Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for February 02, 2014

Moussaka in Max’s mind must be made of mice.

Wish I had a decent Greek restaurant nearby. All I can think of is the line from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” – “Moose caca?” That and Windex for everything.

It’s delicous and not difficult to make. There are recipes on Google and you just need to follow the recipes carefully. Greek shortbread is another gastronomic treat, but really not good for people on a low cholesterol diet. I won’t be satisfied until I have made moussaka again; it’s been a long time. :-)

Yes, anyone (male or female) that knows how to cook these days is indeed a gem, but I think that men are rarer. Yay, Wally (and Wally’s mom)!

Crap. Now I have to take JoanHelen’s advice and learn how to make it! Google, here I come…

Haven’t tried moussaka; just looked up some recipes and it’s definitely going on my list – looks delish! (Hubby and I both cook, and we purposely cook enough for 6 or 8, so the leftovers go in the freezer for non-cooking days.)

I always think of moussaka as Middle Eastern or Palestinian. When I was in school in Jerusalem, a very small school with Arab chefs, they served moussaka fairly regularly on Sundays. MMMMMMM!

Agreed Val.

My hub makes the best ever Scottish shortbread…I supplied an authentic recipe, which is really very simple: butter, sugar, and flour, and he supplied the muscle power (it needs kneading but that is why it comes out soooo good). ;)

Mmmm, Greek salad is my favorite. The dressing must be made of olive oil, plenty of fresh lemon juice (oh, maybe the right kind of vinegar), minced fresh garlic, basil, and grated Parmesan (I use the dry kind out of a jar, but my daughter thinks that’s barbaric). For the salad, romaine, top-drawer tomatoes (no gray ones), red onions (red Vidalia, if you can find them), skinny-cuke spears (none of the big, tough cukes with woody seeds), Kalamata olives, pepperoncini (pickled peppers, not too hot), good feta chunks. I also add serrated carrots. Used to put potato salad under all this (it’s a Pinellas County thing, à la Tarpon Springs), when I had more energy and didn’t know I was allergic to potatoes.

Wonderful Greek meal! It would be nice to see Wally’s mom make it into the strip.

I looked it up on Wiki. Eggplant. Gross.