Grilled Eggplant Sicilian Style
I have Italian neighbors that have lived next to me for most of my life. The husband from Puglia, the wife from Sicily. We’ve invited each other to come over for a drink, snack or to eat on countless occasions. For some reason, this grilled eggplant recipe came to my head and I’ve had a […]
Salt and Pepper Salmon
RECIPE UPDATE: This recipe was first posted June of 2007, again when the blog was newly born (about a month old). I’ve included the original photo taken with my Canon digital camera for some nostalgia. The recipe however, has remained the same and that’s a good thing. When I prepare fish, the approach is usually […]
Pasta With Smoked Salmon
RECIPE UPDATE: this recipe first appeared Aug. 8th, 2007 (14 years ago). I’ve simplified the recipe compared to the original. I was probably trying to be “cheffy” with an excessive amount of ingredients. The dish contains heavy cream and with such a forward ingredient as smoked salmon, I’ve omitted cheese. Years ago, back in my […]
Patatopita
Greeks and Orthodox Christians recently celebrated Easter and many observed the Lent for about 6 weeks prior to Easter. Our fast means abstaining from any meat or animal by-products. I made this for myself during Lent and I sold a few Patatopitas (Potato Phyllo Pie) to some customers. I first heard of this carb-on-carb pie […]
Egg Salad Sandwich
Toronto (where I live has a significant Asian population. Before the 1980’s, Toronto was a white anglo city with some European immigrants and some folks from Asia but not many. The latter part of the 1980’s saw an influx of Hong Kong Chinese emigrate to Canada, fearing a loss of assets and freedoms after the […]
How to Prepare and Grill Whole Fish
Those who have followed by writings, recipes and travels from Greece will know that I love eating whole fish and that if you were to visit Greece and order fish at a taverna, it will likely arrive whole…tail, head, eyes, etc. Greeks will to their local fish monger in search of the best fish – […]
Bianko From Corfu
The first time I visited the Greek islands on the Ionian side of Greece was back in ’88 when I took a bus from Thessaloniki to Igoumenitsa and from there the short ferry boat ride to Corfu. Until about a few years ago this trip took a day with a 7 hour ride through winding […]
Greek Wedge Salad
Food trends come and go (much like fashion) and I think steak house classics are back, including the Wedge Salad. Traditionally served with a blue cheese based dressing, the presentation was big and although easy to prepare – it is an eye catcher! My dressing takes a departure with a Feta based dressing, some more […]
Bacon Wrapped Halloumi
With recent news of Halloumi cheese earning PDO designation as a unique product (produced in Cyprus), I was looking through older notes and photos of Halloumi dishes I’ve created. I stopped at this one – cubes of Halloumi cheese, wrapped in bacon and grilled or baked until the bacon is crisp. It’s as if the […]
Watermelon Caesar Salad
If you’re Greek, you “get” that watermelon and Feta cheese go together like peanut butter and chocolate. I still giggle when someone (not Greek) had to tell me about a food combo I should try…remarkable he exclaimed! I would probably like it being Greek and all. “You have to try Feta and watermelon, it’s so […]
