Galatopita – Milk Pie
Greek cuisine is full of savory and sweet dishes using dairy. It could be milk, cheeses, trahana or in this case, dessert. Enter Galatopita, literally translated as Milk Pie. Basically it’s a custard pie that can be made without phyllo or with. I made this Galatopita using some of my own phyllo pastry but you […]
Feta Brulee With Honey and Sesame Seeds
I’ve been looking back at the dishes I served and some of my Greek Supper Clubs and this one is a standout. It’s a piece of Feta cheese with honey but the twist here is that I took a kitchen torch and bruleed the top. The look is stunning but it also gives the cheese […]
Baked Rice Pudding
When I visit Greece, my travels always include eateries; some that I’ve bookmarked to check out and others that I have discovered along the way. Bakeries and pastry shops have some overlap, offering breads, baked phyllo pies (savory and sweet), yogurt, custards and rice pudding. A few shops also serve up baked rice pudding. Basically […]
New Orleans King Cake
Around last year, two friends and myself went to New Orleans to take in the food, revelry and history of the Crescent city. We spent one week having lots of fun in one the world’s foremost food cities. Before we embarked on our trip, we made a list of possible places to eat, another list […]
Sokolatopita
This dessert is for chocolate lovers – an expression of decadence! Sokolatopita is what Greeks call this syrup drenched chocolate cake. It contains cocoa powder, then the cake is drenched as Greeks do, with a syrup contains that contains chocolate as well. For fear of anyone saying this doesn’t have enough chocolate, it’s topped with […]
Revani Syrup Cake
For those contemplating visiting Greece this summer, I encourage you to also travel north to Greece’s second largest city Thessaloniki. After you’re done seeing the sites, smelling and ultimately tasting the food then you should consider a day trip just one hour south to the city of Veria. Veria is reachable by train, bus and […]
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
I miss traveling. Planes, trains and automobiles but mostly planes. Pre-Covid days, air travel was becoming a pain because of security precautions, check-in deadlines, inclement weather. I’ve flown in business class on occasion and yes, the experience is better than in economy but air travel has a certain degree of stress. Here in Toronto, we […]
Cream Filled Diples
December is almost here and you’re planning (or already) making your holiday treats. We may not have as many visitors or visiting as many people this year but there’s nothing to stop you from gifting a box of cookies and pastries. Besides Melomakarona and Kourabiedes (standard Greek Christmas cookies), many families from the Peloponnese will […]
Banana Bread French Toast
Earlier this week, I shared my mom’s Banana Bread recipe and many have already made it…and love it! Like any breads, they can get a little stale but no fear – French toast is here for the rescue. I’ve seen many diners offer up a banana bread French toast and if you haven’t tried it […]
Banana Bread
Old time mama recipe here…taken out her hand written recipe book. You know it has to be good! This is a straight-forward recipe, comes together in the time it takes your oven to pre-heat. If you’re a novice baker, these types of recipes are the ones you try out as there is no yeast and […]
