Grilled Calamari Skewers
While fried is everyone’s favourites, grilled calamari should get equal billing. It’s easier to prepare, less fuss and mess and it cooks quickly.
Grilled Liver with Pickled Onions
This dish is offal good – grilled liver with pickled onions. You can use lamb, pork or beef/veal liver. The liver gets a quick marinade in olive oil, salt and dried Greek oregano then it gets quickly grilled over high heat.
Greek Style Roast Chicken Thighs
The flavour profile here is classic Greek: lemon, garlic, salt, pepper, dried Greek oregano. This chicken is best with roast potatoes or fries and it’s doable weeknight or weekend.
Kataifi Galaktoboureko
This past summer I had a version made with Kataifi, a pastry that looks like shredded wheat and it was tremendous: the aroma of butter, notes of citrus and vanilla. Dreamy!
Turkey Pastitsada
Another variation using leftover Turkey from Canadian Thanksgiving.
Juicy Grilled Chicken Thighs
If one were to ask what are classic Greek flavours, my mind goes to olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and oregano. That’s pretty much how we serve up chicken, be it roasted or on the grill.
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 […]
Seafood Cooking Class December 18th
Join me on Sunday, December18th for an afternoon cooking class where I will show share my tips and tricks to make some of my favourite seafood offerings. The class will take place at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen.. The Best Taramosalata Tender Octopus Fried Calamari Whole Lavraki (Branzino) Baked in Salt Crust A light lunch (samples […]
Roast Lamb Chops & Potatoes
This recipe is a fabulous way to enjoy lamb, especially those who don’t have a grill or perhaps even a leg of lab is too big for your Sunday lunch.
Cafe Frappe Ice Cream With Honey Roasted Figs
Just two days ago, I served this Greek Summer inspired ice cream, reminiscent of Cafe Frappe – the iced coffee enjoyed in Greece using Nescafe instant coffee. In old days, Nescafe was added to a cocktail shaker with sugar to taste, water and shaken to a thick foam then poured into a tall glass. Cold […]
