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How to Reduce Kitchen Waste with Lomi

The Best Food App By FoodByMaria

How Food Bloggers Can Get 5 Pieces of Content from 1 Blog Post

Food blogger, Maria, climbing a ladder in a kitchen to reach a pan.

Money Mindset for Food Bloggers

Food Photography Tricks to Bring Your Photography to the Next Level

Maria propping dishes on a countertop to demonstrate her food photography tips

Essential Food Photography Tips for Props & Lighting

Maria, the food blogger behind FoodByMaria laughing

Why Using a Food Blogger Media Kit Will Land You Your Next Client

Maria, a food blogger, in a kitchen with gorgeous floor to ceiling windows.

6 Mistakes New Food Bloggers Make

Best Morning Routine + Breakfast Burrito Recipe

My Trip to The Islands Of Tahiti

Gut health is so important to overall health and is usually overlooked! It's time to check in on your gut and get back to healthy!

Time To Check Your Gut Health

These five restaurants in Calgary serve up some of the best and most comforting vegan/plant-based meals in Alberta.

Top 5 Comforting Plant-Based Meals

10 Ingredients Or Less

Chicken gyros on a plate with a hand reaching for the wrap

30 Minute Meals

Appetizers

Blue Zone

Yummy loaded vegan everything bagel sandwich being cut by a knife for serving.

Breakfast

Budget Friendly

Comfort Food

Vegan Cinnamon Bun Bread sliced on cutting board

Desserts

Dips, Sauces & Spreads

Gluten Free

Greek Recipes

Close-up of BBQ salmon kebabs

Grilling and Smoking

Holidays

How To's

Kid Friendly

Main Dishes

Greek chicken souvlaki on skewers on a plate

Meat

One of the many vegan comfort food recipes - creamy orzo - in a bowl.

Pasta Dishes

Raw Food

Salads

Sandwiches, Burgers & Toasts

Seafood

Smoothies & Drinks

Soups

Stuffed

Sweet potato casserole in a casserole dish that is perfect for vegan easter dinner

Vegan

Vegetarian

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🕊️🫒👩🏻‍🍳Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for my Creamy Goat Cheese Dip with Warm Olives!! It will be sent directly to your DM’s or tap the link in my bio to access our website. 🕊️🫒👩🏻‍🍳

Welcome to Episode 14 of My Big Fat Greek Christmas, a series in which I share Holiday recipes from my Greek Childhood and ways you can elevate your holiday traditions with some Greek flare! Today, we are making this delicious Goat cheese Dip with Warm Olives.

Be sure to follow 👩🏻‍🍳🔪 @foodbymaria 🔪👩🏻‍🍳 so you never miss a Greek recipe!

Spoiler alert!! Greeks dont consume goat cheese!! We do always smell like garlic, olives and Pastichio, however.

This delicious Goat Cheese Dip is the perfect holiday appetizer or potluck dish. It combines tangy, creamy goat cheese with savoury olives for a unique flavor sensation. This dip will truly impress your guests or your family, and it’s so easy to make.

If you haven’t warmed your olives before serving them, you’re truly missing out! Warming olives enhance their flavour and change the eating experience!

Opens up flavors: The heat allows the olives’ flavors to shine through.  
Plumps and softens: The olives swell and become more tender.  
Absorbs more flavour: The firm flesh of the olives absorbs more flavour from the oil and other ingredients they’re cooked with.  
Feels fancy: Some say warmed olives feel special, especially if you’ve had them at restaurants.   Some recommend using olives with seeds still in them, as the pits help with flavour and heat retention.

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https://www.foodbymaria.com/creamy-goat-cheese-dip/

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🤤👩🏻‍🍳Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for My Greek Marinated Spatchcock Poulet. It will be sent directly to your DMs. Tap the link in my bio to access our website. 👩🏻‍🍳🤤

Welcome to Episode 13 of My Big Fat Greek Christmas, a series where I share Holiday recipes from my Greek Childhood! Today, we are making my favourite way to enjoy Chicken with a French twist! Be sure to follow 👩🏻‍🍳🔪 @foodbymaria 🔪👩🏻‍🍳 so you never miss a Holiday recipe!

Surprise, it’s Spatchcock! Spatchcock Chicken is the most delicious way to prepare a whole chicken for roasting. Essentially you remove the backbone and flatten the chicken to cook. This method provides quicker cooking time, crispier skin, and more flavor.

