Make Your Own Sandwich Bread
A few days ago, I saw my friend Bessie share photos of her recently baked sandwich bread. After exchanging messages with Bessie I learned that she found the recipe from Joshua Weissman, a very popular Youtube cook. I enjoy making toast for breakfast and I’ve been looking out for a fantastic recipe and this one […]
Butternut Squash Bouyiourdi
One of my favourite Greek appetizers is a dish called Bouyiourdi. It’s a baked mish-mash of tomatoes, peppers, Feta, Kasseri cheeses, oregano, some chilli flakes and baked in the oven until hot and gooey. It screams for bread to scoop out this molten goodness. I call it a Greek fondue! Last year I served this […]
Creamy Potato Salad with Salmon and Shrimp
I have a TV package that allows me to watch programming from all over the world. I sometimes go to British TV and I’ve been enjoying some cooking shows from Merry Berry. North Americans may know her from the Great British Baking Show, She recently shared this Potato Salad dish with Salmon and Shrimp and […]
Cheddar Cornbread Muffins
Before Covid-19, It was all rush, rush, rush. In North America, all I saw were people lining up at a coffee shop or waiting in the drive-thru lane to pick up a bagel, breakfast sandwich/burrito, donuts or muffins. In Europe, people actually sit in a cafe, order and leisurely have their coffee and treat. In […]
Pickled Green Tomatoes
Pickled green tomatoes, fits in perfectly with Greek food philosophy – throw nothing out! In Greek, pickled vegetables are generally called “toursi” so these would be “Prassines Tomates Toursi”. Cooler temperatures have arrived and with the chances of frost hitting gardens, it was time to pick the last of the tomatoes in the garden. If […]
Braised Short Ribs With Dark Beer
My favourite day to cook and host a dinner is on a Sunday. Slow cookin’, lots of time to prepare and cook and eat and drink. With family and friends (or both), catching up over a comforting dinner – priceless! I love braised dishes, that is to say slow-cooked meat dishes usually served with a […]
Baked Crispy Chicken Wings
This past summer, I shared with you how to make your own Buffalo Style Chicken Wings. Today, I am showing you how to make a baked version of crispy wings. The Buffalo sauce is optional, you can have the wings as they are (out of the oven) or try your sauce to toss them in. […]
Pasta With Italian Sausage and Broccolini
It’s often said the best pasta dishes are the quickest ones and today’s offering underlines this truism. One pot and one skillet on the stovetop, the pot of water blanches broccolini then does double-duty with cooking the pasta in the same water. The skillet is where the sausage meat is browned, onions and garlic cooked […]
Fried Green Tomatoes With Shrimp and Spicy Feta Sauce
Earlier this year, I took a trip to New Orleans, one of the world’s great food cities. Good food can be had practically everywhere, everyone is a foodie upon my return, I get inspiration from that memorable trip this past February. I also found out New Orleans is home to the oldest Greek-Orthodox church in […]
Grilled Pork Belly
One of my favourite meat cuts is pork belly. Where else can you get juicy, crispy, fatty and firm all in one bite? When cooked properly, you get all that with pork belly. The key is to render the fat so that the meat is tender, the skin is crisp and just a think layer […]
