Let’s make a cherry pie! I love cherry pie. My cherry pie is fragrant with orange zest, almond extract, and cinnamon. My recipe adds in both a pinch of black & pink peppercorns. My secret ingredients! Adds a little bit of complexity to the flavor, but also creates a lovely balance. Everyone loves my cherry pie! … Continue reading Cherry Pie
Author: diana theocharis
On Xenia Street is where I fell in love with food. I grew up cooking Greek food with my yiayia & papou. Welcome to my kitchen! 🥰
Blueberry Pie
My secret ingredients to this delectable blueberry pie are lemon and lavender! These flavors are just beautiful together!!! They belong together. The lavender that I used was gifted to me from my friends at Friends of the Earth Lavender. It’s grown in Central California. https://www.friendsoftheearthlavender.com/ Ingredients: 6 cups of blueberries.1 cup of sugarJuice & zest … Continue reading Blueberry Pie
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie is my favorite pie. The silky texture. The custard. The warm autumn spices! I love every bit of it. My mother always used Libby’s recipe from the back of the can. It’s tried and true and fool proof. I now use it as the base recipe for my pumpkin pies because the ratio … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie
Galatopita- Greek Milk Pie
The first time I went to Greece as a married woman, one of the pites (pies) my mother in law had prepared for us was her famous galatopita. Galatopita means milk pie. It is a sweet dessert pie that is made with milk custard and a semolina base. Regionally, it can be made with or … Continue reading Galatopita- Greek Milk Pie
Horiatiko Psomi- Greek Village Bread
So I made Horiatiko Psomi which is Greek village bread. More specifically, this is a 4 grain bread from Crete that I watched Zinonas Christoforidis, a fantastically endearing Greek chef, make it. I also translated the recipe and adjusted it to my usual sourdough bread measurements. It’s beautiful and will be in my bread rotation. … Continue reading Horiatiko Psomi- Greek Village Bread
Melopita – Greek Honey Pie
This beautiful and light cheesecake hails from the Greek island of Sifnos in the Cyclades. It is a simple recipe that comes together in no time! It’s called Melopita, which is Greek for honey pie. There is no sugar in this recipe at all. Sweetened with gorgeous Greek honey, then drizzled with honey, and dusted … Continue reading Melopita – Greek Honey Pie
Frigania Zakynthou
This beautiful dessert comes from the Greek island of Zakynthos! It is the island right next-door to Kefalonia, the island that my family comes from. I can literally wave to it it from my village. Frigania is dry wheat rusks that look like palm sized toast. They are usually eaten for breakfast with butter and … Continue reading Frigania Zakynthou
Tomato Galette
I visited the farmers market the other day and picked up the most beautiful heirloom tomatoes! I have been wanting to make a tomato galette. It’s so simple to make. Galette is a French free form pie. I use my all butter pie crust. You can easily take a short cut & pickup a store … Continue reading Tomato Galette
Roselle Hibiscus Jam
I have a favorite farmers market and it’s up in Oxnard at the Channel Islands Harbor. I always find the most delicious produce up there. But this time, I had found something that I had never seen before. These strange looking red flowers in the produce tables instead of the florists section. The seller told … Continue reading Roselle Hibiscus Jam
Karpouzopita -Watermelon Pie from Milos
In Greece, we will turn just about anything into a pita. And that includes this wonderful and unique pita made of watermelon, call karpouzopita, from Milos in the Cyclades! Greek watermelons are some of the sweetest varieties that you will ever eat! My good friend Demetra is from Milos, and she shared this recipe with … Continue reading Karpouzopita -Watermelon Pie from Milos
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