Fooodlove18 recipes
Tasty food blog featuring easy Greek and Mediterranean-inspired recipes.
Pizza Bread
It’s been a while since I started my quest to find the best pizza dough, and while I’m still searching, I have something that tastes very similar and everyone loves it almost as much as pizza! My family has always had a soft spot for pizza.
Vegan Rice Pudding
I have to come clean - this is a recipe I whizzed up for the family rather than for myself! Honestly, those stodgy, heavier desserts are not my favourite, but my daughters absolutely rave about rice pudding.
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.
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.
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.
Spinach and Feta Galettes
These spinach and feta galettes are a mouthwatering veggie breakfast, or lunch, to satisfy and satiate.
Fanouropita: A cake for lost things
Fooodlove explores the traditions behind Saint Fanourios and his cake, the Fanouropita.
A vegetarian who cooks meat
Find out how veggie/pescatarian fooodlove cooks meat-based meals for her Greek family day-to-day, living in the UK!
Baked Giant Beans (Gigantes)
This recipe for baked giant beans, or Gigantes Plaki in Greek, is a really flexible, useful one to have in your recipe bank! Gigantes are a really large variety of beans, known also as Butter Beans or Lima Beans.
Pasta Salad without Mayo
This pasta salad is such a simple dish that it barely needs a recipe; that’s part of the reason I love to make it! The second reason is that it gets some nice veggies into the kids’ diet without any fuss - they love pasta in every form.
Vegan Mint Bounty Bars
If you’re on the hunt for vegan chocolate treats, these vegan mint bounty bars are the one.
Fanouropita Vegan Spiced Cake
Fanouropita is a spiced Lenten cake made in the name of Saint Fanourios, Patron Saint of Lost Things.
Creamy Zucchini Penne
This creamy zucchini penne (or courgette penne, for all my UK readers!) makes a healthy vegetable the star of the show.
Baked Brioche Egg Cups
This delicious baked brioche egg cups recipe is a perfect option for breakfast on the go.