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Home Made Pickles

by Peter G Recipes

What is it with taste buds? Do they suddenly decide at a certain age to change their tactics and alter your preferences for different foods? My taste bud ”changes” happened around the age of fifteen. It was the humble pickle that would set my taste buds on this new ”sour and salty” romance. I don’t know what possessed me to actually try one (really try one-not just a little bite!) [...]

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Say “I Love You” with doughnuts

by Peter G 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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Biftekia with Salsa Verde

by Peter G Greek Food

I think I may have a “thing” for sauces. If you scan through the archives you can find my recipe for chimichurri salsa, roasted corn salsa and walnut skordalia. What can I say? I like a good sauce to accompany a dish. It makes it all the more satisfying. Regarding the recipe today, “biftekia” are  basically hamburgers. I like to think that the Greeks do biftekia exceptionally well and most taverns will serve up a version [...]

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Cabbage Rolls

by Peter G Greek Food

As a child, I would never have gone anywhere near cabbage rolls let alone cabbage. It fell into the “icky” and “yucky” group of adjectives usually spoken by kids. Perhaps it was the sulphurous aroma that made me detest it. I can’t

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Spetsofai

by Peter G Greek Food

Spetsofai -an unusual word to pronounce but a very hearty dish to eat.  This is another one of those dishes that I’m adding to my Greek Food and recipes here on the blog.  To be honest I’ve never made this dish before. It’s been on my “make soon” list for awhile now.  But tell me, who can resist throwing a few simple ingredients together on these cooler nights and conjuring [...]

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