by elenisaltas | Mar 21, 2023 | Eleni's Recipes, garden, Greek recipes, health, Lenten friendly, main courses
recipe Arakas Lemonatos (lemony peas) By: Eleni Saltas There’s not a vegetable I pushed aside more than peas. Creamed, steamed, or paired with beans, it didn’t matter how they were prepared, peas never made it to my mouth. That was in my picky eating era–which wasn’t...
by elenisaltas | Mar 21, 2023 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, health, Lenten friendly, main courses, Uncategorized
recipe Mushroom Giovetsi By: Eleni Saltas Giouvetsi is a comforting orzo casserole dish typically made with beef, lamb or chicken. For a vegetarian swap, ditch the meat and use mushrooms for a savory meal. Plus, it’s Lenten friendly! I recently made this recipe for...
by elenisaltas | Mar 16, 2023 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, health, Lenten friendly, main courses
Revithada By: Eleni Saltas Revithada (garbanzo bean/chickpea soup) is a popular dish from the island of Sifnos that’s traditionally served on Sundays. Instead of long baking in the oven, I found a way to make this dish quickly from canned beans and slowly cooked...
by elenisaltas | Oct 4, 2021 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses, mezes, other recipes
Garden Fritters tomato and zucchini keftedes By: Eleni Saltas When your garden produces an assortment of vegetables… make garden fritters. Made with fresh tomatoes, shredded zucchini, diced peppers of your choice (spicy if you dare), plus herbs and feta cheese,...
by elenisaltas | Oct 4, 2021 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, mezes, other recipes
Tirokroketes Fried Cheese Balls (two recpies) By: Eleni Saltas Gooey on the inside, crunchy on the outside, tirokroketes (fried cheese balls) is an irresistible appetizer that will leave guests wanting more. For the first recipe, I use a trio of cheeses: feta,...
by elenisaltas | Apr 21, 2021 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses
Tomato Yemista stuffed tomatoes By: Eleni Saltas Since my first cookbook was published in 2019, I’ve hosted numerous cooking demonstrations. Live demos are not happening now, so ninety nine percent of them were “instagram live” or zoom feeds due to COVID. The sessions...
