Turkey Burgers Stuffed with Cheese
A great change from the usual beef burger! Perfect on a hot day with a chilled dry Sparkling wine.
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Pork Gyro’s
Gyro’s – an Ancient Greek street food made with pork, were fashioned after Turkish Donair’s, cooked on a vertical spit or a Persian sword, over a fire. True Gyro’s are thinly sliced pieces of meat cut right from the cone. Middle Eastern Shawarma’s, again very …
Greek Salad with Chick Peas and Baby Greens
Greek Salad is a family favourite and served throughout the summer and fall when the vegetables are at their peak.
Italian Sausage Lasagna
This rich and hearty version of lasagna uses sweet or spicy Spolumbo’s Italian Sausage equally well; and a little Chèvre gives it some depth. Serve with a green salad and dinner is made for a cool evening.
Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes
This is a perfect appetizer in any season. The flavour of the tomatoes improves with roasting and do take the time to press the Feta or the spread will be too briny.
Sausage Rigatoni
Rigatoni is a bit wider than penne and perfect for catching the sausage and Chèvre. Rigatoni comes in various lengths and the Sicilians claim it as one of their pastas.
Tomato and Feta Salad
We love this salad as a side dish with grilled beef or lamb. Feta Cheese varies in flavour and saltiness. Greek Feta has more intensity than French Feta, and both are delicious.
Baked Goat Cheese and Blueberry Glaze
This is a delicious salad for any time of the year. The Blueberry Glaze and Goat Cheese pair as beautifully as does the Goat Cheese and a French Sancerre (Sauvignon Blanc grape) from the Loire Valley.
Pear and Baby Greens Salad with Balsamic Reduction
Pears were a favourite food of the ancient Romans and Greeks – believed to be “gifts from the gods”. Pears are so versatile, and thought to be one of the oldest cultivated fruits originating in present day Western China.
Roasted Beet and Chèvre(Goat Cheese Salad)
Beets fill the markets by fall and have been harvested for centuries, for good reason! This is an easy, delicious salad once the beets are roasted. Roast the beets earlier in the day or even the day before.