This is one of my favorite nostalgic Greek treats. And it’s so easy to make too! One of my aunts in Kefalonia always had them in the fridge ready for guests to serve with Greek coffee. I remember them on her three tiered candy dish. It’s the perfect no bake refrigerator dessert. All you need … Continue reading Kariokes
Koulourakia are a favorite cookie among Greeks! It’s likely the first one you helped your mom shape as a kid with your little hands. It’s a delicious butter cookie. Now did you know that you can play around with the classic flavor and make something different? I was inspired by my good friend, Chef Krystina … Continue reading Greek coffee and cocoa infused koulourakia
Every Greek has a memory involving this dessert. It's a dessert associated with family celebrations and happiness. As far as I can remember, in the family the aunt that made the best karydopita, as I beleive it was her trademark dessert, was my grandfathers sister, our thia Koula. I remember visiting her often as a … Continue reading Karydopita
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
