Octopus Souvlaki
Last week, I came up with a new way to serve up octopus. Oh yes, it will be grilled but by mixing things up a bit, you get the same great charred octopus flavour with a new presentation. I braise my octopus (as usual) until tender then allow the tentacles to cool, place in the […]
Cherry Tomato Salad With Whipped Feta
Here in Canada, we have a short window of when we can enjoy local, sweet ripe tomatoes and the time is now. In abundance now are cherry tomatoes, sweet, inexpensive and even good in the off season (hothouse variety). The star of the salad are the cherry tomatoes along with an easy whipped Feta to […]
Haniotiko Boureki
This is a recipe update, original appeared here on my site June 27th, 2014. I originally made it as appetizer offering at a Cretan-themed dinner. After the Boureki cooled, I cut them into squares and served with toothpicks for easy noshing. I’ve updated the recipe, making it easier to assemble and with all the same […]
Chicken Chops aka Paidakia Kotopoulo
In Greece, butchers will break down a whole chicken into pieces (leg, thigh, breast, etc) then with a heavy cleaver, cut them across the the bone into smaller pieces. They call these “kotopoulo paidakia” aka chicken chops. I like leg/thigh meat and that’s what I recommend for my recipe. The seasoning and flavouring of the […]
Fried Skate Wing
Readers of my site will know that I love eating fish and seafood. One lesser known fish is skate. The edible parts are the wings and stand-alone fish mongers and many Asian markets will carry this delicious fish. Buy skate (and any fish and seafood) from a trusted fishmonger. Skate deteriorates quicker than other fish. […]
Feta Saganaki
Feta cheese, the King of cheeses (sorry Parm), a PDO appellation product made in Greece and consisting of a combo of sheep and goat milk cheese has come of age. It’s found in many households, surely most supermarkets carry it but you want to ask/purchase Greek Feta. Why settle for an ersatz version? The usual […]
Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip
As a Greek, dips figure prominently on the table and one or two dips are on offer when serving guests (or ordered at a taverna). One dip that’s on practically every taverna menu is Melitzanosalata, where eggplant gets charred on the grill, the meat is scooped out and a dip is made with the addition […]
Grilled Lobster Tails with Tarama Butter Sauce
Lobster is a splurge to enjoy, while not out of reach one still has pick and choose when to cook it. Others are intimidated by cooking whole live lobster or they can’t bother with the trouble to crack the the meat out of the shell. Enter the lobster tail, while a frozen product it is […]
Steamed Shrimp With Old Bay
As a cook, I get inspiration from many sources: yesterday I shared a recipe from a Chef in Greece and today, an avid cook based out of Virginia. Drew of Spartakue shared a recipe for steamed shrimp on his Instagram stories and it caught my eye as it was easy and I knew it would […]
Whipped Olive Oil Butter
I love butter and I don’t think I will ever eliminate it from my diet but being Greek, olive oil is in our daily cooking, used when children are baptized and used in Greek-Orthodox funerals. It’s big thing for Greeks. We used it in our daily cooking and when I saw my friend, Chef Manolis […]
