Spanakorizo “a la minute”
Spanakorizo is a classic Greek dish of rice, spinach and the appearance of dill or mint (or both) are also evident. As a child, I didn’t fully appreciate this dish but as an adult, I find this dish delicious, sentimental Greek comfort food and healthy to boot! I don’t have a Spanakorizo dish on my […]
Shrimp, Roe and Dolmades
One of the ways that I “survive” fasting during Greek Lent is by enjoying a diet of shellfish. Shellfish do not have blood and therefore they are acceptable sustenance during the 49 day fasting period. I do not fast for the full 49 days but I do fast on the first and final week (Megali […]
Many Mussels, Olive Bread and a Salad
My parents come from towns in northern Greece (Macedonia) that are located in the mountains but most of my time spent in Greece is near the sea. All of my relatives in Greece are on my mom’s side of the family and the majority of them live in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki. One of […]
Roast Chicken and Rice
Don’t let the title fool you. The focus of tonight’s dish is rice. I can remember having roast chicken and rice from as early as when I was watching cartoons each morning, there was no remote TV control and children actually played in parks. Fast forward to 2009, people communicate electronically, people are forgetting or […]
Thai Green Curry With Scallops & Shrimp
Can you believe it? It’s almost April and the cold weather is finally fading away (Phew). With the end of March here, it means that I should submit my entry into the Royal Foodie Joust for this month. Last month, Val of More Than Burnt Toast was voted by her peers to have presented the […]
Shrimp Bisque
The first time I ever had a bisque was in the late 80’s, at Toronto’s now defunct Whistling Oyster. A bisque is a thick, creamy , highly seasoned soup, classically using shrimp, crab or lobster. It is of French origin and it’s the snobbish cousin of chowder. I saved this recipe from the Toronto Star, […]
Scallops Provencal
Once again, I found myself on the sofa watching the Food Network. It’s not like I’d channel surf and look at what else is on offer. Afterall, there’s a writer’s strike going on in Hollywood, which means reruns upon more reruns. One of my favourite food personalities is Ina Garten or in particular, her recipes. […]
Saffron Rice Pilaf
I recently celebrated my birthday and one of the gifts I received was some Greek saffron! The timing couldn’t have been better as I was about to make some rice pilaf for guests and I had heard of saffron being often used in rice and paella dishes. I had heard of Greek saffron but not […]
Arancina
When I was going to school and packin’ a lunch, us finicky suburban kids would get sick & tired of the same old lunch. Ham & cheese again? Egg salad? Corned beef? Greek keftedes sandwich? Not again!!!!!!!! Eventually, the guys would all bemoan the same thing but we had to cope. We began exchanging lunches. […]
