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Recap of Greek Supper Club With Pavlo
This past Thursday, I had the pleasure of hosting a Greek Supper Club with the international recording artist, Pavlo. Born and raised here in Toronto, this dinner was a way for friends and fans to get...
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Puff Pastry Twists With Black Olive Paste
Here’s a quick and easy appetizer you can prepare with just three ingredients….puff pastry, olive paste and the eggwash for finishing. I served these at last week’s Greek Supper Club and for something...
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ZHTO! A Supper Club Celebrating Greek Independence Day
March 25th is a double celebration for Greece – both a historical and a religious one. Greeks celebrate the beginning of the struggle for independance from the Ottomans in 1821. The Greek-Orthodox...
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Greek Coffee & Chocolate Pot de Cremes
This simple but decadent dessert is a play on a French one called “pot de creme”, meaning pot of custard. It’s an easy dessert that needs a little attention when straining the coffee grounds from the...
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Greek Lent (Sarakosti) Recipe Round-up
Artichokes ala Polita As a convenience to the many readers of this blog, I’ve amassed all the Lenten (and Lent-friendly) dishes that I have posted thus far. Most of the dishes are Greek and...
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Recap of Greek Supper Club at Skara in Montreal
What a tremendous dinner we had last at Skara Estiatorio, one of Montreal’s finest Greek restaurants. We enjoyed Greek wines poured from SCCI Wines & Spirits of Montreal and we had the pleasure of...
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Greek Easter Cooking Class in Montreal
I am excited to be teaming up with Mouton Vert’s Maggie Barakaris for a Greek Easter cooking workshop. We’ll share our family’s recipes for making Easter Koulourakia (cookies), Paximadia (Greek...
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Greek Easter Workshop in Toronto
I am excited to be offering a Greek Easter baking workshop. We’ll share our family’s recipes for making Easter Koulourakia (cookies), Paximadia (Greek biscotti), we’ll dye Easter eggs using natural...
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Mouton Vert, Greek Vegetarian Kitchen
Mouton Vert Vegetarian Restaurant Facebook Page It’s also a cafe, bakery and Greek specialty store. Mouton Vert means “green sheep”, referring to it’s vegetarian and vegan foods it specializes in....
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Tsoureki – Greek Easter Bread For Sale
This year, Easter falls on April 12th and for us Greeks (and many Orthodox Christians) it wouldn’t be the same without Tsoureki at the table. Last year I sold some Tsourekia and the response was...
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Potato Crusted Fish With Braised Greens
Potato-Crusted fish and what is it? I’ve previously made fish dish that’s totally enveloped in potato and although it’s a dish requiring some finesse, this version proved to be more challenging. Here,...
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Ceviche With Fennel, Cilantro and Three Citrus Dressing
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of working with freshest, tastiest European sea bass (lavraki) in the world. It was flown in from Greece by my friends at Selonda Aquaculture, Greece’s...
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May 3rd Greek Supper Club – Peloponnese on Your Plate
Morea, the Medieval name for the Peloponnese. Let me take you on a culinary journey through this magical, almost pristine part of Greece. Here, traditional trumps the modern ways and that is...
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2nd Greek Easter Baking Class Added, March23rd
Due to popular demand, I am offering a 2nd (first workshop sold out) Greek Easter baking workshop, to be held Monday March 23rd at Aphrodite Cooks Cooking Studio. We’ll share our family’s recipes for...
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Shrimp Giouvetsi
Giouvetsi is a class of Greek casserole dishes. Vegetables, stock, kritharaki and your choice of protein make up this rustic, straight-forward and delicious dish. Today’s dish is another offering for...
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Greek Supper Club in Winnipeg
I’ve been to Winnipeg twice when I was a Financial Advisor and soon I’ll be back, wearing a Chef’s hat this time as I host a Greek Supper Club on Monday, April 20th at Olympia Diner. Andrew (Olympia’s...
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Workshop: Phyllo From Scratch
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...
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Ikanos Mediterranean Cuisine
Ikanos Mediterranean Cuisine http://www.restaurantikanos.com/ Where: 112, Rue Mc Gill, Suite 1, Montréal (Québec), H2Y 2E5 (514) 842-0867 Owners: Nicholas and Constant Mentzas The Food: Although they...
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Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
For all of my life, our family has dyed Easter eggs using those packets for sale at the Greek specialty store. Nothing wrong with those packets but curiousity drove me to try dying my Easter eggs...
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Lamb on the Spit (αρνί-στη-σούβλα)
It’s the day after Easter and it’s also the Feast of St. George so my best wishes and “Hronia Polla” go out to all the George’s out there. I have to admit I’m quite today. Yesterday was a huge...
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