Author: rheapappas

Hello! My name is Rhea (pronounced raya). I am Greek and love to cook. My husband would like me to start a food blog called "Feta, Feta, Feta", but I have enough passions to go around. I have created and maintain a large Urban Garden at our home in the twin cities and have a "full of personality" Germain Short Haired Pointer. We love to sail, swim, scuba dive, travel, and enjoy our communities. I'd say my biggest love in life, is life itself. My favorite thing about being a photographer, is getting to go on mini-adventures with my clients and capture the moments that matter most to them. My second favorite thing is to create my own adventures and narratives with my camera.

Coffee Cake with Fresh Orange and Crumb Topping

Ingredients FOR THE CINNAMON CRUMB TOPPING • 1 cup all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes FOR THE COFFEE CAKE • 1/2 cup unsalted butter • 1 cup sugar • 3 large eggs • 1/4 cup creme fresh or sour cream •…

The Best Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Ingredients: You can use homemade pie crust or store bought! 3 cups sliced rhubarb cut into small pieces 2 and 1/2 cups chopped strawberries 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon orange juice from ripe oranges 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract…

Left Over Roasted Turkey Ramen

This is a great alternative option to left over turkey stock and turkey from thanksgiving or anytime you may cook it. Dietary: Make this PCOS/low carb friendly by leaving out the Ramen and adding veggies. Ingredients 6 scallions, chopped 8 slices ginger 6 mushrooms, sliced 8 cups of turkey stock (chicken works too) 2 eggs…

The Perfect for Fall: Turkey Wild Rice Soup

This recipe is INCREDIBLE!!! So please enjoy this delicious soup, made specifically for the winter and fall. Disclaimer: This is a 3 step recipe. The steps and alterations are as follows. Roast the turkey//Buy a turkey/chicken already cooked Make turkey stock/buy chicken/turkey stock or use pre-made home-made stock Make soup Time: This full process takes…

Crispy Salmon with Greek Chop Salad and Couscous (optional)

Ingredients: Salmon • 4 salmon fillets, skinned (roughly 1 ¼ – 1 ½ pounds) • Canola oil • 1 teaspoon paprika • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic • ½ teaspoon granulated onion • ½ teaspoon ground cumin • ½ teaspoon ground coriander • ¼ teaspoon salt • ¼ teaspoon black pepper • Pinch cayenne pepper •…

Thai Chicken Peanut Salad

First you should know this salad is amazing, tasty, and very filling. The honey and the peanut butter are not completely PCOS friendly, so if you you have PCOS, please do in moderation. Ingredients Salad 2 chicken breasts 2 cups of shredded purple cabbage 1 cup of shredded green cabbage 1 red bell pepper sliced 1…

Basic Deviled Eggs

Ingredients 3 hard boiled eggs 1/4 cup of mayo 1 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp mustard 1/8 tsp salt black pepper smoked spanish paprika Directions Cut eggs in half. Put the egg yokes in a bowl and plate the egg whites. Mix in the mayo, vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper and mix…

Spicy, garlic, lime baked salmon with avocado salad

Ingredients Salmon 2 lbs. wild caught whole salmon fillet 2 Tb. olive oil 1 lime, zest and juice 1 extra lime for juice 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 jalapeño, grated lots of Salt and pepper Avocado salad 2 avocados 2 tomatoes 1/2 red onion 2 tbsp olive oil 2 limes 1/4 cup of cilantro Salt…

Eggs Benny

Every week, I get a request to make eggs benedict. As I believe in whole foods and fats, it’s become super important to me to make everything from scratch, which takes extra time and skill, but pays off in the end. Another thing I try to do is eat my carbs in vegetables only and leave…

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