Kostas Meat Market
Seeing as how it is Holy Week for the Greek-Orthodox, most of us are fasting in some degree and we’re also juggling the duties of preparing for the big feast that awaits us this upcoming Sunday for Easter. Toronto boasts of having about 120,000 Greeks in the Toronto area, over a dozen churches and our […]
The Cheese Boutique
My blog has been trucking along since the Spring of 2007 and most of you are familiar with my travels to Greece and love of my native cuisine, Greek food. Being a Greek who lives abroad (Diaspora), I feel lucky that my parents chose Canada as the country of choice to start a new life […]
Piquant Chicken Souvlaki (Πικάντικη-Κοτόπουλο-Σουβλάκι)
Be it in Greece or abroad, I’m finding more Greek restaurants offering chicken souvlaki as an alternative to the pork or lamb variety. Eating a souvlaki can be an indulgence as it’s in a red meat category, some pork fat is usually in the cut of meat and they are so damn delicious! I’ve rarely […]
Homemade Hot Mustard
Mustard is one of my favourite condiments and I’m surely not speaking of the ball park variety. I speak of zesty, grainy mustard. I love mustard for salads, dressings, sauces and a good sausauge! Notch this entry as my contribution for this week’s Weekend Herb Blogging and it comes back home to mama, hosted by […]