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 […]
Purée of Red Lentil Soup With Crispy Onions
While in Istanbul, I’ve often enjoyed this lentil soup made simmering red lentils and aromatic vegetables. Some bay leaves and oregano round out the flavours and all one needs is a hand blender to blitz this easy to make delicious soup. I recently made this soup at my Constantinople (Istanbul) themed dinner and it was […]
Stuffed Mussels With Rice, Pine Nuts and Sultanas
This meze is inspired by the one of the street foods one finds in the evenings when strolling the Sokaks (streets) of Istanbul. They call these Midye Dolmasi or Mussel Dolmades as the shells are stuffed with rice and mussel meat. The first time I visited Istanbul I would try everything offered by street vendors […]
Seared Lemon Salmon With Green Beans and Bulgur
When I’m in Greece, I notice lots of folks there buying and eating salmon, even though it comes from Norway and Greeks have a wide array of small, medium and large fish from Mediterranean waters. When in Greece, I don’t eat salmon but now that I am back in Canada, we have plenty of wild […]
Sticky Apple & Walnut Pudding in a Coffee Mug
For the past while, the food trend that refuses to go away are desserts in a glass or Mason jar. It was stylish for a week but some people like to hold on to ideas. Moving on. Another trend, something more recent is the making of desserts using a microwave and a coffee mug. I […]
Ottolenghi’s Salad With Fennel, Pomegranate and Sumac
Last night I had the privilege to meet the two fellows behind the Ottolenghi experience, as they like to describe it. They are Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi and they cook and operate Ottelenghi the very popular café in Notting Hill (London). Yotam is Israeli-borm, Sami is a Palestinian born in Jerusalem and together they […]
Crispy Baked Lemon Thyme Garlic Chicken
Here’s a dish you can whip up in no time on weekdays and have on your table in an hour. Chicken is great when roasted, fried chicken is a guilty pleasure (save that for the weekend) and stir-fries and sautes are a quick weekday fix. Another guilty pleasure of mine is chicken wings and although […]
Coca Cola Ham Recipe
This recipe is for those looking to do something different, other than roast turkey. Don’t get me wrong, I love roast turkey but I’m keen on having it back to back. A problem I was presented with this past weekend as Canadians celebrated Thanksgiving. Enter ham. Hams are cooked and they come boneless, bone-in, honey […]
Strawberry Sorbet
Strawberry goodness. There was a glut of California strawberries when you have an abundance of something, you may either eat it until you get sick and then you risk hating that food. The option is to preserve that food item and enjoy it another time, in another form. That’s what I did. The no churn […]
Arugula Salad With Manouri Cheese and Citrus Ouzo Dressing
When I host my Greek Supper Clubs, it’s a busy day and evening as I have to wear many hats: event coordinator, cook and host. There are lots on the go, I love it and I always make time to make my rounds from table to table to say to people who have become friends […]
