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‘Tis the season for giving so ‘tis about time to host my first giveaway on my page! ✨🎉 Today I’ll be giving away a signed copy of my cookbook, ‘All You Can Greek’ to a lucky winner. Here’s how to enter: 1. Tag someone in the comments. You can tag as many people as you’d like for a greater chance to win! 📚 . That’s it. That’s all the rules. You don’t even have to like this post cuz Instagram likes don’t matter anyway. Good luck! A winner will be announced December 7th. ❣️💚 Yiayia’s pro tip when making baklava: since this dessert can be tedious to make with its many layers of phyllo, make a large quantity or bake in a large pan ahead of time so you have baklava ready for guests/holiday parties! ✨ My recipe for baklava combines recipes from both my Yiayia Stella Saltas and Yiayia Helen Metos and fills a generous 14” x 20” baking dish for a beautifully delicious result. Enjoy ❤️💚🎉 . . . #greekfood #myopenkitchen #saveur #gloobyfoods #epicurious #buzzfeedtasty #food52 #gastronomia #goodeats #bbcgoodfood #foodwinewomen #eatprettythings #baklava #μπακλαβάς #Greek #holidaybaking #holidayrecipes @thefeedfeed @thefeedfeed.baking #bakinglove KALO MINA!✨✨✨ Happy December, and happy melomakarona season! Melomakarona are aromatic cookies and my ultimate favorite cookie that’s especially great around Christmas. I’ll be baking hundreds of these this month with the help of my Yiayia. 💛 What do you all like to bake for the holidays?? #καλομηνα #μελομακαρονα . . Recipe on my website, elenisaltas.com 📷: @arnoffoto With snow coming down all week long here in Utah, all I want to do is bundle up, watch some tv shows (like the mandalorian) and eat soup. ❄️🥣 To fill me up on cold days like today I like to go with Fasolada (Greek bean soup). This soup is made with a hearty combination of white beans, chopped vegetables, extra virgin olive oil, a handful of herbs, and a robust sauce. What’s your favorite type of soup? 😋 . . . Recipe is on my blog. 💛 https://elenisaltas.com/2019/03/27/fasolada-greek-bean-soup/ Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating today, and happy Thursday if not. 🧡 Feeling very thankful for so much today, especially my family who support me with all my crazy ideas and goals. I’m very thankful for my two brothers who hold me down and who are always there for me. Thank you for being my taste testers. Thank you for making me strong. Thank you for making me laugh. I’m thankful there is no jealousy between us, only competition on who’s the favorite and funniest child (me). Thank you for everything. 💛 . . (i’m also very thankful for mashed potatoes & gravy that I’m about to devour 😋) Now Instagram fam, what or who are YOU all thankful for? I wanna hear more about you 🤗 One of the most common questions I get regarding my cookbook is, “which recipe should I try first?” And I always recommend starting with Bouyiourdi (spicy baked feta, on pg 24). 🔥🔥 It’s simple for those just starting to cook, and so delicious even the most advanced cooks will appreciate it! 😋Also, this would make a great Thanksgiving appetizer! . . This picture is courtesy of the talented Joanne from @theoliveandmango, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in Greece in September. 🤗 She’s just as lovely in person as she seemed to me on social media. I gave Joanne a copy of my cookbook and Bouyiourdi was the first thing she made from it! I’ve been following Joanne since I first began blogging and it amazes me how much she’s grown her page and her talents in a few short years. If you’re not following her, please do—her photography and styling alone speaks for itself! 🙌🏼 Thank you SO MUCH to all my family, friends—and all the new faces who came out to The King’s English Bookstore yesterday for the book signing of ‘All You Can Greek.’ ✍🏼😊🇬🇷 I am beyond grateful for all of the support and hope you all enjoyed the treats & really hope whoever has a copy will now be making some recipes from the book! Thank you thank you thank you 🙏🏼 Tomorrow will be my first official book signing at @kingsenglishbookshop from 4-6pm! ✍🏼😊 Come get a book from the shop and I’ll sign It for ya. Already have a copy? I’ll sign those too! Don’t want a book? No problem I’ll have some treats for you 🍫🙌🏼 Helloooo there! 👋🏼I just wanted to apologize for not posting any new recipes/keeping up with my blog lately. I’ve been busy with work things but more so I have been in a creative funk/writers block for quite some time so hopefully I can get back into the swing of things soon! I truly love sharing recipes with you all & having an online blog initially is what gave me the confidence to publish a book so I will be keeping up with my blog for sure.😊 SO as a treat for you all in the meantime here’s a stack of Galaktoboureko (gah-la-toh-boo-reko). 🤩🤩🤩 May be a tongue twister to pronounce but it’s truly a divine dessert. 🤤 galaktoboureko, rice pudding, and loukoumades are my top 3 Greek desserts of all time. If we aren’t counting Greek desserts, brownies trump all (bc chocolate is the best and definitely my Achilles heel 🍫) What’s your favorite dessert?? . . btw—Galaktoboureko recipe is up in my bio link. ✨ Snuck in a picture of my Yiayia while we were making cinnamon rolls this weekend 🤗💛 recipe coming for you soon! Happy Sunday! Here’s a breakfast item for you to try sometime—Mizithra pancakes, made with homemade mizithra cheese✨🧀🥞 Adding soft mizithra cheese (you can use ricotta as well) to your batter will up the creaminess for light and fluffy pancakes. You can find the recipe for the pancakes on my blog, or below so you can save/screenshot! 👍🏼 . Can’t find soft mizithra cheese? I have a recipe for that on my blog, too! Just search “make your own cheese” on my website. 🧀 I hope you all have been having a wonderful weekend! . . . Ingredients 1 ½ cup soft mizithra cheese (or ricotta) 1 ½ cups buttermilk ½ cup whole milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt non-stick cooking spray, or butter, for cooking Instructions: 1.Heat an electric griddle or skillet to 350F or medium heat. 2. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and mix well. 3. In a separate bowl, mix the mizithra cheese (or ricotta), buttermilk, whole milk, eggs, and vanilla until well combined. It’s ok if there are lumps of cheese, but if they are too big, feel free to break them up. 4. Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir gently with a whisk or wooden spoon until incorporated. Don’t over mix the mixture. The batter should be thick with lumps and that’s fine. If it is too thick to work with, add some extra whole milk. 5. Spray cooking surface with cooking spray, or place a pat of butter and wait for it to sizzle. 6. In batches, ladle about ⅓ cup volume of batter onto the griddle. Cook until the surface forms bubbles, about 3 minutes. Flip, and repeat on the other side so both sides are golden brown. Repeat with the remaining batter. 7. Serve warm with maple syrup, and enjoy!

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