Host a Greek night
Two tables: Sunday moussaka with salad, and a souvlaki night in pita.
A Greek house does not serve moussaka and souvlaki as one platter. The bake is midday. The skewer is the taverna. Spanakopita can open either night, or be lunch alone.
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Sunday moussaka
The gastra, a horiatiki, bread. No souvlaki.
Layers of eggplant, meat, béchamel. Rest so it slices. Village salad. Bread.
Do not add pita gyros as a second starch.
The clock
- Salt eggplant.
- Bake and rest.
- Salad at the table.
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- Moussaka — The free Sunday bake.
Souvlaki night
Pita, tzatziki, tomato, onion. The gastra stays in the cupboard.
Skewers of pork or chicken, oregano, lemon. Wrap or plate with pita and tzatziki.
Moussaka is Sunday.
The clock
- Marinate.
- Grill.
- Pita and tzatziki.
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- Souvlaki — The free skewer.
Set the baker or the pita platter in the middle. Find a gastra the same way as the pantry — a search, not a single listing that disappears.
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When you want the rest of the map — more bakes, pies, and the Sunday extras — Authentic Greek Cuisine is the book that keeps the table going. Read how the table is set before people arrive.
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The spices, mixes, and hearths that belong to Greek cooking — then the people around them, and the kitchens still joining the table.
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