I know these are not 100% traditional gyros but they are definitely gyro-inspired with some Middle Eastern influence. 666 🇬🇷 🇹🇷 🔥🔥🔥Chicken shawarma, hummus, tzatziki, tomatoes, kalamata olives and pan-fried halloumi 🔥🔥🔥 (and chillies, of course) I pickle my own onion and make my own tzatziki & hummus from scratch. Recipes below if you’re interested … Continue reading
I will most likely be making it again for Christmas! I doubled the recipe for the chocolate hazelnut buttercream in order to frost the whole cake but for Christmas I think I’ll just make it as per the recipe and frost as a semi naked cake. Chocolate Hazelnut Semi Naked Cake with Chocolate Ganache Ingredients … Continue reading
More Greek comfort food Ingredients – 1 pound (#4) thawed phyllo pastry – 1 to 1 1/2 sticks melted salted butter – 1 cup breadcrumbs For the Filling: 1 pound baby spinach, chopped (do not cook spinach) 2 heaping teaspoons dried dill 2 heaping teaspoons parsley flakes 1 bunch scallions chopped 16 ounces whole milk … Continue reading
A taste of Greece – koulouri ❤️🇬🇷 My favorite snack. So easy to just grab some at the street while walking around in the city. These has the authentic taste and takes you straight back to Greece. This recipe has a “secret” ingredient – Tahini! If you don’t have tahini, a homemade recipe is also … Continue reading
It’s been an exhausting 7-days. Just trying to purge the overwhelming feelings. I feel like I have been holding my breath waiting for it to get better. Now that the water is running and the dialysis machine has been serviced I feel thought I would feel like a weight has been lifted. I don’t feel … Continue reading
It’s another post where I need to purge. Another day where End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is effecting my mental, emotional and physical strength as a caregiver wife and working mom. WARNING: This is another post that is dealing with blood. This may be a trigger to some. He had another bleed out. This is … Continue reading
I go to do my morning business in the boys’ bathroom because Franklin’s on the machine and his dialysis tubes and stuff block our ensuite. I could climb over and squeeze by the rolling table that holds the prepared gauze pads “pillows”, 2 strips of tape cut to size to adhere the 2 pillows to … Continue reading
Try To Ignore the crust! No matter how well I grease and flour my “non stick” bundt pan, disaster unfolds! However…this is Sandy Stubblefield’s recipe for pound cake…it is DELICIOUS! Perfect balance of texture and flavors! Marbled Pound Cake This is the only pound cake recipe I ever use – comes out perfect every time. … Continue reading
Homemade pork jerky (chu yuk gone)! Taught by someone’s dear mother 🤤 Ingredients 2 lbs. lean ground pork 225g sugar 3 tbsp oyster sauce 2 tbsp fish sauce 2 tsp cooking wine 1 tsp soy sauce *optional: add chilli oil to make a spicy version* Meat prep Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix. … Continue reading
I’d love to write a more eloquent post that starts with how I’m feeling, the different reasons why, and then conclude with some profound insight. The reality is it’s a shit storm over here and today my rose coloured sunglasses fell off. I am PMS’ing hard and have noticed my patience and ‘go with the … Continue reading
