Spinach Salad with Radicchio & Feta
Radicchio is in the chicory family, can be eaten raw in salads but I’ve seen wedges of it grilled as well. It grows best in Spring and Fall and most grocery stores carry it.
Beside this being a tasty salad, it’s also an attractive one with the green and purple contrasts. Some crumbled feta, walnuts and you’ll find this salad refreshing and filling.
Halloumi in a Pita
Halloumi cheese is one of my favourites and I am sharing this easy recipe/instruction for making a Halloumi in a pita.
Phyllo Classes in Montreal Feb17 and 18
Master recipe for phyllo dough that will allow us to make a rectangular pita in a tray, a round pita using a second method and finally, a spiral (strifti) pita by hand stretching the dough.
Carnival Greek Supper Club ’23
It’s Carnival time! Join me on Sunday, February 12th at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen for a festive Carnival feast. Greeks love to celebrate and that involves good food and good drink. I’ve got a menu of meat dishes and Apostolos Gerakinis will be pouring Greek wines. MENU Appetizers: Baked Gigantes with Feta and Sausage Koto-Bacon […]
Phyllo Workshop January 8th
Join me for an afternoon where I unlock the secrets to making phyllo pastry from scratch. I will share the basic phyllo dough recipe then show you how to open phyllo by hand. We will make: Strifti (spiral pie) cheese pie Spanakopita Bougatsa with semolina custard Cost is $104.00, class size limited to […]
Tsouchti Pasta with an Egg on Top
A few years ago I visited the Mani region of the Peloponnese with it’s traditional Maniot towers, rugged terrain.
Christmas Greek Supper Club December 5th
December is the festive season and each year I look forward to hosting my annual Christmas-themed Greek Supper Club. Join me on Sunday, December 4th for my annual Christmas-themed Greek Supper Club at the St. Lawrence Market Kitchen. Apostolos Gerakinis will be pouring Greek wines from United Stars and many Greek products furnished from Kolonaki […]
Recap – Classic Greek Supper Club
Last week marked the return of my Greek Supper Club try at a new venue called The Column Event Space, located in East York. A full house, a great food and service despite the challenges of hosting at a new venue. My team and I had a blast! Thank you for the wine pairings selected […]
Lasagna Bolognese
I am still on “team bechamel” when it comes to lasagnas as opposed to ricotta. The bechamel allows one to pre-make a lasagna, make/freeze/bake or enjoy a moist lasagna the next day without it drying out.
Mushroom Lasagna
So, why make a mushroom lasagna? It’s a mushroom lover’s dream, it’s filling, a great vegetarian dish and not that hard to make.
