Happy Tuesday, everyone! Nick has been looking forward to making these recipes for awhile! This week, we present a trio of Greek diner dishes, including pastitsio, tzatziki, and rizogalo (rice pudding). We hope you enjoy these diner favorites at home and that you read the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides.

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Sources:

"The Kaffenion Connection: How the Greek Diner Evolved" - Edward Lewine - The New York Times, 14 April 1996

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/14/nyregion/the-kaffenion-connection-how-the-greek-diner-evolved.html

"The Health Benefits of Garlic" - Cleveland Clinic

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/6-surprising-ways-garlic-boosts-your-health/

"The Benefits of Yogurt" - Elaine Magee - WebMD

https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/benefits-yogurt

Recipes:

Pastitsio:

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/pastitsio

Rizogalo:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/greek-rice-pudding-1706092