I have been struggling with how to write these words, but another beautiful life has been unfairly taken by COVID-19.
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Greek Lagana Bread Recipe & the Tradition of “Clean Monday”
The first day of Lent in Greece is a bit of an oddity. For many, a strict Lenten fast will be observed in reverence to the solemnity of the time leading up to Pascha (Easter), while also frolicking and picnicking, and generally having a jolly good time!
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Over the River-bed and through the Avocado Orchards to Grandfather’s House We Go…
I guess this is the California version of the winter sleigh song, though if you go high up enough in the Sierra-Nevada mountains you will find snow. It’s just not where we were.
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Rendered Fat (Tallow, Lard, and Schmaltz)
No, I don’t live on some isolated homestead. Yes, I could easily go to the store and buy some lard. No, I don’t want to because making your own is easy enough to do, and why not save money and reduce waste in the process?
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Christopsomo (Greek Christmas Bread)
Greeks like bread. No… we LOVE bread. There is literally a bread made specifically for every main holiday, and this doesn’t even cover the bread used daily and in religious ceremonies!
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Bath Time!
This last weekend was a little busier than our typical Thanksgiving holidays are. My grandson was baptised on Saturday into the Greek Orthodox faith. It was kind of a big day.
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Greek Mountain Tea
Greeks are coffee drinkers, viewing tea as something consumed for health rather than enjoyment. But there’s no rule that you can’t enjoy something you do for your health, now is there?
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NO!!
This is not a statement from a two year old throwing a temper tantrum. This is the statement that changed the outcome of World War II. Ask Winston Churchill.
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Take the Detour
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Fine if you’re in a hurry, but it sure makes for a boring trip.
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Agia Paraskevi (Saint Friday)
Imagine not being able to see the words on your screen. Imagine not being able to see anything. Imagine having that all miraculously change. I’m hoping I won’t have to imagine it.
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