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This crispy Homemade Doner Kebab Recipe are stuffed with savory meat (using the viral doner kebab method), crunchy cabbage, tangy pickles, and a generous swipe of garlicky toom, then pan-toasted until golden and irresistible. It feels as good as take-out but made at home.

🧿Comment ‘recipe’ below and I’ll send you the full recipe directly to your DMs! 🧿

#kebab #viraldoner

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👩🏻‍🍳 😋 Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for Chicken Arayes — it will be sent directly to your DM’s or tap the link in my bio to access our website. 😋👩🏻‍🍳

Arayes (Meat-Stuffed Crispy Pita): Chicken & Feta edition! You’ve never had anything this juicy, quick and easy!

I love serving this with @karoundairies Labneh but making it Tzatziki!!

When @thegoldenbalance shared these months ago, I tried them with beef and they were phenomenal. You all agreed! So we’re bring it back for round 2, but this time with a non-traditional chicken and feta filling.

Arayes are a classic Lebanese & Syrian street food. (There’s also an Egyptian version called Hawawshi.)

They’re fried or grilled meat-stuffed pita that is popular in Middle Eastern cuisine. They are usually stuffed with minced meat like beef or lamb, along with a combination of aromatic seasonings and spices. Think of them as a better, Middle Eastern version of a pizza pocket. These are so tasty and your whole family will love them (even the picky eaters).

They’re incredible easy to make, perfect for a quick dinner and a party friendly!

Arayes are usually served with a creamy Tahini or Yoghurt Sauce.

#Greece #GreekFood #GreekRecipes #MiddleEasternRecipes #Arayes

Arayes / Pita / Mediterranean food / Mediterranean recipes / homemade food / chicken recipes

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2026 is the year I stop posting for likes and start sharing more about who I am. The year of connecting deeper with you and sharing the vulnerable parts of me that I’ve always shied away from purely because I never found myself relatable as a Greek. As a first generation immigrant I know a lot of you can relate to what I’m sharing in these slides.

What did your summers look like?

I was blessed enough to have parents who sacrificed everything for us. For us to experience, explore and expose us to the blessings of living where we live. Greece is pure magic and this is what my childhood summers looked like

#firstgenerationimmigrant ♥️

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Team sports or team snacks? Either way, these Creamy Jalapeño Chicken Pita Pockets are about to win game day.

Comment “recipe” and I’ll send you the full recipe. You can also search “Pita Pocket with Jalapeño” or click the link in my bio. ALL MY RECIPES ARE ON FOODBYMARIA DOT COM.

I’m talking juicy shredded chicken, melty cheddar, and just the right kick from jalapeños, all slow cooked and stuffed into crispy pita pockets. Using my @crockpot makes this SO easy and SO good which is exactly what we need for Super Bowl eats.

This is one of those dump it in, let it cook, and somehow everyone thinks you worked way harder than you did recipes. Cheesy, spicy, comforting, and perfect for feeding a crowd.
Save this for game day and tag the friend who always hosts 🏈🥙

#SuperBowlSnacks #CrockpotRecipes #EasyAppetizers #PitaPockets

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Lemony Chicken Bowl with Garlic Rice & Tzatziki today @foodbymaria Trust me, I’m Greek. I know what I’m talking about.

🍋Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for my Greek Chicken and Rice Bowl!! It will be sent directly to your DM’s. Exclusively on the FOODBYMARIA app (available for both Android and Apple devices).

My favourite thing about being Greek is that everyone assumes I’m always eating food with lemon, garlic, feta, and olives and honestly, it’s 100% true. I grew up on pastitsio, moussaka, dolmades, avgolemono, and kotopoulo me patates on repeat, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. This bowl is everything I love about Greek cooking: bright, comforting, simple, and packed with flavour. Juicy chicken, lemony garlic rice, baked veggies, creamy tzatziki, it’s the kind of meal I could eat every single day.

Always using @betterthanbouillon

What I love most about dishes like this is how they show that cooking doesn’t need to be complicated, just good ingredients, instinct, and lots of lemon.

#Greece #GreekFood #GreekRecipes #GreekChicken

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Welcome Back to Episode 45 of All Things Greek! Today we are making Κοτόπουλο με πατάτες λεμονάτο στο φούρνο - AKA Greek Baked Lemon Chicken and Potatoes. I feel like I have to add that it is actually being made by a Greek person…

Comment ‘recipe’ and I’ll DM you the full how-to OR Search ‘Greek Chicken and Potatoes’ and thank yourself later.

This recipe is knock-your-socks-off delicious and it’s so easy to make. Just add everything to the casserole dish and let it bake. The aroma that’ll fill your house will make your mouth water.

I have so many core, deep, happy memories related to this dish. Wednesday nights at church with my Greek community. We didn’t go to church on Sundays because our priest wasn’t from our city so every month we would gather on a random Wednesday night after service (he would travel 3 hours to be with us) and eat a beautiful meal. Each mother in the Greek community would bring an authentic, comforting dish. My mom was very busy raising us, driving us from sport to sport and working at our family restaurant - so this was always her go-to! Don’t confuse the 10 minutes of effort with simplicity or laziness, this dish is truly remarkable.

NOTE: The yellow mustard isn’t something my mother did when we were growing up. It’s completely OPTIONAL! This is a new trend among new-age Greeks BUT it is wonderful. You must try. I don’t want to hear you bashing it unless you give it a try.

#GreekRecipes #Greece #GreekFood #LemonChickenandPotataoes #GreekLemonChicken

Greek Food, Greek Recipes, Homemade Food, Homemade Greek Food, Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes, Lemon Chicken and Potatoes, Greek Girl Cooking, Mediterranean diet, Blue Zone Diet

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No frying. No fancy scoops. No boring game day spreads. 😌🔥

Crispy potato skins have never been so easy, thanks @toom.

Comment ‘recipe’ and I’ll DM you the full how-to OR search ‘FoodByMaria Spinach and Artichoke Dip’ and get ready to peak as a host.

They’re the ultimate scoop for the most epic high-protein spinach & artichoke dip-creamy, cheesy, and baked to perfection with Toom doing the heavy lifting.

Pick up Toom at Target and select Costcos for a legendary game day.

NOTES FOR THE DIP:

- Swap sour cream for 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- Swap mayo for 1/4 cup @Toom
- Add 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken for an extra protein boost

#gamedayfood #spinachandartichokedip #potatoskins #highproteinrecipes #toom

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7 years, from 2007-2013.
That’s how long I hid my pain.

I can’t pinpoint the moment my body stopped feeling like mine, or when nothing felt like enough—but I know exactly when I chose to change the path of those 7 years.

I’m grateful I went through the hard.
I’m proud of myself for doing it anyway.

If you’re struggling with food or your body, please know this: it does get better.
There’s no timeline.
Just get better for you. 🤍
Just do it. (Nike, I promise I’m not coming for you.)

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