Keto Tiropita! Greek cheese pie. The filling is my yiayia & papou’s recipe. When I had to curb my wheat consumption due to health reasons, I needed to find a way to eat some of my traditional Greek specialties! I spent most of my childhood in the kitchen with yiayia & pappou watching, learning & … Continue reading Yiayia & Pappou’s Tiropita Ketofied with Fathead Dough Phyllo
Apricot galette with almond pastry crust, sprinkled with fresh thyme. Admittedly, my favorite type of pie is the rustic galette! I have made both savory and sweet galettes. I love the beautiful free form style of this pastry crust, filled with seasonal fruit. It is a French pastry that should be on your must try … Continue reading Apricot Galette with Almond Flour Pastry Crust
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
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
This is one of my favorite traditional Greek dips. The first time I ate it, I was in a restaurant in Astoria, NY, which is NYC’s Greek town & is full of some of the most authentic Greek restaurants & markets in the United States. Melintzanosalata You start by roasting your eggplants. I do that … Continue reading Melintzanosalata, Greek Eggplant Dip
Politiki Salata is a traditional salad brought to us by the Greeks of Constantinople, which is modern day Istanbul. It is made with both green and purple cabbage, shredded carrots, celery, spring onions, fresh parsley, and roasted red peppers. It is tangy and bright, and among Greeks, considered a winter salad. In essence it is … Continue reading Polítiki Salata
The first time that I ate this combination of flavors, I was at a Santa Monica hot spot for dinner with friends, and these were an appetizer. I instantly fell in love with the combination or flavors! Castelvetrano olive & Marcona almonds Simple and ready in five minutes! An amazing addition to any charcuterie board. … Continue reading Castelvetrano Olives & Marcona Almonds
Have you ever made kitchen medicine? I often do! I look to some of the sage advice that my pappou (grandfather) taught me about some of the traditional botanicals he had learned about from his parents. Add in my own research, and I discover even more! Greeks call those “yiatrosofia” which are what we call … Continue reading Onion, orange peel & ginger tea with Sideritis (Greek mountain Tea)
Grapefruit cucumber mint salad with feta. This recipe is low carb and paleo friendly. On a hot day, it is mighty refreshing! My wonderful friend left some citrus fruits for me from our other friends trees! Grapefruit is known to help stabilize your insulin levels and they are generally low in carbs. Hard to resist … Continue reading Grapefruit Cucumber Mint Salad with Feta
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