Plums are liars. Okay, not all plums lie, but when they do it’s really bad, but it’s nothing that booze and sugar can’t fix. Well, at least in this case.
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Dolmades (Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves with Tomato and Meat Filling)
Each spring the family gathers together to participate in their most beloved activity: harvesting grape leaves. They pretty much hate it.
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Hortosoupa (Greek Vegetable Soup)
You will likely be hard-pressed to find a culture that doesn’t have their own version of a hearty vegetable soup. It’s pretty much a “just add water” technique for stretching out available produce to feed a hungry family a nutritious meal.
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Greek Kumquat Liqueur (with a Bonus Treat!)
You know the old saying that good things come to those that wait? This is a really good thing worth waiting for! (It may not be that long of a wait, either!)
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Manestra (Greek Pasta in Tomato Sauce)
This may not be one of the most well known (if at all) Greek dishes to those who are not Greek, but ask any kid who grew up with traditional Greek food and this will likely be one of their favorites.
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Using Phyllo Dough (Without Frustration)
There are few ingredients more traumatizing to use than the paper-thin sheets of phyllo dough. I’ve been yelled at by more than one older Greek woman to “cover your dough! You’re letting it get dry!!”
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Creamy White Wine Clam Sauce with Garlic and Rosemary
I don’t make this dish enough. Nowhere nearly enough. My medium boy reminds of this on a regular basis.
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Fakes (Greek Lentil Soup)
There are a handful of Greek words that can be corrupted by kids who may or may not want to eat the dinner in front of them (foolish kids!). I plead the fifth.
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Fresh Fig & Honey Yiaourtopita (Greek Yogurt Cake)
If you are fortunate enough to have a fig tree, you will never starve. Well, at least while the figs are in season.
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Greek Sour Cherry “Spoon Sweet” (Vissino Glyko tou Koutaliou)
I didn’t get to enjoy this treat much when I was a kid. Once I got a home with a yard large enough, I planted a sour cherry tree just so I could have it when I wanted. That took care of that!
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