Fooodlove118 recipes
Tasty food blog featuring easy Greek and Mediterranean-inspired recipes.
Spinach Lasagna with Lime
This recipe was cooked for us by some dear friends from Rhodes, when they visited us right before COVID kicked off and changed our lives! As a chef and his partner, they fed us a selection of tasty treats during their stay - but this was our ultimate.
Green Beans with Tomato Sauce
I remember enjoying this at home in Rhodes through the summer as a child - with freshly-picked green beans from the garden, and even freshly picked tomatoes too! This stewed green beans dish (or Fasolakia Giaxni in Greek) is more than the sum of its.
Greek Semolina Halva
Lent is traditionally a fasting period in Greece, where the Greek Orthodox church still has a lot of power over the country’s traditions.
How to make sun-dried tomatoes in the oven!
Sun-dried tomatoes are an easy way to impart Mediterranean flavour.
Veggie Burger Patties
Why buy veggie burgers, with great lists of unknown ingredients, when making your own is so simple? That’s what I think anyway, since I tapped into this particular recipe.
Greek tea party ideas
Fooodlove combines the UK culture of afternoon tea with some Greek bakery favourites to give you a roster of exciting ideas for a Greek-inspired afternoon tea.
Carrot Cake with Yogurt Cream
What’s a Greek carrot cake, I hear you ask? Well, for me, all things Greek use Greek yoghurt wherever possible! So yes, this is a carrot cake without cream cheese -I substitute in that tart, rich tang of Greek yoghurt instead, to make for a slightly.
Greek Pasta Pie - Makaronopita
Sometimes indulgence is the only way forward, and this carb fest is a real treat! Makaronopita, or Greek pasta pie, uses indulgent pastry, pasta, evaporated milk and feta cheese to ensure no stone is left unturned on your journey to the ultimate in comfort.
Whole Grain Blueberry Muffins
These healthy blueberry muffins are a must for my daughters’ packed lunch boxes, or for those rumbling tummies at around 4 pm when dinner still feels far off.
Mozzarella and Chorizo Peppers
As you may know by now, I’m a veggie - but the rest of my family aren’t! Although they’re happy to eat tasty veggie meals a lot of the time, they sometimes ask for meat.
10 common Greek phrases and their English equivalents
Fooodlove explore common phrases and idioms translated from English to Greek.
Thin-battered Feta Pie - Alevropita
This simple and tasty feta pie is best straight from the oven, whilst it’s still crisp-edged, buttery, and warm.
Spinach and Feta Galettes
These spinach and feta galettes are a mouthwatering veggie breakfast, or lunch, to satisfy and satiate.
Greek Lucky New Year’s Cake (Vasilopita)
Vasilopita is a Greek New Year cake, and an unmissable tradition! Cooked up throughout Greece, the texture is sometimes more bready, almost like my recipe for Tsoureki Easter bread.
Traditional Kourabiedes Cookies
These deliciously soft and nutty butter cookies are a festive staple come Christmas time in Greece.
7 baked goods you have to try in a Greek bakery
Check out fooodlove's blog on the best items you have to try in a Greek bakery.
Greek Christmas Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)
This traditional Greek Christmas recipe is a must-bake in our household come Christmas time, infusing the house with that festive scent of baking, orange, cinnamon and spices.
Mediterranean Style Shakshuka
This Mediterranean-style Shakshuka was actually thought out by my husband! He is not often found cooking, but he hit on a real win with this simple Shakshuka recipe when I was too tired and busy to cook one day, back in Rhodes.