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Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
This holiday season, my daughters want to have a fun Greek Night ! No, this is not the kind where people wear togas. It is a time when we prepare some wonderful food and reflect on recent activities.
The names may be unfamiliar, but the taste will speak of home!
Click for Greek Night Page (under construction, but you’ll get the idea)
Once you learn how to prepare grape leaves for the many dishes utilizing this relatively obscure ingredient, you will never go back to buying the bottled kind found in most stores! …. That is to say, IF you have your own grape vines.
There are many ways to prepare but they all involve soaking them in some sort of brine solution first… but if you don’t have your own vines, this may convince you to plant some!
How to prepare Grape leaves for Dolmades and other great dishes.
We love Greek Dolmades … Greek Grape leaves stuffed with ground lamb and pork, short grain rice and wild rice, onions, garlic, diced pimentos and seasonings ( my curry blend, french gray sea salt, garlic powder, onion powder and white pepper).
Now, we roll the grape leaves! The only thing left is to enjoy!