scratch-made baked goods
Kariokes are rich crescent shaped chocolates, filled with walnuts. They make a perfect treat if you have leftover cake or cookies. What is Kariokes? Kariokes are small sized chocolates filled with walnuts and shaped like crescents. They originated from Northern Greece and specifically the city …
Portokalopita is not your typical cake. It is loaded with fresh orange juice, orange zest and phyllo pastry soaked in an orange infused syrup. A rich, moist, no-mixer dessert! What is Portokalopita? Portokalopita, (pronounced por-to-kah-lo-peeta) might sound bizarre at first but it is definitely one …
You only need four ingredients and less than an hour to make these soft and crunchy Nutella cookies stuffed with crushed candy canes! These cookies are simple yet undeniably delicious and festive! One Week for Christmas! Can you believe that Christmas is just around the …
These small pumpkin hand pies are made with fresh pumpkin, raisins, walnuts and warm spices. Crispy and delicate, “Kolokythopita” is a great choice for Thanksgiving dinner! What is “Kolokythopita”? Kolokythopita (Greek: Κολοκυθόπιτα) translates to pumpkin pie. The interesting part though, is that the word kolokythi in Greek …
An easy, one-bowl recipe for the softest chocolate orange bundt cake made with extra virgin olive oil! Mom’s famous orange cake! Many of the recipes featured on the blog come from my mother’s recipe book. Orange bundt cake is one of the classic all year …
Get ready for the spookiest night of the year with these no-bake, Halloween chocolate truffles. These simple yet decadent treats come together in 30 minutes and they are the perfect balance of creepy and cute! Spook-tacular Treat Halloween is just around the corner and I …
This scratch-made apple raisin crumble features caramelized cinnamon spiced apples, dark raisins and it is topped with a golden brown oats streusel! Pumpkin vs Apple Pumpkin seems to be everyone’s favorite ingredient for all fall recipes. Don’t get me wrong I do like pumpkin (take …