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Wasabi Mussels Saganaki
If you’ve visited Thessaloniki and the nearby Halkidiki, you likely will have enjoyed mussels saganaki. This dish is a specialty of the region where mussels are served in two-handles vessel, a...
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Monkfish Saganaki
From September and through the winter, I begin to see monkfish at shops in Greece and here in Canada. It’s not a pretty fish but it’s delish, no pin bones and the meat on the fish comes from two loins...
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Greek Food Gazette 6/12/2013
National Hellenic Museum, Chicago Kalofagas (Peter Minakis) to do a cooking demo on Jan.11th at National Hellenic Museum Domaine Porto Carras honoured with rural excellence award Initiative started...
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Greek Christmas Recipe Round-Up
I decided to organize some Christmas dishes for you to consider when you’re planning your Christmas, holiday and New Year’s menus. These are some options divided simply in savory and sweet categories....
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Oyster Loukoumades
Last night I hosted another Greek Supper club, the second annual Greek Christmas-themed dinner. Christmas time signals that we can indulge a little bit with some the appetizers, cheeses, meat, fish and...
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Recipe for Copenhagen Dessert
The dessert you see here has nothing to do with the Danish capital and surprisingly, mention of Copenhagen and many Greeks do not even know it exists in the Greek repetoire of desserts. Copenhagen is a...
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Greek Food Gazette 23/12/2013
Gyradiko, Modiano Market, Thessaloniki Visit the exhibition titled The veneration of Saint Mamas at Byzantine Museum of Culture Santorini tomato gains DOP appellation status from European Untion...
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Festive Salad With Kopanisti Cheese, Walnuts, Green Apples
If you’re looking for a WOW-factor salad to serve during the holidays or any other special dinner, this one will catch your eye, tastes fabulous and you’ll learn a couple of new kitchen tricks. First,...
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Pan-Seared Sea Bream with Citrus-Caper Sauce
I’ve got a quick yet fancy meal that presents fish for guests who like fish but they may not want to fuss with cleaning the fish or removing bones. Greece exports some fabulous farm raised fish to...
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Braised Lamb Shanks With Trahana
Winter has only just begun and we’ve been in the grip of a cold spell with a day of mild temperatures then snap…more cold. As much as I would like to eat lighter after a rich and festive December, I...
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Vasilopita
A belated Happy New Year to everyone and health and happiness in 2014! As the New Year rolls over, Greek families all over the world will share the tradition of cutting the Vasilopita, our Greek New...
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Greek Food Gazette 13/01/2014
Olive trees in Kassandra, Halkidiki The 10 healthiest ethnic cuisines – #1) GREEK Cyprus: home to Europe’s oldest wine Selene restaurant of Santorini listed in 101 Best Restaurants of the World...
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Kaimaki Ice Cream
The first time I had Kaimaki ice cream was back in the 90′s in Thessaloniki, Greece. This northern Greek city is second in population but tops when it comes to food. There are so many influences in the...
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Symi Style Salt and Pepper Shrimp
I have never been to Symi, a small island near Rhodes but after having this delicious and easy meze, I now want to! Symi is in the chain of islands called the Dodecanese (Tweleve Islands) and you can...
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Grilled Octopus Salad with Sea Asparagus and Fennel
I’m always looking for new and interesting octopus dishes…if you don’t like octopus – nothing here for you today. This salad is an answer to those asking for winter salads or salads with a twist. I...
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Greek Food Gazette 25/01/2014
Omonia Square, summer 1927, Athens Kalofagas holding a Greek fish and seafood workshop on Feb.3rd The restaurant at the Acropolis Museum listed in top 5 museums to eat at Aegean Islands tops list of...
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Braised Lamb Pastitsio
This dish came about after having some leftover lamb shanks and like any frugal Greek, one should never throw out good food. Re-invent, remake, reuse. If you don’t have leftovers, then this dish is a...
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Greek Food Gazette 01/02/2014
hot red Vespa, Thessaloniki Some spots still left for this Monday’s Fish and Seafood workshop “Pantou”, an EU website for travelers to Greece with disabilities Halkidiki expects return of Dutch...
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Lamb and Artichokes Avgolemeno
Here’s an updated recipe from when I originally posted, back in June of 2008. Lamb is a fave for Greeks and I’m delighted to learn that I’ve converted many people into liking it. Lamb is versatile,...
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Kaimaki Ice Cream
The first time I had Kaimaki ice cream was back in the 90′s in Thessaloniki, Greece. This northern Greek city is second in population but tops when it comes to food. There are so many influences in the...
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