Beans, Bread and Baby Octopus
For the next few posts, you get to enjoy a recap of the Lenten Feast I presented last weekend. Each time I’ll breadown a trio or so of dishes so that you too may prepare and enjoy in the comfort of your own home! The first of today’s trio is a Black-Eyed Pea Salad. You’ll […]
Heads & Tales: Saturday Night at Ammos
Saturday would be my first full day in New York. In any city a Saturday is going to be exciting but in New York, we’re talking electric. The day started off with myself making my usual fry-up of bacon & eggs, toast, juice and coffee. Soon after, I headed out and took the train to […]
Grilled Smoked Mackerel (Ψητά-καπνιστό-σκουμπρί)
The other night I finally played catch-up with one of my cousins as we hadn’t seen each other since before my trip to Greece. I showed her my pictures, relayed the good and bad parts (what bad parts?) of my trip and enthused about the wonderful food I ate. If you’re a regular reader of […]
Warm Green Bean Salad (αμπελοφάσουλα)
For those not in the know, today is Thanksgiving Day here in Canada and it’s Columbus Day in much of the US. You might find blogging traffic a little slower and these two holidays are probably part of that absence today. Regardless, I find myself wanting to share more food and travel experiences from my […]
Herbed Sea Salt
First off, I want to thank everyone who responded and replied to my Blogging Rant (see two posts down in my blog) and also for joining the chorus of pissed off bloggers on the topic of ATK. If you haven’t heard what went on, then you were perhaps on a space shuttle mission or you […]
Thank You’s, Shout Outs and an Iced Tea
This morning I received wonderful news that I won the Royal Foodie Joust(RFJ) with my Apricot and Pistachio cake. I would like to all of you for your comments and especially those that took the time to join www.leftoverqueen.com/forum and vote. I would also like to congratulate Marija and Anniepooh, who were the other two […]
Grilled Mackerel (Σκουμπρί )
I writing and sharing about my delight in enjoying this often maligned fish, the mackerel. We often associate mackerel with it being smoked or canned (including myself). It’s a fish I see at the fish monger’s all the time, it’s fresh, it’s cheap. Why didn’t I try it sooner? For those that have eaten an […]
Latholemono (λαδολέμονο)
Latholemono literally translates to oil-lemon. Oil and lemon are ingredients indigenous to Greece and found in every kitchen, used by every Greek cook and enjoyed by millions who love Greek food. Greeks love their seafood. If it weren’t for it’s northernmost borders, Greece would be an island, surrounded almost entirely by the sea. Years ago […]
Avgolemono Soup With Fide Noodles
As I’ve written previously, Avgolemeno (eggs & lemon) are one of the most used bases and flavours for Greek cooking. Here, we see Agvolemeno being used in it’s most rudimentary yet most satisfying and comforting way, as a chicken soup. Avgolemeno soup is the Greek’s answer to chicken noodle soup. I swear, this soup will […]
Grilled Yellow Tail Snapper
With the warm weather here and having a short Canadian Spring & Summer, I try & BBQ/grill as much as I can. One of the places I visit is a local Chinese supermarket and they have a seafood counter. They usually do not have the best or freshest selection but if you know seafood, some […]
