Super Bowl Party
Are you ready for Super Bowl LV (55) next Sunday? Everyone loves to host a Super Bowl party, or any football party! It is fun, loud and, most importantly, there is usually a lot of good food and drinks! BUT when your team is part…
Enjoying life with family & friends through food
Appetizers & Dips
Nothing like a tasty appetizer or dip to start your meal, eat eat as a meal in itself! Take a look at these recipes and try something new.
Something is sure to satisfy your taste buds!
Thai Grilled Pork (Moo Ping) (aka Pork Satay) with Spicy Dipping Sauce
This dish was one that I learned to make while at Bangkok Cooking Academy in Thailand. Very simple and a lot of flavor. They are always the first thing to go when I make them! I think pork is one of the most flavorful meats…
Loaded Greek Style Hummus with Toasted Pita Bread or Pita Chips
This is a fun appetizer to prepare and, visually, very pretty. It can also be a meal, if you think about it. You have your protein from the garbanzo beans and feta, veggies from some of the toppings and dippers, carbs from the pita and…
Christmas Cheesy Potato Skins
If you love cheese and potatoes then this is a recipe for you. Ooey, gooey yumminess. I call them “Christmas” skins because the red and green jalapeno’s on top give them a festive look. Would look wonderful on the table during your holiday gathering served…
Skordalia (Greek Garlic Dip)
If you like garlic then this is a dip for you. It uses simple ingredients to make a very flavorful dip. It can be used with pita bread (any bread for that matter) or dolloped on meats and veggies. There are two ways to make…
Baked Shrimp with Tomatoes and Feta
Baked Shrimp with tomatoes and feta is such an easy dish to make and pretty healthy too. My daughter, Lexi, is always asking me to make this for her, not that she can’t make it herself-because it is that easy, but she is a teenager…
Chicken Meatballs with Mint
I love these meatballs, they are so easy to make and pretty healthy. My mom used to make them with beef, when I was growing up. I’m not sure ground chicken was so easily available in grocery stores 30 years ago as it is today.…
Pita Bread Chips
Are their times where you are tired of using the typical cracker or chip with your dips or as a crunchy snack? Me too! At those times a nice crispy pita chip fits the bill. Yes, you can go buy a bag of commercialized pita…
Mock Tzatziki
If you have heard the word tzatziki then you probably know by now that it’s a Greek cucumber sauce used in pita sandwiches of all sorts or as a dip with pita bread or just to top your wonderfully grilled meats! It’s basically yummy on…
Tzatziki (aka cucumber yogurt dip/sauce)
I have to say, you can eat this stuff with anything. Dip a piece of pita bread into it, serve it over stuffed grape leaves, spanakopita or roasted meats…but the BEST way to eat it is in a gyro sandwich or a souvlaki in pita…
