Every March 25th my friends and I celebrate Greek Independence Day with a festive get together. We eat a delicious Greek meal that includes all of the favorites from salads to dessert and everything in between. And, when we can find good salt cod, we make bakaliaros...
recipe Loukoumades (Greek Honey Donuts) By: Eleni Saltas Mary Saltas Mannos was just 76 years old when I was born. She’s my Papou Pete Saltas’ older sister, making her my great aunt. My papou had seven siblings and Aunt Mary was the first Saltas born in the United...
Kourabiedes are popular Greek butter cookies topped with heaps of powdered sugar and made for special occasions like weddings, Christmas, name days, and any day that ends in “y”. My earliest memories of kourabiedes aren’t the sweet taste of the cookie. In fact, I...
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,...
Galaktoboureko (gah-la-toh-boo-reko), or what my friends and I jokingly call, “gala-ta-booty-grow” or sometimes “galactic burrito” is a tongue twister dessert my booty has definitely enjoyed once or twice. But galaktoboureko is more than a tricky name; it’s a classic...
