by elenisaltas | Dec 10, 2020 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, main courses, other recipes
Lima Beans & Lamb By: Eleni Saltas There are not many days when I am gung ho for beans. Growing up a picky eater, beans have been the last to enter the rotation of foods I no longer push away. However, there’s still a slight distrust for beans and I don’t know...
by elenisaltas | Apr 10, 2020 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses
Kritharaki Orzo in Tomato Sauce By: Eleni Saltas I love a good one pot meal—these types of meals require little clean up. Enter Kritharaki, often referred to as manestra or orzo. Kritharaki has the aromatic smell of sautéed onions and garlic, a decadent tomato sauce...
by elenisaltas | Apr 2, 2020 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, Lenten friendly, main courses
Lahanorizo cabbage and rice By: Eleni Saltas Get a large amount of vegetables in just one dish with Lahanorizo (la-ha-NOH-ree-zoh), a healthy meal made in just one pot. Lahanorizo, meaning cabbage and rice, perfectly melds together with leeks, garlics, and spices. A...
by elenisaltas | Jul 20, 2019 | Eleni's Recipes, Greek recipes, main courses
Living in landlocked Utah, I don’t get my seafood fix as often as I would like to. But when I do, I like the dishes that can be enjoyed year round and are easy to create, like this calamari stew. In the summer, calamari stew is superb served plain with a glass...
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...
