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 1, 2018 | desserts, Greek recipes, Uncategorized
Everyone knows BAKLAVA. Layers of flaky phyllo pastry blanketed with ground nuts plus plenty of spice (and everything nice), soaked in a sweet honey syrup. Many consider baklava as the gold standard of Greek desserts. I’m not sure if this constitutes a mortal sin...
by elenisaltas | Nov 23, 2018 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, main courses
DISCLOSURE: I don’t condone stealing. There is just one instance, however, where I do pardon a certain group of thieves because their act of stealing eventually gave the world a glorious gift. The thieves I’m speaking of are the klephts, an indigenous population that...
by elenisaltas | Aug 17, 2018 | Greek recipes, main courses, vegetarian
Roka (arugula) is one of the most underestimated leafy greens, despite packing lots of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. It’s numerous health benefits are well known. Arugula is native to the Mediterranean and is definitely a green that should be added to more...
by elenisaltas | Jul 20, 2018 | Greek recipes, main courses
Pastisio Baked Pasta By: Eleni Saltas The thought of assembling layers of creamy pasta, juicy minced meat, and a thick béchamel sauce used to intimidate me. But, after learning from my yiayia and trying different types of pastitsios from Athens to San Fransisco, that...
