by elenisaltas | May 15, 2020 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses, other recipes, recipes, vegetarian
Imam Bayildi eggplants stuffed with tomatoes By: Eleni Saltas As the story goes, Imam Bayildi got its name from when an imam (a Muslim priest) fainted immediately upon eating this dish because it was so tasty. Wherever the name came from, it’s rich and impressive in...
by elenisaltas | Mar 31, 2020 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses, other recipes, vegetarian
Arakas Latheros Pea and Potato Stew By: Eleni Saltas Think you need to cut carbs to lead a sound diet? Think again. Vegetables are a great source of healthy carbs, and the combinations are endless. Arakas latheros (pea stew) is a Mediterranean staple with peas...
by elenisaltas | Sep 10, 2019 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, other recipes, recipes, vegetarian
You can always tell it’s the end of the summer by the amount of zucchini bread being made or gifted. The motivation to utilize zucchini in different ways is much higher towards the beginning of the summer, and then suddenly it seems like the zucchini production...
by elenisaltas | Jul 28, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, mezes, other recipes, vegetarian
Greek Bruschetta By: Eleni Saltas Sunday dinners are my favorite. Sundays mean I have more time to carefully prepare a dinner for my family, rather than rushing after work to whip something up. I like to thoughtfully put a meal together. Sunday also means my yiayia is...
by elenisaltas | Jul 2, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, mezes, other recipes, vegetarian
I freely admit I don’t have the greatest memory in the world. Recalling what I did a year or even a day ago proves to be a challenge at times. The main prompt that helps me recount an occasion is food. I have this otherwise useless power to remember who I ate with,...
by elenisaltas | Apr 10, 2019 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, other recipes, recipes
In no particular order, the three best cookies of all time are melomakrona, chocolate chip cookies (still on the hunt for a soft and gooey go to recipe), and my mom’s Snickerdoodle’s. My mom says she has had this recipe for “over 100 years” and...
