Throwback Thursday! I dug back in my blog from when I lived in Greece and found an episode where I tried to learn how to make Spanakopita. To summarize... its a good thing that Harry is in charge of the pie-making. We beat dough with our fists like welter-weight champions. We rolled it out with a long stick and spun it in the air until it was as thin as a bed sheet. We washed spinach, once, twice, three times, and I was filled with the terrifying realization of how much dirt I have probably consumed in my life now that I know what it really takes to clean greens, the peaks of grit that had accumulated on the sink serving as hard evidence. We crumbled feta, cracked eggs, poured, beat, rolled, and spun more dough. “You’re doing the hardest lesson first, Paige!” I beamed. Bravo Koritzi mou. Ella Koritzi mou. By the time I’d finished I was dusted until my elbows with allevi, flour, and a bit wounded from the all of the effort. What a wimpy baker I am. Every criticism for me was “MORE FORCE, Paige, don’t be afraid.” Eventually the bulk of the work had been completed and Despina excused herself to go shopping for a baby birthday party she would be attending later. I continued rolling with force and the big stick, watched more vegetables being washed, and then- it was singing time. KIKI started, out of nowhere, belting a Greek ballad, and Ireni joined in while she rolled the dough. Then KIKI was laughing with such emotion tears were in her eyes, falling into the bowl, marinating the dough, and said, in Greek, we’re all crazy here!! They asked me if I liked any Greek composers, and I told them that I was very fond of Manos Hadjidakis, and without missing a beat they started singing the following: youtu.be/28EAWlOXrYs
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 17:01:13 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015