Crab-Stuffed Fish with Lemon Cream Sauce
I’ve always loved food/dishes where they are stuffed. The best foods are stuffed and stuffing fish with seafood is no exception. I find containers of lump crab meat and many of my local grocery stores (fish mongers should carry them) and I had some leftover crab meat (use it or lose it). Basically, the filling […]
Koto-Bacon Souvlaki
Those that have visited Greece will have surely also visited a fast-food counter serving Souvlaki, Gyro, Sausages, Kebabs and Biftekia. Some of these “souvlatzidika” also serve this gem called “Koto-Bacon”. These are bacon-wrapped chicken souvlaki and they are to die-for! These aren’t too hard to make but there are a few things you should pay […]
Greek-Style Spatchcock Chicken
Spatchcocking a chicken simply refers to butterflying it ie. flattening it so that it cooks quicker than if it were in its original state. This method of cooking chicken is more affordable than buying chicken in pieces, it saves you from turning on the oven with the days warming up and it will add another […]
Lobster Thermidor
If you’ve been to a seafood tavern or even a steak house that offers some fish and seafood on the side, then you may have had lobster thermidor. It’s a French classic where you boil the lobster, cut in half, remove the lobster meat, chop up and mix into an herbed bechamel with a hint […]
Pan-Seared Sea Bream with Citrus-Caper Sauce
I’ve got a quick yet fancy meal that presents fish for guests who like fish but they may not want to fuss with cleaning the fish or removing bones. Greece exports some fabulous farm raised fish to much of the world, including Canada. I love to cook with Selonda’s fish and today I’m using their […]
Festive Salad With Kopanisti Cheese, Walnuts, Green Apples
If you’re looking for a WOW-factor salad to serve during the holidays or any other special dinner, this one will catch your eye, tastes fabulous and you’ll learn a couple of new kitchen tricks. First, the salad is served on a base made of puff pastry. It will look like a picture frame with the […]
Monkfish Saganaki
From September and through the winter, I begin to see monkfish at shops in Greece and here in Canada. It’s not a pretty fish but it’s delish, no pin bones and the meat on the fish comes from two loins that are attached to the tail bone. You would get two pieces of that resemble […]