Enjoying life with family & friends through food
These oven fries are so good and crispy that you won’t miss frying them…plus they are much healthier. They are good as is, out of the oven, or you can embellish them with some feta, dried oregano and a few squirts of lemon juice, oh…
Have you ever looked in your frig and saw several items that you needed to use within several days or you will have to pitch them? Well, that is what happen with me today. I saw a pack of baby bella mushrooms that I needed…
A galette is a flat, round, free form, single crust, rustic like tart. It can be sweet or savory. I concocted this recipe because I had several things in my frig that I wanted to use…pie dough, leeks and cambozola cheese! I also had some…
If you want a wonderfully bright dressing that tastes good in wraps, on sandwiches or over a salad, you will love this dressing. It has a fresh taste from the lime and ginger, a creamy texture from the oils and tahini, and a pinch of…
Have you had those Asian chicken wraps at Costco with that flavorful dressing? Well, I tried to recreate them for my daughter Lexi, who LOVES them, and they were wonderful. Since I sometimes get tired of eating meat I thought I’d try them as a…
I love this version of French toast, for one because it allows me to use up my Easter bread in a different way. French bread is pretty yummy in it’s simplest format…bread dipped in a milky egg mixture and then fried, but when you start…
Has anyone found themselves with left over tsoureki (a Greek Easter bread) or any type of sweet or otherwise bread? Are you tired of eating the same version of the bread until it’s gone? Well, if this is you you can re-purpose it into a…
If you don’t want to go to all the trouble, or don’t have the time to spend a few hours making a fully baked cheesecake, then make a no-bake version. It takes less than half the time to make and they are just as tasty,…
Falafel is one of my FAVORITE foods to eat! I can eat it everyday. That wonderful earthy texture with all those warm flavors, such as coriander, cumin, and cinnamon (which we use a lot in savory dishes in Greece) and a punch of herbs from…
Greek scrambled eggs with tomatoes is an egg dish prepared in Greece also called kagianas or strapatsada, depending on the region. My mother would always make this for me as I was growing up and she would call it kagianas since she was from the…
