Red Snapper Seared in Sesame Oil With Cilantro
Last month, my Apricot and Pistachio cake was voted as the top entry in the monthly Royal Foodie Joust, hosted by Jenn the Leftover Queen. Each month, the victor chooses the three ingredients that must be included in the dish and then anyone who belongs to the forum may then vote for their favourite dish. […]
Whole Fish Plaki (Ψάρι-πλακί)
Both of my parents come from towns in the Prefecture of Florina, about 2 1/2 hours NW of Thessaloniki. My dad comes from a town call Amynteon and my mom’s from the neighboring village of Agios Panteleimon. Although I go by Peter in English, my Greek name is Pantelis, which is the patron saint to […]
Porgy
I’m thrilled to have found a reliable source of seafood in Toronto, near my home and at fair market prices. I’ve been enjoying walking into the shop, having a look around at the “catches of day”, surveying what’s freshest and pair that with whatever food mood I’m in. Porgy is also known as the Gilt-head […]
Marinated Red Mullet (Μαριναρισμένο-μπαρμπούνιa)
One of the most prized fish with Greeks has to be the red mullet. It’s popular for it’s colour, it’s ease in cleaning and it’s flavour. Red mullets are a smaller fish and usually you’ll need two of them per person. I’ve been lucky enough to find them at my local fish monger and hey…they […]
Grilled Mackerel (Σκουμπρί )
I writing and sharing about my delight in enjoying this often maligned fish, the mackerel. We often associate mackerel with it being smoked or canned (including myself). It’s a fish I see at the fish monger’s all the time, it’s fresh, it’s cheap. Why didn’t I try it sooner? For those that have eaten an […]
Broiled Red Mullet With Garlic and Herbs
Can you tell which pair of fish are Red Mullets and which are the pretenders? These two species of Mediterranean fish get mixed up all the time and often, one gets ripped off with the poorer, harder to clean cousin. Red Mullet is a prized fish of the Mediterranean, ever costly and like much of […]
Rainbow Trout
Regular visitors to my blog will know that I do enjoy seafood or rather, I love seafood and fish. Canada has an abundance of seafood and fish as Canada stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with thousands upon thousands of lakes in between. The other day I went to the market and pulled out […]
Satiated
After a week of having mostly lamb, it’s safe to say I’ve had enough of it (for now). I have one other lamb dish to write about but I’ll save it for later next week. Today’s entry is more about free-form cooking. It’s been awhile since I last had salmon and the fillets at my […]
Is It Summer Yet?
This is the beach where I swim each day when I’m vacationing in Greece. Sandy beaches, bath-warm water and the tranquility I feel when I’m near or in the sea. After the bathers retire to their homes for the evening, another entire different pilgrimage to the waters occurs. It’s that of the fishermen.They will fish […]
Latholemono (λαδολέμονο)
Latholemono literally translates to oil-lemon. Oil and lemon are ingredients indigenous to Greece and found in every kitchen, used by every Greek cook and enjoyed by millions who love Greek food. Greeks love their seafood. If it weren’t for it’s northernmost borders, Greece would be an island, surrounded almost entirely by the sea. Years ago […]
