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Lagana (λαγάνα)
Lagana is very reminiscent of foccacia, another flat bread. The Lagana is a bread that’s tradionally baked for consumption on the first day of Greek Lent, Clean Monday.The Lagana is very easy to make...
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Baked Keftedes With Onions & Korres
Many of the comforting dishes on this blog come from recipes my Dad loves to eat or in some cases, his recipes that he makes (and shares). My father loves keftedes, Greek meat patties if you will. He...
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Tsoureki – Greek Easter Bread For Sale
This year, Easter falls on April 20th and for us Greeks (and many Orthodox Christians) it wouldn’t be the same without Tsoureki at the table. Last year I sold some Tsourekia and the response was...
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Nistisima Paximadia
Here I am, mid-week into the first week of Lent. The first day is the hardest and then each day it becomes easier and easier. One meal that’s a challenge is breakfast. I eat breakfast, rarely skip and...
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Paximadia With Figs, Star Anise & Walnuts
I came up with this recipe after having an epiphany that I must once again have and enjoy the flavour combo of walnuts and figs in a recent salad with this same glorious pairing of walnuts and figs. In...
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Baked Oysters Onassis
This is my Greek take on Oysters Rockefeller, a dish so rich that it was named after the wealthy Rockefeller family in the US. This dish originated in New Orleans and up to the 80′s it appeared on many...
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Baked Mushrooms Stuffed With Kefalotyri Cheese
This appetizer was served this past Sunday at my Naoussa-themed Greek Supper Club featuring Thymiopoulos Wines. It’s a rich little bit but ohhh so delicious. This offering is an appetizer so a little...
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Baked Apples Stuffed With Walnuts
It’s autumn and the markets are teeming with apples…apples to eat as a snack, apples for making apple sauce, apples for pies and apples for baking. Here in Ontario, we must have at least 10 varieties...
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Easy Chocolate and Orange Cakes
Christmas is almost here and surely you’ll finalizing your menu and editing down your entertaining options. The holiday conundrum? Coming up with interesting dishes while still being able to spend...
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Making Bread & Beyond Class
You too can make artisan bread like the ones you see at the bakeries. We’re in for afternoon of sticky hands, dusty aprons and delicious breads. Join me on Sunday, March 15th for at Aphrodite Cooks...
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Phyllo Pastry Workshop
Can you think of a more delicious way to spend a holiday than in a Greek kitchen? In this hands-on, full-day workshop, Greek food enthusiast, talented cook and cookbook author Peter Minaki will walk...
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Sofia’s Kotopita (Chicken Pie)
Happy New Year everyone! This is the first post of 2011 and it’s a dish that takes me back to Thessaloniki, perhaps it will trigger some of your memories? I first had a Kotopita (chicken pie) at a...
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Puff Pastry Twists With Black Olive Paste
Here’s a quick and easy appetizer you can prepare with just three ingredients….puff pastry, olive paste and the eggwash for finishing. I served these at last week’s Greek Supper Club and for something...
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Greek Easter Cooking Class in Montreal
I am excited to be teaming up with Mouton Vert’s Maggie Barakaris for a Greek Easter cooking workshop. We’ll share our family’s recipes for making Easter Koulourakia (cookies), Paximadia (Greek...
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Greek Easter Workshop in Toronto, March 22nd
I am excited to be offering a Greek Easter baking workshop, to be held Sunday March 22nd at Aphrodite Cooks Cooking Studio. We’ll share our family’s recipes for making Easter Koulourakia (cookies),...
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Tsoureki – Greek Easter Bread For Sale
This year, Easter falls on April 12th and for us Greeks (and many Orthodox Christians) it wouldn’t be the same without Tsoureki at the table. Last year I sold some Tsourekia and the response was...
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2nd Greek Easter Baking Class Added, March23rd
Due to popular demand, I am offering a 2nd (first workshop sold out) Greek Easter baking workshop, to be held Monday March 23rd at Aphrodite Cooks Cooking Studio. We’ll share our family’s recipes for...
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Workshop: Phyllo From Scratch
Join me for an afternoon where I unlock the secrets to making phyllo pastry from scratch. I will share the basic phyllo dough recipe then show you how to open phyllo by hand. We will make: Strifti...
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Puff Pastry Twists With Black Olive Paste
Here’s a quick and easy appetizer you can prepare with just three ingredients….puff pastry, olive paste and the eggwash for finishing. I served these at last week’s Greek Supper Club and for something...
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SOLD OUT~! Christmas Baking Class November 29th
SOLD OUT. Some spots still available for December 6th’s class. Christmas is coming fast and for us Greeks that means lots of preparations. For Greeks, it is tradition to offer family and friends...
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