Fried Chicken Sandwiches With Ranch Dressing
I love fried chicken (a few recipes already on this site) and currently, fried chicken sandwiches are a “thing”. Many opinions on which fast food chain serves up the best chicken sandwich. Some are really good, many are okay and some are just “meh” and don’t live up to the hype. While I may not […]
Crispy French Fries Every Time
As someone who cooks a lot for others, I want my food to turn out consistent. One I make something, friends or clients expect to get the same high quality result. Heck, I yearn for that when I am out at my favourite restaurant or eatery. Making French Fries can be a challenge, inconsistent results. […]
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 […]
Graviera Cheese Fries
Last summer, I visited the island of Naxos, located in the Cyclades. A bountiful island, well known for it’s high quality cheeses. One of the most popular is Graviera. Although graviera is made in other parts of Greece as well, the Naxos product is produced only with local milk. Graviera is often called the Greek […]
Corn Dogs
I am sharing this recipe for two reasons: it brings back memories of me eating a corn dog at Woolco (Canadian discount department chain, owned by Woolworth) snack counter. Corn dogs are a hot dog coated in a cornmeal batter, fried and served warm. Flash-forward to 2020 and I still like’em! Go to Quebec, they […]
Halloumi Saganaki with Ouzo, Grapes
The first time I tried Halloumi cheese was back in the 80’s – my mom brought some home from a Cypriot friend who got the cheese from another Cypriot friend who made the cheese herself. It’s safe to say Halloumi cheese has gone beyond “cult status”. No longer found at Greek and middle eastern shops, […]
Svinghi
Here in Toronto, we have a large and diverse Greek diaspora, boasting of a Greek population that resettled here from all over Greece. The first time I had Svinghi, they were made and given to me by Kathy Hourdas, a lady from Kalymnos, one of the islands in the Dodecanese. A few years ago, I […]
Fried Whiting aka Bakalarakia
I love fried fish and of my faves are whiting. Whiting belong to the cod family of fish and in Greece they are know as Bakalarakia. They are also called Hake and Italians called them Merluzzo. Here in Toronto, we get our fish from the Canadian Atlantic, so the fish is fresh, wild caught and […]
Kourkoubinia
I know it’s cliched but the simple things in life are often the most satisfying. In this instance, Kourkoubinia hit the spot. Kourkoubinia are little logs of rolled phyllo that get fried until golden then dunked in syrup. They are crunchy, they are sweet and my oh my…addictive! Think of these as sweet phyllo bites. […]
Fried Zucchini Chips
Recipe update from April 23, 2010 With the warm weather here, I’m am eating outdoors and my mind wanders to Greece: eating outdoors at a taverna with family & friends. Ordering two of everything off the menu is how we roll. I always make sure that some fried zucchini chips are included in the parade […]
