October 2008

Simplicity

by Peter G October 31, 2008 Greek Food

I was jumping for joy the other day when my special shipment of olive oil arrived from Greece! I was so excited! Excited because I was ready to sample and cook with some of this wonderful golden liquid. I know this is going to sound biased but Greek extra virgin olive oil is the best. No arguments. My parents sent me 20 litres of the stuff and I have been [...]

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Oktoberfest

by Peter G October 26, 2008 Places

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know I’m back after suffering a bout of flu/sinusitis the last few weeks. Couldn’t swallow, sleep and most importantly eat! I’ve had enough of chicken soups for the time being. So I want to get back into blogging today with a post about that great German beer festival known as Oktoberfest. I had the pleasure of attending the last weekend there in Munich [...]

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Stuffed Peppers

by Peter G October 13, 2008 Greek Food

Val from More Than Burnt Toast and Ivy from Kopiaste are co hosting an event to highlight World Food Day. As soon as I saw this I wanted to participate however I was torn about making something uniquely “Australian”. Australia’s cuisine is made up of dishes brought out here by the varying migrating cultures. So I decided to offer a dish that represents my Greek heritage. Greek stuffed [...]

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Baked Salmon with a Herbed Crust

by Peter G October 10, 2008 Recipes

As I explained yesterday, I’m not really a big seafood eater. I’m trying to indulge in more seafood in particular the “good variety”. Salmon is a good choice as it provides a number of essential nutrients and oils. I also enjoy its meaty texture and find it quite filling. I wanted to pair the salmon with the fresh flavours of spring so I used a number of fresh herbs and [...]

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Broad Beans

by Peter G October 9, 2008 Recipes

I’ve been wanting to cook with broad beans for a while now. When I spotted these beauties at the market recently, my mind went into overdrive thinking of ways to enjoy them. As per usual though, I took the simple route. I used them as a side dish to some baked salmon I also cooked. (You probably have noticed I don’t indulge in a lot of seafood but I’m trying…). [...]

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White Asparagus

by Peter G October 5, 2008 Recipes

This is going to be a short, quick post about a very easy starter I prepared for a dinner party the other day. In my continuing quest to serve tasty food with not a lot of preparation, I decided to try the white asparagus variety I picked up at the markets. I had never cooked with the white version before. Needless to say it tasted just like the green one! [...]

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Grilled Halloumi with caramelized Fennel

by Peter G October 1, 2008 Greek Food

When I first thought up the ingredients for this month’s Joust I had envisioned a rich dish of potato and fennel gratin. Perfect for the cooler months on the other side of the world and just right for our slightly cooler evenings. Well so much for that! We have experienced really high temperatures and as a result I feel spring may be robbed from us this year. Thank god that [...]

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