Napa Cabbage Rolls with Avgolemono Sauce
The classic Greek version of cabbage rolls (Λαχανοντολμάδες) are finished with a creamy Avgolemono sauce, which is an emulsion of beaten eggs/lemon juice that is slowly incorporated with hot stock.
Montreal Smoked Meat at Home
First off, this isn’t a post on how to make Montreal-style smoked meat from scratch but rather, how to prepare a smoked meat brisket in the comfort of your own home.
Beer Braised Pork Chops with Lemon & Oregano
Here’s a dish that’s ideal for the colder months, when you don’t feel like grilling outdoors or if you live in Canada, the snow has buried your grill.
Pork Rosto from Naxos
This dish is made on the island of Naxos, for sure neighboring Paros, Mikres Cyclades and even Amorgos.
Shake N’ Bake Pork Chops
Every now and then, we crave the dishes we had as kids and last year I found myself craving “shake n’ bake” pork chops.
Chicken Vinsanto
This dish could be made on a weeknight or weekend, packs lots of flavour with mushrooms, herbs, stock and the wine.
Chicken Tigania with Leeks & Mushrooms
One such dish in Greek cuisine are “tiganias”…skillet dishes that involve a quite saute, add vegetables, liquid, seasoning, herbs/spices and simmer.
My YiaYia’s Meat Sauce
My yiayia would call them “petaloudes” aka butterflies.
Feta Brined Roasted Chicken Breast
If you’re Greek (or a Feta luvah), you have Feta cheese in your fridge and for the purposes of this recipe, you have Feta brine. The salt content in the brine is similar to that of making your brine. Brining is a wonderful way to keep your protein juicy and tasty. Feta brine is something […]
Pumpkin Risotto with Bacon
For those who live in/around Toronto and you’re familiar with the local food scene, you’d have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Chef Mark McEwan. He was the youngest executive Chef at the Sutton Place Hotel, his company runs a series of upscale restaurants, a gourmet supermarket, catering services and […]
