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Egg Salad Revisted
Another food item there seems to be plenty of after Easter are eggs – lots of coloured Easter eggs. As is customary with Greeks, we play this egg cracking game to see who’s egg wins in a game of...
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Spinach and Feta Flutes Made With Sliced Bread
Growing up in the west (Canada), many of us took for granted the convenience product known as sliced bread. The rest of the world does not necessarily have sliced bread. In Greece, it was introduced to...
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Mushroom Magheritsa Soup
When Greeks return from the Anastasi service at church (Saturday Easter eve), the first thing to go into the mouths is a bowl of Magheritsa. This is a traditional soup made of boiled intestines...
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Pork Schnitzel With Mushroom Sauce
The first time I ever had schnitzel in Greece, was back in 1988. It was summer, I was in my father’s hometown, Amynteo (a great wine region). My cousin Lia had coordinated with lots of her friends and...
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Composed Shrimp Pasta With Yogurt Bechamel
Sometimes, you have guests that may need a little more attention – could be a colleague, boss or a person you want to show some extra care when entertaining. Pasta is one of those dishes that you have...
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An Evening in Crete – Kalofagas Greek Supper Club
Crete, the southernmost part of Greece, largest island in the Mediterranean and the birthplace of the “Mediterranean Diet”. Join me on Monday, June 23rd as we will raise a glass (or two) of Cretan...
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Tzigerokeftedes
Last month, we celebrated Easter and when I mean celebrate, we prepare a full-on Sunday feast with food being served from morning ’til night. You would too if you fasted from meat and meat by-products...
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Greek Food Gazette 09/05/2014
Koulouri Vendor on Tsimiski, Thessaloniki Pre-order Peter Minaki’s Big Book of Mediterranean Recipes Greece’s TrainOSE to begin passenger rail service to Sofia and Belgrade 19 Greek olive oils among...
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Easy Pork Gyro for Everyone
A few years ago I shared a recipe with how make your own pork gyro at home, provided you have one of these home vertical rotisseries at your home. The positives are that this is as close to pork gyro...
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Easy Banana Ice Cream
Sometimes, simplicity triumphs – especially when the flavour is so damn good! Here, I’ve recreated an ice cream I had years ago at a parlour and I found myself craving it. It was a banana and...
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Greek Food Gazette 17/05/2014
Tears of the Pine, retsina from Kechris winery of Thessaloniki Greek government “freezes” controversial coastline development bill Here are 36 reasons to visit Halkidiki, Greece A hotel in Santorini...
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Greek Food Gazette 24/05/2014
Amanzoe retreat, near Porto Heli Author Victoria Hislop to visit Athens on June 13th Here are six incredible restaurants to visit when in Crete Report: 10 reasons to buy a holiday home in Greece Get...
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Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta With Apricot Preserve
The yogurt has just set, made another batch of this Greek style panna cotta – Greek style in that Greek yogurt is the twist to this easy Italian dessert. Panna cotta means cooked cream and the Greek...
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St. Lawrence Market Greek Supper Club (recap)
National Geographic recently rated Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market as the “World’s Best Food Market”, something Torontonians have known for years. Early Greek immigrants lived near the Market as they...
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Zucchini Lentil Fritters With Shrimp
These fritters gain lots of inspiration – from the classic Kolokithokeftedes (zucchini fritters) in Greek cookery to Santorini and Canadian food personality/chef Michael Smith. These are very much like...
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Greek Food Gazette 31/05/2014
making wine, Xanthi, Thrace Athens’ Strofi restaurant makes the list of “restaurants with best view” Greece projects 21.2 million tourist arrivals in 2014 Get your seats for Escape to Greece dinner on...
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Pickled Grapes With Manouri Cheese and Salad Greens
Last week I hosted my latest Greek Supper Club, this time the venue was at St. Lawrence Market, Toronto’s world famous central market. The dinner theme was Greek dishes with some Canadian twists. Greek...
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Roasted & Braised Lamb Neck Lemonato
Growing up Greek means you eat lamb often – lamb chops, lamb in the oven, whole spit-roasted lamb, lamb stews, lamb in clay pots, lamb with pasta, lamb in phyllo and braised lamb dishes. All these ways...
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Greek Food Gazette 08/06/2014
tree-ripened figs, Greek summer on your plate Mani Imports, bringing Greek products to the Sacramento area Breathtaking photo reportage from a wedding ceremony in Sifnos Epirus launches an ambitious...
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Lemon Carbonara Spaghetti
Most of you who are food enthusiasts (freaks) like myself, you’ve noticed by now that many items on your grocery bill have gone up. One glaring spike in prices is with lemons. Limes I can find for 6...
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