Cretan Summertime Stifado
Have you been to Crete? I’ve been three times and each time I return with much inspiration from regional Cretan cuisine. I also follow, fellow blogger Vaggelio of Cretan Gastronomy, featuring Cretan dishes. Sometimes the ingredients aren’t available but most are adaptable using what you may have at hand. We are definitely in zucchini season, […]
Chicken Chops aka Paidakia Kotopoulo
In Greece, butchers will break down a whole chicken into pieces (leg, thigh, breast, etc) then with a heavy cleaver, cut them across the the bone into smaller pieces. They call these “kotopoulo paidakia” aka chicken chops. I like leg/thigh meat and that’s what I recommend for my recipe. The seasoning and flavouring of the […]
Briam With Halloumi
Briam is a summer dish that is cooked all over Greece and there are several versions and varieties, depending on the region, the home and the cook’s imagination. The basics of Briam are that it is a melange of vegetables, baked in the oven. The usual vegetables are eggplant, zucchini, peppers, tomato and often potatoes […]
Feta Saganaki
Feta cheese, the King of cheeses (sorry Parm), a PDO appellation product made in Greece and consisting of a combo of sheep and goat milk cheese has come of age. It’s found in many households, surely most supermarkets carry it but you want to ask/purchase Greek Feta. Why settle for an ersatz version? The usual […]
Fried Bogue
Greeks love fried fish and usually the ones on the smaller side are used, such as anchovies, red mullet, whiting, sardines. One of the most underrated fish has to be Bogue or it’s funnier names Boops Boops. In Greek they are called “Γόπες”. The are often found at fish mongers and “laiki” open markets in […]
Eggplant With Sour Trahana
This is a dish that is great for summer – eggplants, tomatoes are local, parsley from the garden and all brought together with Greek extra-virgin olive oil, sweet onions and garlic. A NOTE ABOUT EGGPLANT: They are a summer vegetable and that’s when they are at their peak, sweet and not bitter. I presalt eggplant […]
Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook
Excited to announce the release of my latest cookbook, Everything Green Mediterranean Cookbook, in stores this Nov.23rd. However, you can preorder your copy from Amazon (Canada and rest of world) or Barnes and Noble in the US. This book contains 200 recipes with an a focus on a Green Mediterranean Diet: dedicated to those looking […]
Greektown Creamy Feta Dressing
Greeks can be found throughout the world: there are over 10 million living in Greece and about another 10 million in abroad (Europe, Africa, Australia/NZ, Canada/US, South America and Asia). Told ya….Greeks all over the world. In cities where there is a sizeable Greek community, one will also find a Greektown, drawing in Greeks and […]
Whipped Olive Oil Butter
I love butter and I don’t think I will ever eliminate it from my diet but being Greek, olive oil is in our daily cooking, used when children are baptized and used in Greek-Orthodox funerals. It’s big thing for Greeks. We used it in our daily cooking and when I saw my friend, Chef Manolis […]
Vlita With Eggs and Feta
Every Greek has memories of Yiayias (grandmothers), Theias (aunts) and mothers going out to parks, woodlands, backyards to pick spring dandelions and other wild edible greens. Collectively, these greens are called “horta” in Greek – literally grass but the more accurately they are wild foraged greens. To this day, many Greeks still go on a […]
