Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
I tripped upon this recipe last week and I was intrigued enough to try it out, fully aware this may turned out shitty and be thrown out. I hate to throw out food and thankfully this cake is delicious (approved by grown ups and kids). This cake works because mayo contains oil and eggs – […]
Sokolatopita
This dessert is for chocolate lovers – an expression of decadence! Sokolatopita is what Greeks call this syrup drenched chocolate cake. It contains cocoa powder, then the cake is drenched as Greeks do, with a syrup contains that contains chocolate as well. For fear of anyone saying this doesn’t have enough chocolate, it’s topped with […]
Chocolate Ganache Tart With Caramel Sauce
Most people love chocolate and to the rest who don’t….what’s the matter with you? We near the end of 2020 and the whole world is ready to welcome 2021. As a New Year’s eve dessert, I say make a chocolate ganache tart. It’s easy to make, can be made ahead of time and when you […]
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
I miss traveling. Planes, trains and automobiles but mostly planes. Pre-Covid days, air travel was becoming a pain because of security precautions, check-in deadlines, inclement weather. I’ve flown in business class on occasion and yes, the experience is better than in economy but air travel has a certain degree of stress. Here in Toronto, we […]
Ouzo Truffles
Try these easy and delicious Ouzo-flavoured chocolate truffles.
Recap – Revolution 1821 – Greek Supper Club
Every year, Greeks around the world commemorate March 25th, 1821 – the beginning of the Struggle for Greek Independence from the Ottoman Empire. Last Sunday, at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen, I held a celebratory Greek Supper Club that will featured an inventive Greek menu with some international panache. Thank you to Nisos Importing for supplying Cretan […]
My Amaretto Mousse Makes it to Greek TV
Last year’s trip to Greece was unique in many ways: it was my 20th visit, I traveled to parts of Greece that were new to me and I met many wonderful new friends. All of these vacation activities enhanced by my presence in this food blog. One of the new friends I made last year […]
Armenovil Ice Cream Dessert
I’ve been to Greece over 25 times now and I’ve traveled every corner but there’s so much more to experience and to share with you. I am most familiar with northern Greece (where my family is from) and I especially love the food scene in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. I always pay a visit […]
Recap – Santorini Dinner
This past Saturday I cooked a Santorni-themed Greek Supper Club with an all Santorini wine pairing from Kolonaki Group. The Cretan olive oil was provided by Nisos Importing and when all these elements were brought together, a fabulous dinner was had by all and we had a taste of Santorini. Thank you to the St. […]
Greek Coffee & Chocolate Pot de Cremes
This simple but decadent dessert is a play on a French one called “pot de creme”, meaning pot of custard. It’s an easy dessert that needs a little attention when straining the coffee grounds from the cream and once again care is needed when tempering the hot cream into the egg/sugar mixture. Otherwise, it’s an […]
