This is a simple “throw everything together” kind of pasta dish that I enjoyed a few weeks ago and only got around to posting now. Remember when I prepared last month’s Joust entry and I used prawns? Well I had so may leftover that I had to use them quickly. A great idea came to [...]
“Loukaniko” is the Greek word for sausage. The best way for me to describe it would be to compare it to the Spanish chorizo, without any offence to the Spaniards. Loukaniko is full of porky goodness (Heather are you listening?…LOL!) often flavoured with fennel seeds or orange peel. It’s a dry sausage and its usually [...]
I will apologise to any vegetarians now if you find this post offensive. Or maybe not! My name is Peter and I’m a lamboholic! Yep! That’s right. It’s an addiction. It’s become so expensive to buy this stuff right now that I couldn’t resist these beautiful cutlets when I saw them at the butchers the [...]
This dish is another one of those Greek classics that was constantly featured in my childhood. I probably didn’t appreciate it growing up but I love it as an adult. It’s “more-ish” and I actually find it quite addictive! In fact I ate it for three days straight! It’s a healthy dish and literally translates [...]
This ladies and gentlemen is one of my favourite comfort foods! Baked pasta, Greek style aka as “pastitso”. A bit of a pain to assemble often resulting in a chaotic kitchen but absolutely delicious. I used to crave this all the time as a kid, requesting it be cooked at least once a week. At greek buffets (relatives’ houses…LOL) it was the first thing on my plate. I sort of see it as a grown up version of pasta bolognaise. The bechamel topping gives it that extra lift and transforms it into something else!
Tsourekia and Eggs
This Sunday coming, Greeks all over the world will be celebrating Easter. Its a very big event in Greek culture with many traditions and religious rituals. There’s Lent with the fasting, the many cakes, breads, biscuits and of course the dyed eggs. Its a wonderful time with Easter Sunday being [...]
Greek style steak sandwich…with tzatziki
Woah! The tzatziki recipe I posted the other day certainly had a lot of “passionate” responses. It was good to see. Everyone loves their food and has a particular way of preparing tzatziki. I learnt a few things myself and this is why I love blogging. [...]
Creamy, cooling and very luscious.
Tzatziki is probably one of Greece’s most famous dips. It utilises ingredients which are plentiful in that country. We’re talking thick, creamy sheep’s milk yougurt. Crisp, cooling cucumbers. And loads of garlic. Its commonly used in souvlaki that are served in many restaurants and it [...]
Roated “amoroso” tomatoes on toasted Olive ciabatta
Continuing on from our Summer Antipasto I wanted to highlight some of the options individually and how you can utilise them as other dishes. Take for example our roasted amoroso tomatoes and olive ciabatta bread. These two items are another one of those relationships that were destined [...]
Bread Salad
With the warmer weather finally making an impact here in Sydney, it’s only appropriate to be whipping up so many salads. I mean how easy and simple. Following the KISS principle and relying on good quality produce, you really can’t fail. I had often heard about the Italian bread salad called [...]
