by elenisaltas | Jan 30, 2023 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, health, interview cooking, other recipes, Travel
Learn About EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) By: Eleni Saltas Whatever is cooking, starting with a quality olive oil is important. I always knew that—to some extent. I knew my salads deserved “the good stuff” but when grilling or creating a stew I would grab for the “ok...
by elenisaltas | Dec 31, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes
When the clock strikes 12:01 into the New Year or any time on New Year’s Day, many Greeks will slice into a vasilopita, a New Year’s cake made with the typical fixings of a cake (flour, sugar, eggs), and spiced with orange juice or the baker’s choice...
by elenisaltas | Sep 10, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, other recipes
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 | Jul 28, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, mezes, other recipes
Greek Bruschetta By: Eleni Saltas Sunday dinners are my favorite. Sundays mean I have more time to carefully prepare a dinner for my family, rather than rushing after work to whip something up. I like to thoughtfully put a meal together. Sunday also means my yiayia is...
by elenisaltas | Apr 18, 2019 | Greek recipes, interview cooking
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...
