And so it was Easter! At the spa, one Greek lady remarked it was Catholic Easter. Couldn’t resist asking if we Protestants didn’t get a look-in, to which a friend of hers responded quietly Protestants are heretics. Reminded me of the nun at the nunnery denying us entrance to Heaven! Now I could have informed her that the Eastern Orthodox followers were the first heretics when they broke away from the Catholic Church in 1054. Perhaps she hadn’t heard of the Great Schism?! But when our newscasters claimed it was Jewish Easter (Pesach was celebrated that same week) I realized that the role of an educator has its limits! :0
But to the celebration:
wood-fired ovens are heated,
the beastie is hung, and appetites are whetted.
Here the spread included lamb with its rice and liver stuffing, sausage and belly-pork, oven-baked beans, stuffed vine leaves, salads of lettuce, boiled greens, aubergines and a variety of cheeses.
I provided cheesecake and pavlova to finish the meal - and us – off! 😊
To accommodate family members living in N Europe, that feast was held on the Saturday.
Znme had an invite to ANOTHER on Sunday!! Here we see the potatoes in the oven, lamb atop, and alongside a Thracian haggis-like dish of rice and liver, etc. Also served: Russian salad, lettuce, and roast chicken. The special request was for me to bring a fruit crumble. Gladly! 😊
Yesterday when I was writing about our experience, I somehow omitted an ‘s’ in error, rendering the word an Eater celebration – think that was correct, after all!
No comments:
Post a Comment