Looking for a show-stopping yet simple dessert to impress your family and friends on special occasions? This Easy Baklava Crinkle Pie is a delightful twist on the classic Greek baklava, combining layers of crispy phyllo dough, spiced nuts, and aromatic syrup into a stunning pie. With its unique crinkled texture and irresistible flavors of cinnamon, […]
One of me favorite Greek recipes, Tyropitakia – Phyllo Triangles Stuffed with Feta and Herbs are one of the most popular Greek meze items, a great party snack and a great buffet item. Kids love them! The combination of tangy Greek feta, mint and olive oil wrapped up in crispy golden phyllo pastry is timeless […]
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This savory phyllo pie with zucchini, feta and mint can be everything from breakfast and brunch to lunch and a lain course at dinner. It’s the perfect way to enjoy the Mediterranean diet on the go. I cooked it for a group of young artists and gallerists in Athens, during an episode of My Greek […]
Chicken Phyllo Pie with Two Greek Cheeses and Herbs is a delightful Greek recipe that can double as a main course and meze or snack. It’s an easy dish to make for company, a great brunch idea, and something that can make good use of leftover chicken! The two Greek cheeses in the recipe are […]
This Greek recipe for Pleated Phyllo Pie with Feta, sometimes called Crinkle Pie across social media (!), is a very easy way to make a delectable Greek cheese pie, or tyropita. There are dozens of Greek recipes for cheese pies made with feta all over Greece, and many of them are from Epirus in Northwestern […]
Bougatsa is arguably the most famous pastry of Thessaloniki. It’s typically a crispy concoction of paper-thin phyllo and a creamy, silky-sweet filling. Bougatsa can also be savory. This recipe is adapted from one of the city’s most famous bougatsa places, Bandis, whose family has been making this classic Greek dessert and wonderful Greek breakfast treat […]
No matter how you spell it — phyllo, filo, or fillo — this crispy phyllo sundae uses a classic Greek ingredient as its foundation. Phyllo is, indeed, the start of countless Greek desserts, including the most famous ones, like baklava. This easy Greek phyllo dessert is unique because you can prepare it in a few […]
Inspired by the place sweet potatoes have both in the Ikarian and greater Greek kitchen, this savory-sweet appetizer is a great Fall and Winter dish. On Ikaria, sweet potatoes were the “dessert” in times of poverty, roasted and eaten as is, and remembered fondly! Sweet potatoes are cultivated on Naxos, too, an island famous for […]
Miracle Onions and Leeks. Onions and leeks are miracle ingredients, bursting with nutrients and compounds that help fight cancer and diabetes. Too boot, they’re also really tasty and the foundation of so many great Greek recipes. They even star in a few, like this simple onion-leek pie from Ikaria! One of the major phytochemical compounds […]