I’m so excited to share a childhood favorite: Egyptian-style butter cookies! Bite-size, melt-in-your-mouth butter cookies that are just the right amount of sweet. Best part? This butter cookies recipe requires so little work and only 3 ingredients: Ghee (highly clarified butter); powdered sugar; and flour. This recipe makes 35 small cookies; and I can assure…
Easy Biscotti Recipe with Pistachios (w/Video)
Foolproof, easy biscotti recipe with pistachios and a pinch of cardamom. Perfectly dense, crunchy biscotti just as they should be. A couple of simple tips ensure the best biscotti every single time. Grab the tips and watch the video tutorial toward the end of this post. By the way, this biscotti recipe makes 24 satisfying…
Olive Oil Banana Walnut Bread (Video)
Skip the butter and sugar and try this healthy olive oil banana walnut bread that is naturally sweetened with honey and dates! The few ingredient tweaks here make an excellent, reduced-guilt banana bread. But don’t worry, this lower-calorie version is every bit as indulgent, moist and satisfying! Be sure to see the video tutorial below….
Easy Apple Strudel with Phyllo
Homemade apple filling rolled in layers of paper-thin phyllo makes a light, flaky, and extra crispy apple strudel. This easy apple strudel with phyllo dough is the perfect dessert for a small crowd. Trust me, you’ll be the hero of the party! If you’ve been following for a while, you probably already saw one of my…
Summer Fruit Compote Recipe with Honeyed Greek Yogurt
Not pie. Not cobbler. But this easy summer fruit compote with peaches and cherries in red wine syrup will satisfy any sweet tooth out there. And quickly! Compote is the quintessential elegant Mediterranean-style dessert. I grew up on peach compote and still absolutely love it!
Greek Orange Honey Cake with Pistachios
I’ve been having fun with olive oil cakes, including Italian Apple Olive Oil Cake and this Orange Ricotta Cake. But my very favorite currently is this Greek orange honey cake! This light, flavor-packed honey cake skips all the fuss. And it’s the simple cake that will feed a crowd. In search for easy desserts that aren’t laden with…