Our family LOVES the flavors of the Mediterranean – specifically Greek food. My husband grew up in Greece, so we do tend to have Kalamata olives, oregano, olive oil and Feta on hand at all times. You know what else we love? Burgers on the grill. Who doesn’t love that fresh, grilled taste that just screams SUMMERTIME!! This is a …
Healthy Greek Lentil Soup
GREEK WEEK: DAY 4 Another day, another thumbs up from ‘The Greek’! 🙂 I HAVE made this one before but he said I did something different this time and it was the best one I have made – GOOD THING I WROTE EVERYTHING DOWN! Zero complaints from the other side of the table – just a request for more! Before …
Vegetarian Moussaka (Greek Lasagna)
Greek Week: Day 3 I made this Vegetarian Moussaka (Greek Lasagna) for Day 3 of our Greek Week experiment. It did NOT disappoint, but WOW, talk about time intensive!! For this mama of 2 young boys who always opts for quick, easy and nutritious recipes, it is just not practical to spend 2 hours working on dinner (NO THANK YOU!) …
Greek Chicken Souvlaki Salad
Greek Week: Day 2 I am so proud to say that I have accomplished something tonight that I never thought possible. My husband had NOTHING bad to say about the meal—AND IT WAS CHICKEN. I was grilling it when he got home tonight and handed him a piece and he closed his eyes, clapped his hands together and say …
Chick Pea & Spinach Saute
Greek Week: Day 1 This recipe was inspired by my husband. For those of you who don’t know me personally, my husband is from Greece. He grew up there (age 2 1/2 – 17) and then moved here to attend college. The point is? He is very much so a Greek food lover (as am I) but it is the …