Amygdalota
Today is the Patron Saints’ Day for Constantine & Helen in the Greek-Orthodox calendar. For those of you who are Greek or those who are friends of Greeks, you’ll know that we have alot of Constantines and Helens out there. My brother plus three first cousins share being named after my maternal grandfather, Konstantinos. My […]
Magheritsa
I wasn’t sure if I was going to write about this traditional Greek Easter Soup but Easter would not be complete without Magheritisa. Magheritsa is a soup make from the broth of lamb offal and any other part of the lamb (combination varies from family to family). After a long Lenten Fast, Magheritisa is the […]
Καλώς-ήρθατε-στο kalofagas
Yesterday, my blogging friend Laurie of Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska had three articles published on SKAI TV & radio’s (Greece) website as part of their focus on Great Lent Week. Now that the “cat’s out of the bag”, I can now add that I too was asked by SKAI journalist Lamprini Thoma to contribute to […]
March 25th, 1821
That is the day that Greeks began the uprising against the occupation by the Ottoman Turks. Today in Greece, it’s naturally a national holiday and in each town, village and city there will be parades, speeches and commemorative wreaths laid in honour of fallen soldiers. For us Greeks here in the Diaspora, we are bound […]
Octopus With Penne
Nature can be funny. How can something as fugly as the octopus be so delicious? For those of you who do not like octopus, that’s all right with me. That means there’s more supply for me and perhaps the price of octopus will again drop to more affordable levels. Most (if not all) the octopus […]
Taramosalata I
Today marks the the beginning of the Great Lent for Greek-Orthodox Christians.From now until Greek Easter (April 27th), the devout will fast by eating a diet of non-meat and dairy-free foods. I will not be fasting for the entire period but I will fast until this Wednesday, opt for a moderate diet for the majority […]
Tsikno-Pempti
The two weeks leading up to the Great Lent means that Greeks will revel in dressing up, parties, good times with friends and family, travel and indulging in lots of meats. Afterall, for forty days we in the Greek Orthodox faith will be fasting by eating a vegetarian diet (of varying strictness). This year, the […]
