Kypriakes Propetes
Last year I was given a review copy of Vefa Alexiadou’s book, “Vefa’s Kitchen” and the recipes in this heavy tome are endless! I could easily do a recipe a day (a la Julie Powell) and probably still have a few recipes to take me halfway into the next year. The recipe I want to […]
Makaronia me Vlita & Vasiliko
Post Update: One of the many things I did during my vacation in Greece was to also cook and appear with my friend Chef Dina Nikolaou on her daily show, “Nistikoi Praktores”. We taped at a Manaviko (green grocer) in Halandri (north Athens) and in keeping with this season’s theme of frugal dishes, I offered […]
Ravioli With Horta and a Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Last week I shared some photos and links to the recipes I cooked up for my Birthday and BBQ. One of those recipes keeps on reappearing at dinners and that’s my roasted red pepper dip. This dip is full of flavour, complex in that most people try and pick out the ingredients in it but […]
Omelet With Zucchini Blossoms, Crispy Onions, Feta & Tarragon
When I bought the small basket of zucchini blossoms, I thought I would be able to whip-up three, four recipes at most but I actually did get quite a few stuffed in that basket! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the zucchini blossom recipes thus far, I have this one and one more to share. Some […]
Backyard Birthday BBQ
This past Sunday was my birthday and I invited some friends over for some good drink, delicious food and hearty laughs. The weekend forecast was for hot summer days, little humidity. The clouds rolled in just before guests arrived and there was a little bit of rainfall. The clouds left, happy to have teased us […]
Zucchini Blossoms With Linguine, Basil & Pine Nuts
If you had a glut of zucchini blossoms like I had, you’ll want to cook them up “every which way but loose”, like I did. So far we’ve stuffed them, fried them, offered up a dessert and now there’s the combo of pasta and zucchini blossoms. This dish is one way to use up those […]
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 […]
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 […]
