LIVE WEBINAR: Greek Easter Baking
I am excited to be back in the kitchen. This will be my first live cooking class open to people all around the world! Participants will experience a LIVE demonstration and be able to join in the conversation while following along at home. Each participant will receive detailed recipes for making Easter Koulourakia (cookies), Paximadia […]
New Cook Book Release
I am pleased to announce the release of my cookbook, “The Everything Healthy Mediterranean Cookbook”. If you already have a copy of the Everything Mediterranean 2nd edition, then you’re covered. This is a reprint with a new cover, new name. This is a hugely successful book, easy to follow instructions, accessible ingredients and delicious dishes […]
Greek Comfort Food Cooking Class
Greek cuisine is rooted in simple ingredients, locally sources and used at their prime, when in season. I’ve come up with an Autumn roster of dishes to help you with your Fall/Winter entertaining. Join me on Sunday, November 17th at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen for an afternoon of Greek Comfort Food dishes: Warm Artichoke Dip […]
Moussaka
Who hasn’t tried Moussaka? No one. Who’s had a bad Moussaka? Everyone! Here’s another classical Greek dish where the ingredients are tweaked but not toyed with. I’ve updated this dish, made it more healthy by grilling the eggplant and I use extra-lean ground beef. Three skills are involved here: grilling, making a good meat sauce […]
Strapatsatha (Στραπατσάδα)
In 1492, any Jews who did not convert to Christianity were obliged to leave Spain, their homes and belongings behind. Exiled Jews were accepted in different parts of the Ottoman Empire and many Jews settled in Thessaloniki, Greece’s 2nd largest city, in northern Greece. What little the Jews could bring with them was their faith, […]
Kourkouto With Zucchini
The dish’s title contains the word Kourkouto (from Kourkouti), which means a “batter” and a major component of the dish is flour. This dish is easy, it’s Greek, you won’t freak out about how to handle phyllo and it’s wonderful hot or cold. In the ingredient’s list, the two cheeses used are Feta and Kasseri. […]
Greek Comfort Food Cooking Classes – Montreal
Join me on Friday May 3rd (evening) and Saturday, May 4th (afternoon) for a cooking class featuring Greek comfort dishes. I will show you how to make: Artichoke and Feta Dip Kolokithopita (Courgette Pie) without Phyllo Pastitsio Trigona Panoramatos (Thessaloniki’s Phyllo Triangles filled with Creme Patisserie) As always, attendees will taste all of the dishes […]
Recap – Taste of Crete Greek Supper Club
This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting the island of Crete for the third time. Last weekend I shared an inspired menu…a Taste of Crete! Thank you to Nisos Importing with be providing many of the specialty products for the dinner, including Cretan olive and Zaros still and sparkling water. All dishes were paired […]
Greek Christmas Baking Classes – Montreal
Salut Montreal! Join on on either Friday, November 30th or Saturday December 1st for my Greek Christmas Baking Class. Christmas is coming fast and for us Greeks that means lots of preparations. For Greeks, it is tradition to offer family and friends Kourabiedes, Melomakarona and many many other sweets. For those that have attended my […]
Greek Taverna Classics Classes – Montreal
Greetings to my Montreal friends, I return on Friday, October 26th and 27th to host another set of Greek Cooking Classes. At this class, I will share my recipes for the following Greek Taverna Classics: Taramosalata Shrimp Saganaki Cheese Saganaki Papoutsakia (surprise Dessert treat) The class will be once again held at the Air BnB […]
