Pumpkin Paximadia Greek biscotti By: Eleni Saltas Paximadia, a Greek twice baked cookie, gets a fall twist with loads of pumpkin flavor. Depending on the size of your cuts, the recipe makes 40 or so cookies, enough to treat to friends and family—or just keep all for...
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies By: Eleni Saltas Living in Utah I’m lucky to experience each of the four distinct seasons. I like something about each season, and even though Utah’s weather can be temperamental with snow or hail that destroys fall foliage at any given...
Vegan Paximadia Greek biscotti By: Eleni Saltas Nistisima Paximadia (Vegan Biscotti) is a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth during Orthodox Lent. Made by substituting bananas in lieu of dairy products, this treat is arguably better than the real thing. Prep Time:...
Vasilopita New Year’s Cake By: Eleni Saltas When the clock strikes 12:01 into the New Year or any time on New Year’s Day, many Greeks will slice into a vasilopita, a New Year’s cake made with the typical fixings of a cake (flour, sugar, eggs), and...
Greek Coffee Brownies By: Eleni Saltas Brownies are my greatest weakness of all—especially the good old fashioned out of the box stuff. When I’m really craving a chocolatey fix, nothing beats the convenience of just dumping all the premixed ingredients into a bowl,...
Melomakarona Greek christmas cookies By: Eleni Saltas Step into any Greek home at Christmas time, especially my yiayia’s, and you can’t miss the sweet scents of baklava, kourabiedes, and melomakarona baking in the oven. Those desserts are made year-round,...
