by elenisaltas | Sep 10, 2019 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, other 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 | Apr 18, 2019 | desserts, Greek recipes, interview cooking, vegetarian
Koulourakia comes in all shapes, sizes and flavors. Some bakers turn their dough into playful circles, braids, or serpentines, and some twist their koulourakia so precisely it looks like a machine pumped them out. Depending on the baker or family recipe, koulourakia...
by elenisaltas | Feb 12, 2019 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, other recipes, Uncategorized
Greek Coffee Brownies By: Eleni Saltas Brownies are my greatest weakness of all—especially the good old fashioned out of the box stuff. When I’m really craving a chocolatey fix, nothing beats the convenience of just dumping all the premixed ingredients into a bowl,...
by elenisaltas | Dec 4, 2018 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, other recipes
I recently browsed through my late Yiayia Helen Metos’ recipe book, filled with her recipes plus clippings from recipes she found from the paper or given to her by friends. I was told from my mom that her oatmeal cookies were everyone’s favorites, so I had...
by elenisaltas | Dec 3, 2018 | desserts, Eleni's Recipes, other recipes
I’m all for simple recipes, especially when it comes to baking. That’s why I love these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies: they only require three ingredients and are ready in 25 minutes. I first tried these cookies years ago at a party, and my friend Lexi...
