Potato Salad With Radishes & Smoked Octopus
I recently was sent some samples from a Pitenis Bros. in Greece that produces dips, pickled vegetables, dips and smoked fish and seafood. One of the more intriguing and delicious items in the care package sent to me was the smoked octopus. Yes, smoked octopus. Much like eel, trout or mackerel, the octopus also gets […]
Greek Food Gazette 27/06/2010
Greece launches the “You in Greece” campaign in Asia Someone has Sifnos on their mind Trippin’ in and around Athens…city sights and day trips out of town Greek Day at Expo 2010 in Shanghai Annual Valpo Greek Festival is on this weekend (Indiana), hosted by the St. Iakovos Parish Restaurant review: Rimi in Nicosia, Cyprus […]
Swordfish Souvlaki
I remember when and where I first had a swordfish souvlaki, like it was yesterday. It was the summer of 1987, my first summer in Greece without my parents. I had just completed one year of university and the trip to Greece was a gift from my parents for graduating high school and being accepted […]
Wordless Wednesday
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Creamsicle Ice Cream
Growing up in Canada, kids would enjoy many of the refreshments other kids in the world would to beat the summer heat. There was lemonade, Kool-Aid, soft drinks, watermelon, ice cream and popsicles. A hybrid of the latter two was the “creamsicle”. Picture a vanilla ice cream on a stick that was covered by a […]
Chicken Wings With a Mustard Barbecue Sauce
The second week of the World Cup has commenced and I am enjoying the upsets, surprises and surprising wins and losses by underdogs and favourites. Greece for example, gave us a disappointing 2010 World Cup debut against South Korea but then they won our hearts back with a gutsy victory over Nigeria this past Thursday. […]
Grilled Smoky Mussels
Tomorrow is Father’s Day and I would like to salute all the Fathers and Grandfathers out there who put food on the table, offer inspiration to young boys and men, the comfort and security to daughters and grand-daughters, regale us with tall tales, wisdom and humour. Chances are the man in the house will want […]
Greek Food Gazette 18/06/2010
The Cypriot Community of Toronto hosts its Annual Cultural Festival this weekend Santorini’s “fava” beans receives Europe’s Protection Designation of Origin (PDO) If in Madison, Wisconsin, eat Greek at the Plaka restaurant Ouzo lovers left with a bitter taste Live in & around Toronto and looking for a Farmers’ Market near you? Just enter your […]
Almond Stuffed Shrimp With Crunchy Green Beans
It’s meze time! Appetizers! Backyard entertaining, offering an array of dishes through the evening with family, friends or both! With some prep, a little organization – one can serve an array of mezedes (appetizers) through the evening.I made this dish a couple of weeks ago, inspired by another shrimp dish I made with shrimp and […]
Capellini Crudaoila
This dish is for all of you who are looking for a quick pasta dish that’s flavourful, easy and without the need to get the kitchen all off hot and steamy with the the thermometer outside reaching some higher numbers. The warm weather demands easier dishes without sacrificing flavour. This dish contains a no-cook sauce […]
