If you are tired of grilling hamburgers for your next cookout give lamb burgers a try! When it comes to delicious juicy burgers if you use good quality beef or in this case lamb the only seasonings you will need are a generous amount of Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. The fat…
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My First Dinner Party In Our New Home
Moving to a new home especially when it is far from your old home brings with it many firsts. And we recently had some new friends over for our first dinner party here. For me, setting the table for a special dinner is fun. I love to mix and match and see how I can…
Avgolemono (Greek Egg And Lemon Soup)
This classic Greek soup derives its name from the two main ingredients: egg (avgo) and lemon juice (lemoni). My husband and I were first introduced to this soup at a little Greek cafe in our Chicago neighborhood almost 25 years ago. In the years since we have never found a version we liked as much. …
Lamb On Skewers With Tzatziki Sauce
Recently my sister-in-law was here for a visit and I prepared a Mediterranean dinner for the occasion. If you’ve been following this blog you already know how much we love Greek food at our house. Our dinner went something like this… We started with egg-lemon soup, which turned out to be really delicious, creamy and…
Papa Cristo’s Greek Restaurant and Market
On our recent visit to Los Angeles to visit with our son we went to one of his favorite Greek restaurants for lunch, Papa Cristos. This “Zagat rated Best Greek Restaurant in LA" is also a fabulous market, deli, grocery, bakery, and wine store… a one stop Greek shopping Mecca! It was difficult to choose…
Chicken Souvlaki
My family and I love Greek food! We became accustomed to it during the years we lived in Chicago. In fact when my husband and I moved there and I was pregnant with our first son almost once a week we went to a little Greek spot in our neighborhood. It was there I was…
A Greek Dinner
My younger son and his girlfriend are visiting this week from San Francisco. He requested a Greek meal with some of his favorite dishes for dinner last night. Happy to oblige I came up with the following menu. Greek Salad dressed with an olive oil, red wine vinegar and oregano vinaigrette Grilled Pita Bread brushed…
sauce What to do with just a little tzatziki, or yogurt /feta cheese sauce leftover from a souvlaki dinner? Make an omelet! oopa! Here’s a simple recipe for a FETA SAUCE from the June issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1/2cup) 4 ounces Greek yogurt (½ cup) 2 garlic cloves,…