Greek Mirage Cocktail
Imagine sitting by the pool or by the beach. Sipping on a cool refreshing cocktail of muddled cucumber, mint, lemon and spiked with vodka and Ouzo. You’re going to be making a few and you may get visions of warm Greek summer evenings. Greek Mirage (serves 1) 3 fresh mint leaves 1/4 of a lemon […]
Patatopita
Greeks and Orthodox Christians recently celebrated Easter and many observed the Lent for about 6 weeks prior to Easter. Our fast means abstaining from any meat or animal by-products. I made this for myself during Lent and I sold a few Patatopitas (Potato Phyllo Pie) to some customers. I first heard of this carb-on-carb pie […]
How to Prepare and Grill Whole Fish
Those who have followed by writings, recipes and travels from Greece will know that I love eating whole fish and that if you were to visit Greece and order fish at a taverna, it will likely arrive whole…tail, head, eyes, etc. Greeks will to their local fish monger in search of the best fish – […]
Revani Syrup Cake
For those contemplating visiting Greece this summer, I encourage you to also travel north to Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki. After you’re done seeing the sites, smelling and ultimately tasting the food then you should consider a day trip just one hour south to the city of Veria. Veria is reachable by train, bus and […]
Slow Roasted Pork Belly
Roast pork belly is a fantastic weekend offering. It takes a bit of time but it isn’t that hard. Buy quality pork and pay attention to achieving envious crispy skin (crackling). I love pork belly because the meat is juicy, most of the fat renders (just look at the bottom of your roasting pan) […]
Chicken Souvlaki
Autumn is definitely here and winter threatened to stay earlier this week with our first snowfall. Warm temps returned, the snow melted overnight and we’ve had a bright and sunny weekend. If there’s an opportunity to grill, I embrace it. Greeks do not eat souvlaki all the time but we are known for putting practically […]
Chestnut Stifado
If you’re familiar with Greek cuisine, then you’ve heard of Stifado. It’s a slow cooked dish usually containing lots of onions, spices and either rabbit or hare. In modern Greek cooking, beef or veal have also become a favourites. Like many cuisines, there are regional differences and such is the case with this Cretan inspired […]
Crispy Rotisserie Pork Belly
I love bacon – always have, always will. I have a distrust of those who don’t like bacon. Bacon comes from pork belly, located on the underside of the pig. Bacon comes from a boneless belly but today we’re cooking with bone-in pork belly. Basically it’s when the pork side rib is still attached to […]
Freddo Cappucino
If you’re Greek or visited Greece, you are familiar with the Cafe Frappe. You will also be familiar with a similar iced coffee beverage called the Freddo Cappucino. Many have switched from the frappe to the freddo. Myself, I like that I am drinking real coffee (espresso) instead of instant coffee, which seems to do […]
POSTPONED – March on the Mediterranean
March is a month where Winter’s last days thaws away and Spring teases us with a flash of warm sun and hints of green. Hello friends, Due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has gripped the world and the Toronto area, I have decided to postpone March 22nd’s Greek Supper Club. This decision is in the […]
