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
Just roasted some pumpkin seeds with melted butter, crushed dried rosemary & habanero sea salt!!! Such exciting layers of flavor! TO DIE FOR!!!! I have always had pumpkin seeds on hand because they help to combat candida. You don’t need much! And I usually have a few with my Greek yogurt. However, roasting them with … Continue reading Habanero Sea Salt Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Kobacha squash, or Japanese squash is a low carb winter squash. About half the carbs of butternut squash, but with all of that flavor that we love! I find it to be a very versatile and lovely side dish. I have even used this squash for soup, made in a similar manner as pumpkin or … Continue reading Roasted Kobacha Squash
This recipe is amazing to make pork carnitas tacos with! You can use the same recipe and serve it as pork gyro with tzatziki and a keto pita! I make this in my crockpot, slow cooked for four hours on high, with beautiful aromatics! The kitchen will smell amazing! Recipe: 3-4 lb pork butt. 1 … Continue reading Slow Cooked Pork Butt
My husband loves chili! And I tend to make it twice a month. Because it’s such a hearty, meaty meal, I sometimes like to sneak in some boiled cauliflower in there to add in a vegetable. I use a package of both ground beef and pork sausage for layers of flavor. The pork does release … Continue reading Cheesy Chili Bowls with a Cauliflower Secret! Shhh!!!
Have you ever heard of a Switchel? It is an old world electrolyte rich beverage created in the 17th C in either New England or the Caribbean. There is tradition for this drink in both places. In the American Colonies it became a traditional thirst quencher to offer farmers at hay harvesting time, as plain … Continue reading Switchel
Greek coffee ☕️! Greeks, Armenians, Turks and other people’s in that part of the world all drink this coffee. We all call it by our ethnic name for it. Greek coffee for two. (I painted these cups.) The Greek version is traditionally a blonde roast, and is less bitter to the taste. I use the … Continue reading Greek Coffee
I made homemade Labneh, which is a Levantine cheese made from yogurt. In Greece, we call this “tiri kremas” which simply means cream cheese.This is a simple process. I took Greek yogurt, which is already strained, and strained it even more, to drain out even more whey.You can do this in the fridge over a … Continue reading Labneh Yogurt Cheese
So this savory pita (or pie) recipe is a traditional recipe from my husbands’ hometown of Trikala, Greece.It is called “plastos” which literally means fake! So this a fake out spanakopita. The usual spanakopita is more labor intensive because these women would create their own multi-layered wheat based phyllo dough. Imagine working all day, and … Continue reading Plastos Greens Pie from Trikala, Greece
Paksimadia or Biscotti with anise seeds, almond extract & ouzo. And they are keto! The recipe is based on my favorite paksimadia traditional to the Greek island of Kefalonia, where my family is from! Easy recipe! Whenever I would visit the island, my great uncle Makis would be sure to have these in ample supply … Continue reading Paksimadia or Greek Biscotti
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