The John P Metal Art Blog

Did you know there are over 1,000,000 computers chained together across the Internet creating a giant super-computer attempting to break down the building blocks of proteins in order to find a cure for some of the world’s worst diseases. And you can join too!

The project, run by Stanford University, is called Folding@Home, and you […]

In Greece there are two types of souvlaki (kebob). You can get the fast food sort from vendors on the street like a hamburger, or you can get the gourmet kind at sit down restaurants. This is my version, and hopefully it would be judged as the latter type rather than the former.

The […]

This side dish goes well with just about anything. It’s quite simple to make, but takes a little time for the prep work.

Three to four large potatoes are usually enough to fill up one baking pan and generally feed about 4-5 people.
Here is the process:

Peel and dice the potatoes into about […]

The traditional Greek salad consists mainly of sliced fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.  There are a few other variables:

Olives, Kalamata olives from Greece would be the primary choice
Onions, thin onion slices sometimes go nicely
Feta Cheese, crumbled across the plate
Oil & Vinegar, drizzled over the salad

Here is my aunt Toula’s version of a Greek salad, and hey… […]