Shoestring Zucchini Fries
I’ve always loved zucchini chips. Thinly cut with a mandoline and fried until crisp. Served topped with lots of grated Kefalotyri cheese or with a side of tzatziki for dipping. A few years ago, I was having lunch with winemaker Vasillis Papagiannakos at a seaside taverna in Porto Rafti (near Athens airport) and an order […]
Sole Meuniere
This was the dish that made Julia Child fall in love with French cuisine. It’s a very easy dish but you still want to watch over your fish as they cook because they cook quickly. I am adding some corn meal in my flour mix for a crispy texture and the Greek in me is […]
Hand Smashed Potatoes
I love fried food and the king of fried food are French Fries. Some are intimidated, some are lazy, some don’t like frying in their home, some avoid it. Many love it. This is for those who love crispy fries, each and every time. This method is a 2-parter: boil the potatoes in salted water […]
Tiganopsomo
Last summer while in Greece, I took my mom and my aunt for a day trip to the islands of Aegina and Agistri, both about 90 minutes away from Athens with the ferry boat. After a long day of swimming, long lunch, more swimming…we went back to the taverna where we ate lunch and had […]
Halloumi Fries
Here’s an easy, playful and delicious dish using one of my favourite cheeses, Halloumi. Authentic Halloumi comes from the island of Cyprus (although you may find some domestic brands). It’s a hearty cheese that stands up well to heat: can be grilled, pan-fried and in this case, deep-fried. Halloumi tastes amazing and it’s also a […]
Fried Sweetbreads
I first ate sweetbreads in the 1990’s when friends of our family invited us to their Easter Feast: whole lamb on the spit plus all the grilled appetizers served until the lamb is ready. One of those grilled delights were sweetbreads. The usual kind you find are veal sweetbreads and they are the thymus glad […]
Meze Cooking Classes in Montreal
Join me in Montreal for two Greek Meze cooking classes, to be held on Friday October 25th (evening 7 – 10pm) and Saturday, October 26th (afternoon 2 – 5pm). Location is in Mile End (4851 Rue de Bullion) About this Event I will show you how to prepare the following dishes: Horta Tsigarista […]
Fried Artichokes
It’s Spring and you may have seen artichokes appear in the markets. They may look intimidating but they are not and their great taste makes them worth the effort to clean. Here, I am serving them up as a appetizer, dunked in my easy and always crispy beer batter and these were a hit in […]
Phyllo Cigars With Bougatsa Cream
If you’ve visited Greece, you may have tried Bougatsa – a pastry that contains sweet or savory filling and wrapped like an envelope with phyllo pastry opened in the air by hand. The most popular Bougatsa has to be with “Crema”…a semolina based custard. The most common way to have it served is to have […]
Kataifi Shrimp
I know you’re going to love making and eating this easy appetizer/meze offering. Shrimp has a wide appeal, its available fresh or frozen practically everywhere, it’s sustainable, easy to prepare and of course, delicious. We’ve all had fried shrimp…begining with breaded and fried, more recently Panko bread crumb (from Japan) has entered many households and […]
