Galatopita – Milk Pie
Greek cuisine is full of savory and sweet dishes using dairy. It could be milk, cheeses, trahana or in this case, dessert. Enter Galatopita, literally translated as Milk Pie. Basically it’s a custard pie that can be made without phyllo or with. I made this Galatopita using some of my own phyllo pastry but you […]
Gnudi With Tomato Basil Sauce
Have you heard of Gnocchi? Those are potato pasta (dumplings) that are easy to make, light and pillowy. Well, there’s also Gnudi, which are Ricotta cheese-based Gnocchi and also easy to make, If you follow my tips below: Buy quality ricotta cheese and strain the excess water overnight Use cold fine grated cheese cold egg […]
Ham Croquettes
Carnival for Greeks is happening now (til March 2nd) and while there will be no parades or parties, one can still celebrate by cooking up some decadent dishes as home. Enter croquettes…logs of fried goodness filled with potato, cheese or meat (or seafood). In this instance, I am going with diced ham. In Holland, veal […]
New Orleans King Cake
Around last year, two friends and myself went to New Orleans to take in the food, revelry and history of the Crescent city. We spent one week having lots of fun in one the world’s foremost food cities. Before we embarked on our trip, we made a list of possible places to eat, another list […]
Sokolatopita
This dessert is for chocolate lovers – an expression of decadence! Sokolatopita is what Greeks call this syrup drenched chocolate cake. It contains cocoa powder, then the cake is drenched as Greeks do, with a syrup contains that contains chocolate as well. For fear of anyone saying this doesn’t have enough chocolate, it’s topped with […]
Artisan Bread in Almost 5 Minutes
It’s been a decade since I began to make and bake my own bread at home. I haven’t made anything too adventurous – crusty loaves of bread, pizza dough, pita bread, Koulouria. I’d like to make a good loaf for sandwich bread and that’s a project in the near future. In the meantime, I continue […]
Chocolate Ganache Tart With Caramel Sauce
Most people love chocolate and to the rest who don’t….what’s the matter with you? We near the end of 2020 and the whole world is ready to welcome 2021. As a New Year’s eve dessert, I say make a chocolate ganache tart. It’s easy to make, can be made ahead of time and when you […]
Peinirli
The first time I saw a Peinirli was when the bus I was riding on from Thessaloniki to Amynteon (parents’ home town); the bus made a 20 minute stop in Edessa and some passengers were grabbing a “peinirli” to snack on. During many trips to Greece since, I’ve seen Peinirli at bakeries and there are […]
Classic Macaroni & Cheese
People love to eat food that evokes memories (good ones) and I loved Macaroni & Cheese as a child. We’ve all opened a box of Kraft Dinner (KD) and some still do. During the first Covid wave, one of the items to vanish from supermarket shelves was boxed mac n’ cheese. Fast forward to “adult […]
Smoked Cheese Croquettes
I love cheese. I love trying new varieties, from many countries, made from different milks, briny, soft, firm, semi-firm. Mild or stinky, sharp or creamy and smoked cheeses. Back in Greece, the most touted smoked cheese is Mestovone (from Metsovo). Here in Toronto, in its absence I used smoked gouda. It holds up well to […]