Speaking of flavour, last year I introduced you all to a new method of making Greek Chicken which involves mustard so this holiday season I wanted to French it up by using @MailleCanada Dijon Mustard in my viral Greek Chicken Marinade. It’s as simple as combining all the marinade ingredients, whisking them up and then slathering them over your prepared dried, whole chicken!

Whether your holiday table features classic roast turkey, buttery tourtière, or a vibrant spread of diverse dishes, there’s one thing we all agree on: holiday meals are at the heart of our celebrations. This year, @MailleCanada is here to help elevate your festive feasts with bold flavours and a touch of French flair (that also works well with Greek flavours)!

Try this method next time you’re looking to impress a crowd while keeping your to-do list to a minimum (hello low lift recipe) with maximalist flavours!

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For more holiday recipes and an incredible holiday giveaway — I’m talking foodie gifts like KitchenAid stand mixer, All-Clad and Le Creuset cookware, and more — head over to @maillecanada’s website to enter The 12 Days of Maille giveaway!

https://www.foodbymaria.com/roasted-spatchcock-chicken/

#Greece #GreekFood #GreekRecipes #GreekChicken #MaillePartner

🇬🇷 Comment “recipe” below if you want the FULL recipes for my Iconic Pita + Stuffed Pitas — they will be sent directly to your DM’s or tap the link in my bio to access our website. 🇬🇷

The Pita Queen is back and I am here to remind you that Pita’s are perfect for the holidays! Stuffed or not they are the perfect vessel for your dips, salads and apps!

For the OG recipe, all you need is seven ingredients – ones that you probably already have in your pantry and 10 minutes of active prep time + proofing and 30 minutes of cook time! Here’s all you need — you got this bestie!

- 3 cups bread flour (or all purpose flour) - we used @bobsredmill
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 6 tbsp warm whole milk
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp active dry yeast - @fleischmannsyeast
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tsp salt - @diamondcrystalsalt  
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https://www.foodbymaria.com/fluffy-greek-pita-bread/

🍋👩🏻‍🍳🔪Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for this Greek Lemon Garlic Sheet Pan Salmon with Potatoes — it will be sent directly to your DM’s or tap the link in my bio to access our website. 🔪👩🏻‍🍳🍋

Looking for a simple lunch or dinner to get you through the holiday madness? Look. No. Further!

This Sheet Pan Recipe is perfect for when you’re in a pinch but you’re not willing to compromise on flavors, nourishment and fulfillment! Not only are there fewer dishes to wash but it’s versatile and Greek-fun for the whole family! This will easily become a staple weeknight meal. Blue Zone citizens enjoy meals with ingredients they know , can pronounce and where the ingredients are sourced is incredibly important to them.

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#Greece #GreekFood #GreekRecipes #SheetPanMeal #BlueZoneRecipes

https://www.foodbymaria.com/sheet-pan-salmon/

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🍤🍃👩🏻‍🍳Comment ‘recipe’ below if you want the recipe for my Shrimp, Smoked Salmon Dip+ Spinach Stuffed Salmon!! It will be sent directly to your DM’s or tap the link in my bio to access our website. 🍤🍃👩🏻‍🍳

Welcome to Episode 12 of My Big Fat Greek Christmas, a series in which I share Holiday recipes from my Greek Childhood and ways you can elevate your holiday traditions with some Greek flare! Today, we are making Stuffed Salmon with Perfectly Crispy Roasted Potatoes + Butter Beans using @AcmeSmokedFish! Be sure to follow 👩🏻‍🍳🔪 @foodbymaria 🔪👩🏻‍🍳 so you never miss a Greek recipe!

I love elevating a simple classic dish like salmon with a Mediterranean twist. This stuffed salmon recipe proves that healthy eating can be downright delicious and fancy enough to impress at your next dinner party. Your guests will be asking for the recipe while they reach for seconds!

The iconic Spanakopita inspires the ingredients in this dish. The potatoes are downright AMAZING. They’re crispy on the outside and pillowy perfect on the inside - just like those butter beans! Spanakopita is traditionally served with tzatziki, but this time I wanted to bring in some Christmas Flare by including @AcmeSmokedFish Sweet Heat Smoked Salmon Dip - it’s truly one of the best Smoked Salmon Dips I have ever had. It’s perfect for the holiday season. Try it in this dish or with your favourite chips, some capers and dill! YUM!

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https://www.foodbymaria.com/stuffed-salmon/

#greekfood #greece #salmonrecipes #stuffedsalmon #greekrecipes #bluezonerecipes #acmesmokedfish #smokedsalmon