Fooodlove51 recipes
Tasty food blog featuring easy Greek and Mediterranean-inspired recipes.
Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
Whether you have kids or not, I always want to find reasons to celebrate as the weather draws in, finding excuses for activities to bring the family together in the kitchen.
Crustless Zucchini Pie
This crustless zucchini pie is the perfect lunch for a sunny day in the garden.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
This pumpkin chocolate chip bread comes high on my list of healthy Halloween treats.
Vegan Mint Bounty Bars
If you’re on the hunt for vegan chocolate treats, these vegan mint bounty bars are the one.
Apple Pie Smoothie
Everyone in our household has a sweet tooth! I try to cater to their desires, but without caving in to demands for small mountains of refined white sugar.
Ham and Cheese Pie
This ham and cheese pie is a homemade version of something you often find in Greek bakeries and pastry shops.
Custard and Jelly Dessert
This custard jelly dessert is a real classic sweet that often appears at our family gatherings in Greece.
Healthy Cookie Rocks
This recipe for filling, oat-based cookies is probably the healthiest biscuit recipe I’ve come up with so far! And ok, healthy might be a stretch, but the recipe has plenty of goodness in it, and none of the terrible preservatives etc you encounter in.
Orange Filo Pie
I always do lots of research to make sure a recipe is exactly how I want; I usually try a few iterations, varying ingredients and quantities to finely tune the recipe.
Spinach Tart
I like to make a good old spinach pie, a Spanakopita, but this mixes up that old favourite into something new.
Chocolate Mosaic with Halva
We love chocolate in my house! This no-bake chocolate fridge cake creation was masterminded by my sister, who once brought ‘chocolate mosaic with halva’ to a family gathering.
Mini Cheese pies
These mini cheese pies are so tasty, and so handy! The ideal snack for packed lunches, picnics and birthdays, they are simple to make and everyone seems to love them.
Orange and Vanilla Braided Cookies
These orange & vanilla braided cookies are a traditional Greek Orthodox Easter recipe.
Tsoureki Greek Easter Bread
Tsoureki is a traditional Greek sweet bread, customarily made around Easter, as the three braided strands signify the Holy Trinity.
Wine Cookies with Sesame
Biscuits with white wine? Trust me, it works so well! Koulourakia is a traditional Greek cookie recipe resulting in cookies that are crunchy on the outside and light within.
Breadsticks with Sunflower Seeds
This whole wheat breadsticks recipe is what we use to keep hunger at bay in our house! Instead of a bag of crisps, we’ll nibble on a wholegrain breadstick whilst watching TV, or whilst dinner cooks in the oven.
Fanouropita Vegan Spiced Cake
Fanouropita is a spiced Lenten cake made in the name of Saint Fanourios, Patron Saint of Lost Things.
Thick and Creamy Hot Chocolate
This hot chocolate is a family favourite when we want to snuggle up in front of a film, or get warm again after a chilly winter walk.