Mezedes at the Greek Table
Mezedes are Greek appetizers and there are two approaches when approaching the Greek “trapezi” or table. One is to offer up several little bites and tastes to your guests throughout the night. This type of evening has no 1st, 2nd or main course…just meze after meze after meze with conversation and drink to accompany the […]
Seafood Pie With Rosti Topping
Last year I recall seeing many seafood & fish pie dishes being presented by my Brit friends ‘oer across the pond. To all of you, each and every pie you baked had me salivating and I promised you all and myself to add this dish to my roster. The kicker for this dish is what […]
Warm Green Bean Salad (αμπελοφάσουλα)
For those not in the know, today is Thanksgiving Day here in Canada and it’s Columbus Day in much of the US. You might find blogging traffic a little slower and these two holidays are probably part of that absence today. Regardless, I find myself wanting to share more food and travel experiences from my […]
Pasta Shells With Fresh Tomatoes & Feta
One of my favourite pasta shapes of late, are shells, or “kohilia” in Greek. This shape of pasta is great for trapping the sauce and cheese inside the shell, making for a very falvourful meal. This is one of the quickest sauces you’ll ever come across but I remind you that this dish only works […]
Fluffy Artichoke Dip
Last week I cam across a dip that was presented by Astra of Food for Laughter. The dip caught my eye because it was simple, the ingredients would allow the delicate flavour of artichoke come through and finally, easy to make. As I told Astra, this recipe was too easy to NOT try – so […]
Sardines, Mt. Olympus and the “Gri-Gri” boats of Greece
As I’ve written before, the town Nea Kallikratia where our summer home is located is a vibrant tourist and fishing town. Nea Kallikratia is located about 3o minutes south of Thessaloniki and it’s situated on the Thermaic Gulf. On a clear day one can see clearly across the Gulf and almost touch Mount Olmypus. With […]
Caper Salad (Καππαροσαλάτα)
I had every intention of writing and sharing about my vacation and food experiences in chronological order but it’s my prerogative to change my mind. This is a food blog afterall…no place here for orderly behaviour! This year I visited three islands in the Cyclades. The Cyclades are the most famous of Greek islands which […]
Htipiti aka Tyrokaftyri
I didn’t think I had to go into further detail on the Htipiti dip (as photographed here) but I’ll run it down for you. It’s quite a free-form recipe as the measurements depend on how hot your peppers are and how salty your Feta is. You need three ingredients for this recipe: Feta cheese, Myzithra […]
Whole Fish Plaki (Ψάρι-πλακί)
Both of my parents come from towns in the Prefecture of Florina, about 2 1/2 hours NW of Thessaloniki. My dad comes from a town call Amynteon and my mom’s from the neighboring village of Agios Panteleimon. Although I go by Peter in English, my Greek name is Pantelis, which is the patron saint to […]
Rocket (Arugula) Pesto
At the pub where I imbibe my many alcoholic beverages of choice, sits a CD jukebox with an eclectic array of tunes. One of the CD’s in there is by William Shatner…yes, Captain Kirk of Star Trek fame. The dude also dabbled in some “music”. I’m not sure if his musical tangent was sarcastic or […]
