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Photo Friday-Shades of Red

by Peter G February 17, 2012 Personal

This week I noticed I featured dishes that had a hint of red in them. We started off with the Valentine’s Day heart shaped doughnuts. These were topped with a raspberry coulis icing and shredded coconut (ok…perhaps they’re slightly pink!). And then I continued the theme with this “very vegan” raspberry ice cream. I thought it only fitting to end the week with a red photo. It all started with [...]

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Very Vegan Raspberry Ice Cream

by Peter G February 15, 2012 Recipes

Yes, even I was skeptical. It’s a term I don’t often use to describe myself, but in this case it’s true. If you had told me a few months ago that you could make ice cream using frozen bananas and an avocado (of all things!) I would have laughed in your face! And probably dismissed you in the process. Now it’s me who has egg (or should I say ice [...]

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Say “I Love You” with doughnuts

by Peter G February 13, 2012 Recipes

I know a lot of people abhor the idea of celebrating Valentine’s Day. Some see it as yet another day for retailers and restaurateurs to over charge for tacky gifts, over priced chocolates and dinners for two. (red devil boxers anyone? Or how about an “exclusive” dinner for two…surrounded by a whole lot of other “exclusive” dinner for two’s!). I’m not really a follower of this day although I have [...]

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“Papoutsakia”-Stuffed Eggplants

by Peter G February 9, 2012 Greek Food

Whenever I heard the word “papoutsakia” in Greek cooking, I would fall into mad hysterics. To anyone who doesn’t speak Greek, “papoutsakia” literally translates as little shoes! Me: what’s for dinner tonight? Dad: papoutsakia Me: LOL! And on it went! Basically to the uninitiated, the dish is eggplants stuffed with cooked mince meat and topped with a cheesy, béchamel sauce. The dish receives its name because the eggplants look like [...]

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Cajun-Style Salmon Souvlaki

by Peter G February 1, 2012 Greek Food

A lot of friends ask me whether I eat all the food I cook on the blog. To that I always answer a resounding “yes”! I’m not sure what they think I do with it! Another question I get often, is if the food I cook reflects my diet/lifestyle. I think what they really mean is “do you eat all those pavlovas you cook?”. LOL When it comes to sweets/cakes [...]

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Making the “classics”-Veal Schnitzel

by Peter G January 27, 2012 Recipes

Is there anyone who doesn’t like schnitzel? (apart from vegetarians for obvious reasons!). There is something very attractive about quickly pan fried meat, coated in a shell of crispy breadcrumbs. When I think of schnitzel I think of a “classic” dish. One that has been around for a long time and has had its fair share of interpretations. This classic made an appearance in our home at least once a [...]

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Salmon With Soy and Petimezi

by Peter G January 24, 2012 Greek Food

My favourite way of getting those all important omega 3′s into my diet is by eating salmon. I find it quite a versatile fish and definitely love getting creative with it. My recent blog post on salmon burgers prepared with home made brioche buns, really got a lot of attention. Generally though, I find I have been quite slack with recipes for salmon here at Souvlaki For The Soul. Looking [...]

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Photo Friday-A little bit of Sydney

by Peter G January 20, 2012 Personal

This summer has definitely been a “mixed bag” of surprises. A few weeks ago I actually threw a light cotton blanket on the bed…that’s a first for a Sydney summer! What I have been enjoying are the cloud formations that form in the evenings. They have provided a spectacular backdrop for our famous harbour and Opera House. Great for a spot of photography! Enjoy the weekend everyone. Take care and [...]

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Summer Lovers-Tomatoes and Gazpacho

by Peter G January 17, 2012 Recipes

Summer time. It conjures up images of ice cream. Beaches. Sand. Stone fruit. Crickets chirping. And for me…tomatoes! I have always associated tomatoes with summer. There’s something about this sexy fruit that hypnotises every part of me. I can never resist eating them or photographing them for that matter. Last year I made a bruschetta that combined the classic Italian Caprese ingredients as a topping. The year before I made [...]

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Vanilla “submarine”

by Peter G January 13, 2012 Greek Food

If any Greeks are looking at these pictures they will immediately recognise this as “βανιλια” or “βανιλια υποβρυχιο”. This literally translates as vanilla and vanilla submarine. In Greece, vanilla fondant is often served as a “spoon sweet”. You dip your spoon in the fondant, scoop a little, dunk it in a glass of cold water and lick it like a lollipop. The longer it’s exposed, the softer it becomes and [...]

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Loukaniko and Haloumi Quesadillas

by Peter G January 11, 2012 Greek Food

It seems that summer has finally made its grand arrival into Sydney town. Whilst, it’s not the sweltering, mad weather of last year at least the sun is shining (for now!). Yesterday I made a mad dash across town and stocked up on a few Greek goods for the pantry. The two items I was eyeing off the most were the loukaniko (Greek word for sausage) and the imported haloumi [...]

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Photo Friday-a tale of two sandwiches

by Peter G January 6, 2012 Personal

I do hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the new year. I’m in the middle of a few projects at the moment and am hoping to get out some more recipes next week. In the meantime, for this “Photo Friday” I’m going to leave you with two images of two very different sandwiches. A ham sandwich and a steak sandwich. One simple and the other substantial. And both very [...]

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Strawberry Cloud Cake

by Peter G January 2, 2012 Recipes

I hope you all had a great start to 2012. I say “let’s get straight into it”. My second last post last year , saw me attending a pre Xmas celebration where I took along a strawberry cloud cake. I promised a blog post on this no-bake wonder and here it is! I first came across this unusually named dessert whilst watching a cooking program on the ABC here in [...]

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Best Wishes

by Peter G December 23, 2011 Personal

It’s come to that time of year again. I just wanted to say a very big “THANK YOU”. Thank you for visiting my blog. Thank you for commenting. Thank you for everything. Enjoy the holiday season. Be safe, drink wisely and DO EAT! All the best for 2012.

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A pre-Xmas Celebration

by Peter G December 21, 2011 Personal

It seems like my days leading to Xmas are busier than ever. I don’t know about you but just in this last week I have been to numerous “get togethers”, social engagements and restaurants. Like I said in my mini pavlovas post, I plan on having a “low-key” Xmas. However, that doesn’t mean the days leading up to it haven’t been jam packed. Just the other day I was invited [...]

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