Homemade Salsa
This recipe for easy homemade salsa makes the best party food and must-have snack! Here’s one thing we have learned, homemade salsa beats any salsa you find in a jar! We are a bit partial to the fresh tomatoes that come from our garden, because fresh tomatoes...
Simple Greek Beets
One of our favorite vegetables we grow in our garden is beets! Beets are one of those vegetables that people say they don’t like, but we are convinced that they just haven’t had beets prepared the “Greek” way! This recipe for Simple Greek Beets along with the greens...
Grilled Vegetable Platter
The best of summer in one dish! Time to get out the grill and put those fresh garden vegetables to good use! This Grilled Vegetable Platter is so easy and delicious and makes a colorful and festive addition to a picnic or other outdoor gathering! It’s a perfect summer...
Vegetable Kebabs
Looking for a fun way to incorporate more veggies in your diet? These flavorful Vegetable Kebabs are marinated in a delicious herb olive oil and fresh lemon marinade and then grilled until tender and caramelized. Perfection just waiting for you to enjoy! This...
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
One of our favorite summer salads is this crisp and flavorful Mediterranean Chickpea Salad. As we head into gardening season, this salad will come alive with fresh-picked juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers and sweet red peppers! Don’t have your own garden? No...
Greek Gigantes (Plaki)
If you’re looking for a traditional Greek vegetarian dish, we have one that you’re guaranteed to love! Greek Gigantes (Plaki) with its large buttery white beans, rich tomato sauce, and fresh herbs is a quintessential Greek dish! It can be enjoyed as...
Greek-Style Cauliflower (Kapama)
Simple and easy to prepare, Greek Style Cauliflower (Kounoupidi Kapama) is a beautiful dish that serves well on its own or as a side to a main meal. As we head into Fall and Winter we tend to want meals that are heartier, give us a cozy feeling, and make our...
Pumpkin Spice Frappe
We took our favorite summer frothy coffee and turned it into a seasonal fall drink. Even if you’re not a pumpkin spice fan you’ll love this Pumpkin Spice Frappe! It has just the right amount of spice but doesn’t overwhelm you as much as the other gals coffee 😉 Skip...
Greek Dipping Oil
We all know just how much Greeks love their psomaki (bread)! Bread has a very special place on the Greek table, whether it’s served for lunch or dinner. We agree that dipping your bread in all the wonderful juices of a Horiatiki Salad or sopping up all the...
Easy White Bean Dip
This recipe for Easy White Bean Dip can be made in under 10 minutes with 5 pantry ingredients. It’s super creamy and light, perfect for guilt-free snacking or as an appetizer. White beans are full of fiber, protein and nutrients so this dip is a healthy win! Plus...
Greek Artichoke Stew
It’s artichoke season! You know those funny looking vegetables that appear in the produce department of your grocery stores every Spring? The ones you bypass because well, they look scary and you’re not sure how to prepare them. Well, fear no more, we are...
Greek Lemon Potatoes
If you’ve been to a Greek restaurant chances are you’ve had Greek Lemon Potatoes. They are a staple side dish for a few reasons… 1.) Great for serving a crowd, 2.) They go with just about every main dish 3.) They are covered in a lemony sauce making them...
Mediterranean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
It might be safe to say that sweet potatoes have become our favorite type of spud over the past few years. They have so much flavor on their own, are super filling and can transform into many different dishes both savory and sweet. This recipe for Mediterranean...
Pumpkin Cookies
These soft-baked Pumpkin Cookies are chewy and chocolatey with just the right amount of spice to give you all the fall feelings. There’s no butter, eggs, oil, white flour or refined sugar lurking in these cute little cookies. But there is a surprise ingredient of...
Asian Inspired Grilled Eggplant
With all the warm weather we have been having this Fall, we are still able to grill outdoors, and we love it! Well, truth be told, we have been known to grill on freezing cold winter days too! All we need is a shoveled path from the door to the grill through the snow,...
Skordalia
Garlic lovers, this recipe is for you! Skordalia is one of the most popular dips you’ll find in Greece and/or in any authentic Greek restaurant. It is made by combining a pureed base of potatoes or bread and then emulsifying with loads (and we mean LOADS!) of...
Chickpea Blondies
These yummy, nutty Chickpea Blondies are grain-free and surprisingly healthy! Yep, we said Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, those heart-healthy, plant-based protein-packed beans we love to toss in salads and make dips with is now the main ingredient in...
Fava
During our first trip to Greece we were introduced to a traditional Greek dip that was so delicious we just knew we would have to learn how to make it. Having a wonderful dinner out with cousins one evening, they ordered a dip called Fava. Side note here: we became...
Vegetable Summer Rolls
When the summer heat hits and it’s too hot to start the oven, turn to our Vegetable Summer Rolls! They make a great appetizer, lunch or a light dinner with no “cooking” required. We paired them with 2 delicious homemade sauces; a sweet chili sauce (which is...
Blackberry Chia Jam
We love summertime for the abundance of fresh berries that are in season! But do you ever find yourself with too many berries that you can’t possibly eat them all before they go bad? Well, then you need to make chia seed jam! It’s a great way to make your fruit...
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