Recent content by Jawge

Yes. that is how my mother always did it before frying the potatoes.

That's what we grow here but we don't have shallots.

The mixture my mother used was hamburg, egg, bread, spearmint, and onion. Perhaps you didn't use bread. My mother fried them. Later, my wife would bake them. None fell apart that I can remember.

We have frozen pastitsio. We usually make it at Easter. I have enjoyed it several months later.

The Orthodox Study Bible, the one with the OT and NT, has a good synopsis of the history of each of the gospels and the epistles. It is available from Amazon. There is a cheaper on line version. I didn't see it on Amazon but you can check. I find navigating within the on line version difficult.

I go to church as I do most Sundays. We used to get a flower but that stopped.

Add hamburg, egg and sliced bread to a bowl. Add spearmint and parsley. Mix by hand. Pick up 2 inch balls. Fry in olive oil. That's what Ma did. Simple and simply delicious. :)

My mother's pastichio was incomparable. The best I have ever eaten. It was known as such by my relatives as well. She died in 1974 and a piece of me died with her. She needed no recipe. She just knew. My wife and I tried for many years to replicate the krema and we finally got it close to...

It is a beautiful island to visit.

My family and I hav been there and it is beautiful.

Very nice. Thanks.

I think the syrto is a good start.

Alithos Anesti!

Spanakopeta, fava, loukaniko, ...all are good and delicious.