Portokalopita is a traditional Greek orange cake. The concept is similar to that of bread pudding, where you make a custard and bake soaked stale bread. However, you use phyllo dough that you dehydrate in the oven, so no flour is needed. It also uses the whole orange, so you will boil that orange in … Continue reading Portokalopita- Greek Orange Cake
This is such a beautifully silky treat! Barely sweet custard studded with apricots. Stone fruit are in season and I had 8 apricots that were sitting in a bowl getting ripe. Clafoutis is a French dessert. A baked custard usually made with cherries. I used both fragrant orange & lemon zest in mine. And the … Continue reading Apricot Clafoutis
Just about everyone loves a great pecan pie! And with Thanksgiving around the corner, it is an American holiday favorite, along with apple and pumpkin pies! This pie is kissed with bourbon. Always use a good bourbon when cooking. A little bit of the same one that you drink. My recipe uses light corn syrup, … Continue reading Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe
Have you ever heard of ladopita? This is a traditional dessert that stems from the Greek island of Lefkada. It means olive oil pie. A handful of simple ingredients, and sweetened with a combination of honey and sugar, and simply spiced with a cinnamon stick. This is one of those beautiful old world desserts, that … Continue reading Leta’s Ladopita -from Lefkada
Galaktoboureko is one of those gorgeous, decadent & delicious Greek desserts that are based in a semolina custard and are phyllo wrapped. It is drenched in a lemon honey simple syrup, which is spiced with a little cinnamon & clove. Our family friend, Eleni would make this for holidays and hers was absolutely superb! We … Continue reading Galaktoboureko
This is my new favorite pie! So bright and refreshing! Just perfect for the spring and summer months! And it’s very simple to make! You will need three lemons, a can of sweetened condensed milk and a couple of egg yolks. I always make my own all butter pie crust. But you can go ahead … Continue reading Lemon Cream Pie
Rizogalo! Nearly every Greeks favorite simply made “mommy” food. Possibly the epitome of homey comfort. I have the best memories of my mother making this late at night & then finding bowls cinnamon dusted rizogalo on the kitchen counter! Rizogalo, or rice pudding, has been known as a Greek favorite food all the way to … Continue reading Rizogalo-Greek Rice Pudding
One of my coworkers kept telling me about this St. Louis original breakfast pastry called the Missouri Gooey Butter Cake. I had to find a recipe because it just sounded so good! The legend is that a baker in 1930s St. Louis made a mistake in his coffee cake recipe proportions. Instead of tossing it … Continue reading Missouri Gooey Butter Cake
This cake is lovely & bright. Clementines are in season and super sweet right now. So definitely take advantage of that. This has fruity olive oil in it instead of butter. And I utilized both vanilla and almond extracts in this cake. Almonds always pair beautifully with citrus, which is why I used both the … Continue reading Clementine Olive Oil Cake
I love a good rich chocolate cake! And I really love sea salt with it. I think it brightens up the bitter sweetness of dark chocolate. I was inspired by various cakes that I saw made with Guinness beer. As I had a can of Irish red ale on hand, I used that. The icing … Continue reading Sea Salt Red Ale Chocolate Cake
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