How to Make Pita Bread
Original post appeared Nov. 11, 2009 One of the most well-known foods in Greek cuisine is pita bread. It’s used to scoop-up dips that are usually included in the mix of mezedes (Greek appetizers). We wrap souvlaki in them, we wrap gyro in them, we use pita bread to scoop Taramosalata, Melitzanosalata, Tzatziki, Red Pepper […]
Egg Salad Sandwich
Toronto (where I live has a significant Asian population. Before the 1980’s, Toronto was a white anglo city with some European immigrants and some folks from Asia but not many. The latter part of the 1980’s saw an influx of Hong Kong Chinese emigrate to Canada, fearing a loss of assets and freedoms after the […]
Pork Belly and Halloumi Sandwich
I am still having fun with my Panini Press and it triggered a memory I had of a sandwich I would serve at Toronto Street Food festivals almost a decade ago. I first had a pork belly and Halloumi sandwich back in 2001 during a visit to New York City. Pork belly is located on […]
Halloumi, Bacon and Tomato Panini
One of my earliest and fondest memories of visiting Greece as a child is eating a “tost”, Tost is how Greeks call a pressed sandwich, the kind made in a panini sandwich press. I recently was approached by Hamilton Beach to play around with their appliance and accepted without thought. I’ve used the panini press […]
Egg Salad Revisted
Another food item there seems to be plenty of after Easter are eggs – lots of coloured Easter eggs. As is customary with Greeks, we play this egg cracking game to see who’s egg wins in a game of cracking to see who’s eggs reign supreme. That’s all good fun but what to do with […]
Lamb Gyro
Still have leftover lamb, the obvious option is to make a lamb gyro sandwich. It’s not anything ground breaking but it is delicious and resourceful. Besides, didn’t momma ever tell to never through out good food? By reinventing leftovers, you’re saving money/not wasting food and you’ll feed the kids leftovers without them even knowing it! […]
Big Boy’s Burgers
Through some mutual friends, I had the pleasure of being introduced to Elizabeth and Christos, owners of the Kingston Road (Scarborough) location of Big Boy’s. Toronto (and many cities) is still enjoying the proliferation of burger joints. The burger as you knew it is gone, no more big chain burger joints on the radar. It’s […]
Steak Sandwich With Talstenes, Mushrooms & Graviera
This sandwich came together using leftovers from a combo of previous recipes but don’t let that dissuade you from trying this one out. Reinventing and turning leftovers into an entirely new, fresh dish is a kitchen triumph with a delicious reward. I lucked-out with some tri-tip steak at the butcher and made a marinade of […]
Lobster Rolls
The darling food of the Summer has to be lobster rolls. A specialty of New England and found in restaurants specializing in fish and seafood and popular at picnics, backyard parties and even food trucks! A traditional lobster roll contains cooked lobster meat, mayonnaise and often may contain celery and scallions. Lightly seasoned, a squirt […]
Grilled Halloumi Sandwiches
The frequency of my blog posts may have lessened a bit but I can assure you I’ve been cooking, keeping very busy with activities that came about with thanks to this blog. I am currently recipe testing and preparing for my next Greek Supper Club and I have also been offering up my take on […]
