• Episode 7 - Greek Food from Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex

  • Apr 12 2022
  • Length: 58 mins
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Episode 7 - Greek Food from Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex

  • Summary

  • 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

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