Raw Zucchini “spaghetti” Two Ways

Raw Zucchini Spaghetti: Two Delicious Ways

Variation: Place all the dressing ingredients in the bowl of a small food processor or blender. Add the feta cheese and pine nuts and pulse to get a smooth pesto-like paste. Toss this into the zucchini and tomato mixture and serve.

Sweet Feta Truffles with Dark Chocolate & Spices

Sweet Feta Truffles with Dark Chocolate & Spices

Here is a Mediterranean diet dessert recipe made for Love and Valentine’s Day! I know, I know, Greek feta is not something one usually thinks of in combination with chocolate, but the match is a beguiling one, especially as the tang of the cheese is mellowed with the addition of extra virgin Greek olive oil […]

Spicy Spanakopita Shakshuka

Spicy Spanakopita Shakshuka Recipe by Diane Kochilas

HELPFUL TIP: The reason I suggest breaking the eggs one at a time into a cup first is so that you have better control of the yolk. The dish looks so much better if the yolk is unbroken!

White Beans with Eggplant and Vegan Feta

White Beans with Eggplant

PRACTICAL FACT: Beans are one of the most important foods to consume when thinking about a healthy longevity diet. They’re rich in fiber and complex carbs and they are crucial to one of the most important aspects of health: our gut! Ikarians and Greeks in general cook beans every which way, but it’s when combining […]

Greek Bean – Feta Sandwich with Tomato Jam

Greek Bean Feta Sandwich

Here’s a fun Greek recipe for a healthy sandwich made in the best vegetarian traditions of the Mediterranean diet! What makes this really great and delicious are the jammy tomatoes and the tanginess of the Greek feta.

Cally and Maria’s Pleated Cheese Pie

Pleated Cheese Pie

This fun and easy Greek recipe for phyllo cheese pie, aka tyropita, is one of hundreds of variations on the classic phyllo-feta-egg theme. It’s a delight to make and eat and it pays homage to the many ways Greek feta is used in Greek cooking as well as in the Mediterranean diet!

Steamed Cauliflower with Honey-Feta Dressing

This plant-based Greek recipe for warm cauliflower, one of the healthiest and most versatile of the cruciferous vegetables, may be served warm or as a Greek salad during colder months. It’s the perfect example of easy, delicious Mediterranean diet recipes! Make sure to use real extra virgin Greek olive oil and real Greek feta for […]

Baked Sweet Potatoes Stuffed with Spanakopita

Baked Sweet Potatoes

The iconic Greek recipe for spanakopita is all about a timeless combination of ingredients, and these definitely find a place beyond being nestled between layers of crispy phyllo pastry. Here, an embellished combo of Greek feta and spinach crown sweet potatoes thus morphing into a dish both festive and good for every day, the perfect […]

Spanakopita Macaroni & Cheese

Spanakopita Macaroni & Cheese

Inspired by the Athens Riviera, I love to cook hybrid, fun and/or contemporary versions of Greek recipes and American classics. This one combines my two sides, Greek and American, and the result is a macaroni and cheese that gets everyone eating their spinach!

Baked Feta-Stuffed Calamari

Baked Stuffed Squid

This retro-stuffed grilled calamari is a taverna classic and one often found in the seaside fish eateries along the Athenian Riviera. You can use frozen squid for this, but make sure the tubes are large enough to fill.

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