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Saturday, August 9, 2008

It's 5 pm and my entire family is ASLEEP!

It's dang hot here today and I guess that just took it out of them all! The girls went down for a late nap while Gregg was browning the pork chops. He put them on to braise and then laid down himself, muttering something about a bike ride or going to the market for chicken breasts.

I know, I know, we're having the braised pork chops AGAIN!! We've been in a rut with the citrus glazed chicken, braised pork chops, grilled lamb chops... BUT, tomorrow Gregg has planned an heirloom tomato and chicken chili! Yum yum. And Monday I am going to make stuffed red peppers. I'll need to call my mom for her recipe. Though, no offense Mom, I really wish I could find Mrs. Augoustiniatos's recipe for yemista! Um, um. Man, that woman was a fine cook. I could have married Evan just to eat her pot roast and stuffed vegetables! hahahaha Alas, no, I couldn't.

Hmm, wonder if I can find a yemista recipe on line??? I don't even know how to spell that in English, only in Greek. I've transliterated it as best I could...

2 comments:

Marlyn said...

http://greekfood.about.com/od/vegetablerecipes/r/yemista_kal.htm

This looks perfect. I'm going to skip the potato but I need an eggplant. Dang! Hmm, and long grain rice.... wonder if jasmine would work as well...

Nichole said...

Don't you just love the internet!?!? It sounds very yummy. We do a recipe similar, but it is stuffed with an italian meatloaf.