On Xenia Street is where I fell in love with food. I experiment with traditional recipes & modify some of my Greek favorites in order to make them ketolicious!
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
Ok! I have found my new absolute favorite chocolate cake! This fudgy flourless chocolate cake is a game changer! Oh my goodness, cheers to fudgy deliciousness! The ingredients are simple and it is very easy to make. It is basically made with eggs, butter & chocolate chips, with a few other ingredients to help it … Continue reading Fudgy Flourless Chocolate Cake
My husband, who grew up in Greece, grew up eating Merenda, which is the Greek version of Nutella. The ever so loved chocolate hazelnut spread, that makes pretty much anything it touches delectable! One of my favorite sugar free chocolate brands, Choczero, makes the sugar free version! It’s so incredibly delicious! And in our usually … Continue reading Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Dream Bar
I was inspired by a dessert that one of my aunts had made for us on a visit to New York during the holidays one year. She always made these beautiful rolled cakes in the shape of logs. This is a beautiful dessert that begins on the stove top and ends in the refrigerator. I … Continue reading White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Log
This beautiful bundt cake will be a hit at your next gathering! It is made with almond flour, olive oil, Greek yogurt, lemon zest and ouzo! Glazed with white chocolate, and garnished with toasted almond slivers, lemon zest and dry edible rose petals. This is my take on a lemenoladopita, or lemon olive oil cake, … Continue reading Lemon Ouzo Olive Oil Bundt Cake
I love a good cookie! And biscotti always just feel so elegant to me. And I love to have a couple of treats on hand that hold up well so that I can reach for something within my dietary limitations as needed by my soul. So something like a biscotti will last me a while … Continue reading Chocolate Dipped Pistachio & Mastiha Biscotti
Since I have made the sugarfree blackbery sauce, I have found a few ways to use it creatively. The latest one is this gorgeous blackberry swirl cheesecake! The crust is based in my almond flour pastry dough to which I added cocoa powder. While I do not usually sweeten the pastry dough, adding cocoa powder … Continue reading Blackberry Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust
On my quest to create a keto donut, I stumbled upon a variety of keto choux recipes. Now, I don't know about you, but some of my favorite bakeries in Greece all make a variety of cream filled choux, dipped in anything from a hard candy shell to dusted with powdered sugar. What is a … Continue reading Choux – and it’s keto too!
Just because you are living a keto, low carb or paleo lifestyle, doesn’t mean that you can’t have some chocolate! These days you can choose from a few brands that offer chocolate chip options without the refined sugars. I choose Choczero because they use monk fruit extract and oligosaccharides, and that combination agrees with me. … Continue reading Pistachio & Rose Petal Dark Chocolate Bark with White Chocolate Drizzle
I have always loved brownies. I don’t know too many who don’t! What’s not to love? Chocolate, chocolate & more chocolate! Keto Brownies: 4 eggs2 sticks of butter melted1 package sugar free chocolate chips.1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1/2 cup cocoa powder1/2 cup super fine almond flour1 tbsp baking powder1/4 tsp vanilla extract1 tbsp coffee1/4 … Continue reading Did somebody say brownies??? Keto brownies!
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