On Xenia Street is where I fell in love with food. I experiment with keto recipes & modify my Greek favorites in order to make them ketolicious!
Vlita are nearly every Greeks favorite greens. Because they are hard to find in the US, they tend to create nostalgia among us Greek Americans. Vlita from Mary & Yianni’s garden. I had visited my friend Mary the other day, and her husband offered to cut me a few bunches from their garden. They are … Continue reading Vlita – Boiled Amaranth Greens
Cactus or Prickly Pears always remind me of our visit to Greece in 1982. I have a distinct memory of my yiayia Artanoula taking my sister and me on a short walk (and climb) to the field behind her home to pick some prickly pears. In Greece they are called “fragosyka”, and in Kefalonia “barbarosyka” … Continue reading Prickly Pear Salad
This is one of the simplest and loveliest salads based around burrata cheese. Burrata salad Burrata is an artisan cheese made with cow or buffalo milk. It has a soft outer mozzarella shell and a creamy center and hails from the region of Apulia, Italy. It became a way to use up mozzarella scraps in … Continue reading Burrata Salad
Does anyone not love ribs? They are up there on my favorite things list! I always order them at a barbecue joint, but up until a few years ago, I hadn’t ever made them. What I have learned is that they are super easy to cook! I slow cook then for 3 hours at 300 … Continue reading Dry Rubbed Baby Back Ribs
One of my favorite childhood foods. My mother always made the best chicken drumsticks.Lemon oregano chicken drumsticks! So simple, yet roasted to perfection. If you are a bread eater (keto or not), the sauce that is created in the pan, is the most flavorful to dip your bread in! Ingredients: 10-12 chicken drumsticks 1/2 cup … Continue reading Greek Lemon Oregano Chicken Drumsticks
Keto chicken tenders with a pork rind crust Who doesn’t love a delicious crispy chicken finger? It was always a go to for me at a casual restaurant. However, I am avoiding wheat and other grains. Even if I made this with gluten free flours, the other grains can exacerbate my candida issues, and they … Continue reading Pork Rind Coated Baked Chicken Fingers
Like most Greeks, we often eat cauliflower boiled, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil & lemon juice. Simplicity at its best! However, since there are two of us in this household, I always have 1/2 a cauliflower left over. Cauliflower tots with jalapeño feta dip What to do with leftover cooked cauliflower? Get creative!!! Baked … Continue reading Baked Cauliflower Tots with Jalapeño Feta Dip
Bone broth is what I refer to as old world medicine. While I have purchased store bought bone broth, making your own is what I consider a food that you made for free. It is made with scraps of foods that you have consumed. And you control all of the flavors. It is the perfect … Continue reading Bone Broth
Top Sirloin Cap, also known as Picanha or Culotte steak. This is cut from the very best part of the sirloin is lean and flavorful . The cap is from an outer layer of fat. Top Sirloin Cap, pan seared and oven roasted It can be cooked on the grill, cut into kebabs, oven roasted. … Continue reading Seared and Roasted Top Sirloin Cap – Picanha
I have always loved beef. My mother even said that even as a baby, with my first little teeth, I would chew like a rabbit on any kind of beef. I always look for grass-fed beef cuts. I usually marinate my tri trip overnight. Juicy & delicious! Grass-fed Beef 🥩 Tri Tip. 1 tsp olive … Continue reading Oven Roasted Tri Tip
