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My Collaboration with Gaia Olives: From Halkidiki to My Table

  Hi everyone, I am so happy to introduce you to Gaia Olives.  A family-run company based in the Northern part of Greece, in beautiful Halkidi.   The Green olives from northern Greece, especially those from Halkidiki, are considered among the finest in the world. Their generous size, crisp bite, and […]

Greek salad turned into a Rustic Greek Village Dip

Rustic Greek Village Dip

Hello friends, This Rustic Greek Village Dip is basically the Greek salad in a disguise as a dip. 🙂 Tomatoes, no cucumbers, red onions, feta, olive oil, herbs, all the usual ingredients. Honestly, the ingredients should look and sound familiar to you if you have tried the traditional Greek Salad.  […]

Crunchy Zucchini Fries with a Dill Yogurt dip on parment paper.

Crispy Baked Zucchini Fries with Creamy Dill Yogurt Dip

Hello everyone, Zucchinis in the summer are always abundant. It’s one of those vegetables that doesn’t ask for much: maybe a little olive oil, lemon juice, a few herbs, and boom, you’ve got a salad or a meal. But there are always recipes like this one that ask for breadcrumbs […]

A Creamy Greek Olive Dip served in a medium sized white bowl. Garnished with a Greek olive on top

Creamy Greek Olive Dip

Hello there, This Creamy Greek Olive Dip is rich, tangy, and full of Mediterranean character. It’s the kind of meze you make when friends drop by unexpectedly, or when you want something delicious to enjoy with warm pita and a glass of chilled white wine or red!.  And honestly, if […]

A cremy, garlicky, tzatziki dip plated in a white medium size bowl. A grater, slices of pita bread and cucumber spread around the bowl.

Creamy Garlicky Tzatziki Dip

Hey there garlic lovers, You know how some dips pretend to be healthy but secretly contain three blocks of cream cheese? Yeah… tzatziki is not that kind of dip. :). The creamy, garlicky Tzatziki dip is made with Greek Yogurt, garlic, and a few other small ingredients. Tzatziki has roots […]

baked shrimps saganaki with feta. A piece of pita bread is being dipped into the meze.

Baked Shrimp Saganaki with Feta

Hello everyone, Shrimp Saganaki is one of those dishes that instantly transports me back to Greece.  The sound of the sea, the smell of tomatoes simmering with garlic. When the feta melts just enough to become creamy but still holds its shape. It’s the kind of recipe that is incredibly […]

Feta cheese and greek yogurt mixed with a few more ingredients, placed in a middle size serving bowl and garnished with a bit of fresh dill. In the backgorund on the top write hand corner french fries are placed.

Whipped Feta Yogurt Dip — Creamy, Tangy & Ready in Minutes

  Hello foodie friends, So, if you were to take a bit of feta cheese and Greek yogurt and mix them, what would you get? Something far more magical than the simplicity of its ingredients. You’d get a dip that’s creamy, tangy, and impossibly smooth like this Whipped Feta Yogurt […]

creamy avocado feta dip in a ceramic bowl. A piece of bread on the top left side of the bowl.

Creamy Avocado Feta Dip

Helllo there, friends, I bet you never knew that you could combine avocados with feta and make it work! Well, you can 🙂 Avocados are smooth and buttery, while feta is salty, peppery, and sometimes so crumbly. And when you blend them, something very magical happens. The avocado gives a […]

Crispy Sweet Paprika Fries on scattered on parchement papaer. One is dipped in Mustard Mayonaisse

Crispy Sweet Paprika Fries

Hellooo, This was one of my very first recipes I posted when I started out as a Food Blogger.  My delicious Crispy Sweet Paprika Fries, which definitely deserve a comeback. The timing couldn’t be better than now, a simple side dish if you are fasting.   I was searching through my […]

Greek Spanakopita Dip in a small round white bowl. Placed on a wooden board, behind the bowl there are a few pieces of greek pita bread.

Greek Style Spanakopita Dip

Hello there, If there’s one Greek dish that never fails to disappear first at the table, it’s spanakopita. That crispy phyllo, the creamy feta, the spinach, the herbs… And while I will never say no to a proper slice of spanakopita, sometimes you want all those flavors without the rolling […]