recipe Fasolakia (Green Beans Stew) By: Eleni Saltas When my dad’s rows of green beans start producing, we make fasolakia (fah-so-LAH-kya). Add some herbs and spices or a special sauce, and those veggies make life worth living. Summer fasolakia can’t be beat but I...
There’s time, and then there’s Greek time. Greek time is defined as arriving at any function 10 minutes, 6 hours, or 2 days after the time suggested. The exception to that definition is my yiayia. She does everything ahead of time and arrives early to everything. I’m...
I first discovered my love for yemista when I was an Ionian Village camper in Greece in 2008. I looked forward to days when the campers and staff followed the Orthodox fast and had to abstain from meat. That meant yemista was on the table. After the three weeks spent...
recipe Briam (Roasted Vegetables) Active Time: 20min Ready In: 90min Servings: 4-6 Good For: Dinner Inroduction About this Recipe By: Eleni Saltas Where do you see yourself in five years? That’s a standard go-to question for interviewers, strangers trying to get to...
The fastest way (no pun intended) to cause your coworkers, friends, and even family to think you’re a weirdo is to tell them that you are fasting. They all might assume that you’re ultra religious, you’re on the latest fad cleanse or that you’re heading into surgery...
