabulous to look at and ever a delight to eat.
Much like Baklava, Kataifi exists in the dessert repertoire of Greek, Turkish, Middle Eastern [...]
On many occasions I’ve referred to the Greek eating experience as being centered around many sample plates of foods that are shared over drinks, conversation among family and friends. Greek cuisine has alot of appetizers, usually simply prepared but the array is great and the diversity even more so.
One facet of Greek appetizers or “the [...]
Roast some red peppers. Place in a paper bag to sweat for 30 minutes or so and peel the charred skins off. Season with sea [...]
I am enjoying this January from an eating perspective. It’s been refreshing to look and enjoy meals that are on the lighter side without sacrificing taste or neglecting your hungry stomach.
Last week’s Fish a la Spetsiota was warmly embraced by you my readers and it appears it’s caught the attention of some at Food Network [...]
Many, many years ago…1990 to be exact, I was working for a Canadian bank in my first “adult” job and being at the bottom of the ladder, I was given a mere ten days for vacation and that vacation could only be taken after the summer holidays (when those with seniority and children came back [...]
