I went to a Greek festival for a late lunch, that was fun.

I say Grik because one time, long ago and far away, a hotdog
cart guy outside of Wanamaker's in NYC struck up a
conversation with me by saying, I spik Grik. Cute. Took
me a startled few seconds to think what the heck he said.

Heh, he's probably a big diner owner today.

Anyway, I went to the Greek festival for food. Got some
moussaka and slouvakia, then went back for the real
goal for the day. The Cookies. I call them something
clever like Anna Kornikovika cookies. Duh. They are
actually Koulourakia. Also, got some baklava, it is the
law. Must get baklava.

And honey balls. Loukoumades, ate them there, they
were very good. Yummy.

I thing we'll go back tomorrow, this time I'm going to
get the spinach pie platter or an order of spanikopites,
lemon chicken? or how about some pastitisio ... then
maybe the Kataife or the galaktoboureko ...

Hey, if I can't pronounce it, is it still good?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote on 10 Jun 2006 in rec.food.cooking

> Hey, if I can't pronounce it, is it still good?
>
> nancy
>
>

Get some of my favourite. the Trikopita...(3 cheese pie)

--
-Alan

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:28:53 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>I went to a Greek festival for a late lunch, that was fun.
>
>I say Grik because one time, long ago and far away, a hotdog
>cart guy outside of Wanamaker's in NYC struck up a
>conversation with me by saying, I spik Grik. Cute. Took
>me a startled few seconds to think what the heck he said.
>
>Heh, he's probably a big diner owner today.
>
>Anyway, I went to the Greek festival for food. Got some
>moussaka and slouvakia, then went back for the real
>goal for the day. The Cookies. I call them something
>clever like Anna Kornikovika cookies. Duh. They are
>actually Koulourakia. Also, got some baklava, it is the
>law. Must get baklava.
>
>And honey balls. Loukoumades, ate them there, they
>were very good. Yummy.
>
>I thing we'll go back tomorrow, this time I'm going to
>get the spinach pie platter or an order of spanikopites,
>lemon chicken? or how about some pastitisio ... then
>maybe the Kataife or the galaktoboureko ...
>
>Hey, if I can't pronounce it, is it still good?
>
>nancy
>


If this is the festival at St. Spyradon's, try the lamb or the
chicken.

My cycling partner and I will be there mid-afternoon after a 20 to
30-mile ride. Its mainly flat home, so we can eat up.

Actually, we may visit there n the way out for those honeyed pastries
for a sugar buzz launch!


jim

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:28:53 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:
[snip]
> I thin[k] we'll go back tomorrow, this time I'm going to
> get the spinach pie platter or an order of spanikopites,
> lemon chicken? or how about some pastitisio ... then
> maybe the Kataife or the galaktoboureko ...

We enjoyed our local festival, too!

The daughter-units noshed their way through on Kalomari. Gyro. Roasted
lamb. Moussaka. We took home three days' worth of The Holy Triniti
(Bakalava, Koulourakia, and Kourambiethes. A-men!) but it didn't last
the evening. It forced us to attend the following day just to stock up
on more (and nosh our way through again.)

Wish the festival wasn't only once a year.

The Ranger

"Mr Libido Incognito" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote on 10 Jun 2006 in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Hey, if I can't pronounce it, is it still good?

> Get some of my favourite. the Trikopita...(3 cheese pie)

Well, I went back, no gots. Heh, I thought they were
disorganized yesterday, wow. Today they opened at
12. 12 in some other time zone, maybe. No food.
No one to take the entrance 'donation' ... no food.
But, I see that the gyro area is open so got on line for
that. Well after 12, I gotta eat. Took a loooong time but
I finally got myself a gyro. Had some fun with the guy
collecting money, who did you order from? Him. The
guy with the hat? Yeah, the really good looking kid who
really knows how to make a fabulous gyro? Laughing because
you could tell it was his son.

Interesting, I see they had boxes of gyro slabs, for want of a
better word. Not bad at all, I would buy them if I saw them in
the store. Does anyone else see them in the freezer section?
I'd love to make gyros at home and I just don't happen to have
one of those vertical spits to hold a huge thing of gyro meat.
I know, everyone has one of those.

At any rate, had a spinach pie type of thing, sort of a phyllo
spinach triangle, large. Some lemon chicken that I think they
forgot the lemon part. So what because on the way out, I'm
getting more of those cookies ... the (let me get it right this time)
Kourambiedes. Mmmm MM, can't wait i love them so.

No cookies. They are all out. I wanted to cry. That's okay,
those I can make. And I had a couple just yesterday. But still ...

Heh, looked inside the church on the way back to the car, it was
very nice in that Greek Orthodox way. In my way of getting into
trouble, I wondered out loud if those were very large ashtrays in
the lobby. (laughing) Hey, they were full of sand! You put candles
in there. Oh, okay, time for me to go.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> I went to a Greek festival for a late lunch, that was fun.
>
> I say Grik because one time, long ago and far away, a hotdog
> cart guy outside of Wanamaker's in NYC struck up a
> conversation with me by saying, I spik Grik. Cute. Took
> me a startled few seconds to think what the heck he said.
>
> Heh, he's probably a big diner owner today.
>
> Anyway, I went to the Greek festival for food. Got some
> moussaka and slouvakia, then went back for the real
> goal for the day. The Cookies. I call them something
> clever like Anna Kornikovika cookies. Duh. They are
> actually Koulourakia. Also, got some baklava, it is the
> law. Must get baklava.
>
> And honey balls. Loukoumades, ate them there, they
> were very good. Yummy.
>
> I thing we'll go back tomorrow, this time I'm going to
> get the spinach pie platter or an order of spanikopites,
> lemon chicken? or how about some pastitisio ... then
> maybe the Kataife or the galaktoboureko ...
>
> Hey, if I can't pronounce it, is it still good?

Pronounce nothing, the way those spellings roll off your tongue one
would think you've been doing things Grik style all your life! hehe

Sheldon Sparticus

Nancy Young wrote:
> I'd love to make gyros at home and I just don't happen to have
> one of those vertical spits to hold a huge thing of gyro meat.
> I know, everyone has one of those.

I figure that those will be the "chocolate fountain" of the 2007
Christmas season.

--Blair