Sweet Zucchini Blossoms Stuffed With Manouri & Honey
As promised yesterday, the quirky recipe for offering up fried zucchini blossoms is here: the same Ouzo batter is used, the filling merely of a soft Greek cheese called Manouri and honey. Manouri cheese is made from goat or sheep’s milk cheese, light in salt and it’s one of those cheeses that could be used […]
Fried Zucchini Blossoms in Ouzo Batter
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 […]
Greek Food Gazette 09/07/2010
Matt Barrett shares some of his experiences and tips on visiting Kea (Tzia’s) gorgeous beaches Walking tour of Astoria, New York’s Greektown offered this Sunday afternoon Yiannis Katevas performs all weekend at the Greek Community’s Summer Festival at St. John’s Church Visiting Rochester, New York? Katrina’s Restaurant is waiting to seat you at a table […]
Zucchini Blossoms With Rice (Κολοκυθοανθοί με ρύζι)
Soon your garden will be ripe with lots and lots of zucchini. My previous post featured Zucchini patties…a summer time favourite for many Greeks. There is also Kolokithakia Gemista with an Avgolemono Sauce, one of my personal faves and I had my mom make this for me last year for my arrival in Greece. There’s […]
Baked Zucchini Patties – Kolokithokeftedes
That mouthful of a Greek word you see in the title of this post is compound word: “Kolokitho” refers to zucchini/courgettes and “keftedes” are a burger-like patty. What we’re talking about here are these light and delicious zucchini patties. Many people’s gardens are brimming with zucchini or they will be soon. Grated zucchini, chopped fresh […]
Seftalia From Cyprus (Σεφταλιά)
A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of visiting the Cypriot Community of Toronto’s Cultural Centre, where they held their annual Summer Festival on their grounds. After straightening out a mix-up (someone thought I was a politico and asked me to sit at a head table), I located some friends, had a seat […]
Tarator Cold Cucumber Soup (Σούπα ταρατόρ)
There are many reasons to try this soup out: Canadians got a head start on the long weekend with Canada Day on July 1st, the Americans are gearing up for a red, white and blue July 4th tomorrow, the heat is on with humidity also in the forecast and we’re all looking for ways to […]
Greek Food Gazette 02/07/2010
Virtual Museum of Cypriot Food to go live on-line by next month The Greek Community of Toronto hosts its Summer Festival at St. John’s Church on July 1st – 4th and July 9th -11th David Rosengarten visits the Modiano/Kapani covered markets in Thessaloniki, one of fave hang-outs The Biggest Loser, Chefs Edition: Michael Psilakis Review […]
Beef Shish Kebab
Years ago, my family would attend these huge picnics where hundreds of Greek families would gather at a park somewhere north of Toronto. Anyone remember Green River? 101 International Park? Each family would pack coolers with provisions for the day: soft drinks, water, beer and wine, salads, rice, Spanakopitas, Tyropitas, bread, cheeses and lots of […]
Linguine With Brocccoli, Tuna & Tomatoes
Here’s a light and very flavourful summer pasta dish that contains the best of summer, the best of Greece. Quite often the best pasta sauces are the ones that are ready before or when the the pasta has been cooked. This recipe has one eye on the cook who doesn’t want to get overheated in […]
