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PASTOURMA ROLLUPS are a perfect grab & go appetizer made with just three ingredients: a slice of kasseri cheese, a sliver of red bell pepper & a thin slice of pastourma (a cured meat seasoned with the distinctive fenugreek spice). 😋😋 . The first time I prepared this dish was for “the Taste of Greece,” a fun food fundraiser for our church in Utah that draws hundreds of attendees ready to sample Greek fare by home cooks. My dad, an experimental cook who owns every Greek cookbook twice over always shows up with unusual dishes that people have never tried. When I was about 16, my dad tasked me with making these pastourma rollups, and they’ve been a hit ever since! 🙌🏼 The taste of Greece event is happening today, so we made a big batch of these pastourma roll ups, along with an eggplant dish & calamari dish! Yum. . Pastourma rollups are so easy you should definitely give them a try yourself. Recipe link is in my bio. ☝🏼 PS, just wanted to also say happy Father’s Day to all the hard working, loving, and strong dads out there. 💙💙💙 NEW BLOG: the “Greek Sloppy Tzo” is here in all its glory! 🍔 It’s like a Sloppy Joe, but made with ground lamb, my favorite Greek seasonings, plus kalamata olives and crumbled feta cheese. Plus, be sure to channel your thickest Greek accent for this one, it’s “TZO” (ts-OH), thanks for the name change recommendation @excusemeareyougreek, you’re officially the nono of this dish! 👏🏼 . . Recipe link is in my bio. Get your napkins ready. 😋😋😋 https://elenisaltas.com/2019/06/13/sloppy-tzo-greek-sloppy-joes/ Another day, another batch of Yiayia’s orzo/kritharaki. 😋 introducing... the “SLOPPY SIFI” it’s like a sloppy Joe, but Greeky-er. . . Alternative name is the “SLOPPY TZO” courtesy of @excusemeareyougreek, what do you think? Regardless, this recipe is coming soon to a blog near you. 🍔😍 . . . . #greekfood #myopenkitchen #saveur #gloobyfoods #epicurious #buzzfeedtasty #food52 #gastronomia #goodeats #bbcgoodfood #foodwinewomen #eatprettythings #mycommontable #storyofmytable #heresmyfood #greekified #sloppyjoe #dinnertonight #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #easyrecipe #greek #greekcooking #greekrecipes #foodiesofinstagram HAPPY NATIONAL DONUT DAY 🍩🍩🍩 Here’s a short video compilation of me making loukoumades (Greek honey donuts) with basically no helpful instructions other than saying “into the pot” and “loukoumades” 😂 I obviously freeze up on camera and am too focused on cooking, so for a detailed recipe, head over to my blog if you want to learn how to make these deliciously sticky treats! 🤤 #lenislouks . . HAVE A HAPPY FRIDAY & WONDERFUL WEEKEND xoxo 💕 . . https://elenisaltas.com/2018/01/12/loukoumades-greek-honey-donuts/ Final bites of shrimp saganaki makes for an artsy mess 🍤😍 Made with fresh herbs, ouzo, peppers, a yummy tomato sauce and topped with feta. Who wants some?! 🙋🏽‍♀️ (All are welcome to the recipe link in my bio except for my shrimp allergic brother @petesaltas) . . . . https://elenisaltas.com/2017/03/09/chapter-twenty-seven-shrimp-saganaki/ My apologies for the poor quality iPhone pic but before dinner last night the lighting was hitting the spread just right I had to quickly snap 😍☀️last night a warm up to summertime meals—shrimp saganaki, Greek salad and lots of bread because I don’t do that thing called Keto. 🤷🏽‍♀️😋Enjoy your food & the people you eat with. Find the recipe for shrimp saganaki on my blog, via the link in my bio! Happy Tuesday ✨ . . . https://elenisaltas.com/2017/03/09/chapter-twenty-seven-shrimp-saganaki/ Today was the 40 day memorial for my Papou Chris 💙 Missing him very much. Also, with the help of my mom, we made our first koliva together. Koliva is a special dish that honors the deceased to honor loved ones. You can have someone make it for you, but I believe it’s so much more special making it for your family members, as you’re remembering them throughout the process. We made ours with wheat, cranberries, almonds and walnuts, pomegranates, parsley, crushed graham cracker, and lots of cinnamon and cloves. Then, topped and decorated It with powdered sugar and Jordan almonds. ✨ May your memory be eternal Papouli 💕 KALO MINA (good month) 💙💙💙 Summer is finally approaching, meaning trips to Greece and other places around the world! Anyone have any travel plans or mini vacations/weekend getaways coming up?? Let me know below 👇🏼 . . . 📷: @iamgreece, at Seitan Limania Beach, Crete 🏖 After a couple weeks of basically non stop rain in Utah, the sun is finally coming out to play and it’s getting me excited for grilling season 🙌🏼 One of my favorite summertime dishes my grilled cilantro lime chicken 😋🍗 It’s use a zesty lime marinade made with cilantro, garlic, oil and honey. Optional add-ins are chili flakes for pop and a shot of tequila for fun—which tenderizes the chicken even more. You can also use this marinade on other meats or even salmon! 🙌🏼 The recipe for the marinade is below, and if you want the full recipe with the chicken, simply follow the link in my bio! Enjoy ✨ . 4 limes, zested and juiced ½ cup honey ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 shot tequila (optional) 4 garlic cloves, minced ½ cup cilantro, finely chopped 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. chili flakes (optional) *Combine lime juice, lime zest, honey, olive oil, (optional) tequila, garlic, cilantro, and salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. 😋😋😋 https://elenisaltas.com/2018/04/26/grilled-cilantro-lime-chicken/ When life (or your neighbor) gives you horta: make a horta pie (hortopita) 🌱😋 Made this hortopita last week out of all the extra vrouves (mustard greens) we had! I’d never made this particular pie before but didn’t want the greens to go to waste so late at night i decided to just throw things together from my fridge before they went to waste, like dill onions & various cheeses. I would definitely use more cheese next time 😂 buuuut, still turned out great! Moral of the story: sometimes you just gotta experiment and use what you have available. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I don’t have a recipe for this yet, but definitely want to get one up soon especially when our own vlita starts growing in our garden!! 🙌🏼 So stay tuned for when I get a recipe I like down for a delicious horta pie.

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