Manestra from Corfu
Today’s recipe is a manestra, a stovetop kritharaki (orzo) dish that’s made/known throughout Greece.
Pistachio Crusted Baked Sole
This recipe is just a template, you can choose whatever flat or white fish you like: haddock, halibut, cod, or grouper are good alternatives.
Recap – Kalofagas Christmas Supper ’21
The holiday season is here and last week I hosted my festive Christmas Supper Club. Thank you to all the guests who attended, my servers/sous chef and the folks at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen. Wine pairings were selected by United Stars representing two wineries from the Peloponnese. Greek ingredients, including Cretan olive oil and sparkling/still […]
Mid-Winter Seafood Supper Club Jan16
After a month of holiday indulgence, January is all about eating lighter and that means fish and seafood. Join me on Sunday, January 16th at St. Lawrence Market Kitchen for a mid-winter 5-course seafood feast. Greek wines and spirits will be pared with the courses. Many specialty products from Greece will be furnished by BuyGreek.shop, […]
Recap – Seafood Tavernaki Supper Club
The past two weekends have been a lot of fun, cooking up some fish and seafood for my dinner guests. Thank you for making both evenings a sell out! I served some Greek classics along with some of my own twists, all paired with Greek wines and Spirits from Celebrity Wines. Many specialty products from […]
My YiaYia’s Meat Sauce
My yiayia would call them “petaloudes” aka butterflies.
Spiced Fig Cake
On the weekends, I watch a show from Greece called “ΠΟΠ Μαγειρική”, a cooking show that highlights PDO/appellation products from Greece and Cyprus. The current host is Andreas Lagos, a Greek chef who has appeared on TV, has cookbooks, helps launch new restaurants and he’s a native of Samos (island). One of the featured products […]
Garlic Shrimp & Calamari on Fava
A couple of years ago, during one of my Supper Clubs, I served pan-seared calamari on a bed of fava. In Greek cookery, fava refers to a puree made from yellow split peas. My friends at BuyGreek.shop sell an excellent fava product that cooks quickly, possesses a gorgeous yellow colour and most importantly, they taste […]
Feta Brined Roasted Chicken Breast
If you’re Greek (or a Feta luvah), you have Feta cheese in your fridge and for the purposes of this recipe, you have Feta brine. The salt content in the brine is similar to that of making your brine. Brining is a wonderful way to keep your protein juicy and tasty. Feta brine is something […]
Whole Roast Cauliflower with Ranch Tzatziki
During the lockdown(s), I missed going out to restaurants to see friends and of course to try out new dishes or order my favourite dishes. One dish I enjoy ordering from Mediterranean and Levantine restaurants is whole roasted cauliflower. It’s a dish where you eat with your eyes first (ain’t she pretty) and then to […]
