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“Papoutsakia”-Stuffed Eggplants

by Peter G 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 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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Vanilla “submarine”

by Peter G 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 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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Mini Pavlovas with Poached Figs and Greek Yoghurt

by Peter G Greek Food

Xmas decorations up? Check House cleaned? Check Presents all wrapped? Check Xmas menu worked out? Um…sort of.  Surprisingly, for someone who cooks a lot I always have trouble deciding what to prepare. I change my mind every day! And I think a lot of that has to do with the weather at the moment. My Xmas lunch won’t be anything “spectacular”. Nor do I have the inclination to invite long [...]

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