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!
My hands down, my absolute favorite Greek dessert has always been Ekmek Kataifi. I loved it so much that I even opted for this dessert instead of a cake for sweet sixteen birthday party, serving sixty guests. Growing up in NYC, this dessert was readily availble to me because Queens has so many Greek pastry … Continue reading Ekmek, Greek Custard Dessert
I love a great pastry cream! Who doesn’t? But I also don’t want the sugar that is traditionally in it to spike my insulin. This recipe is inspired by Boston cream filling & eclairs. Beautiful pastry cream! I love that it held its shape overnight in the refrigerator too! Ingredients: 3/4 cups heavy cream 2 … Continue reading Pastry Cream (sugar-free)
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!
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