While meal prepping I like to create ethnic "themed" meals. I think I also get this from Mom. This is one of those instances where I can't color outside of the lines. Nathan will make suggestions or recommendations for meals/dinner/embellishments and is always perplexed when I turn him down. He wants to put mozzarella cheese on tacos or eat tater tots with pasta. YOU CAN'T MIX THOSE THINGS TOGETHER! THEY DON'T GO, GAWWWWWD! Kitchen control freak anyone? (crickets chirp)
I was digging though my recipe box for some Mama Socha themed meals and settled on Greek. I made meatballs, tzatziki, hummus to go with a bunch of olives and pita I had to use up. After making everything I soon realized I would be eating the majority of the feast. Nate's not a huge fan of olives, he's watching his carb intake, the meatballs heavily feature dill and there's no way I can hide all the cucumber in the tzatziki. More for me!
While coming up with the title for the post I goggled "Greek sayings" I didn't choose to use one because they were mostly too long and there were too many funny ones. Here are a few of my favs.
- A Greek doesn’t say “I have no idea what’s going on”…she says “I’ve lost my eggs and baskets” (ἐχω χἀσει τα αυγἀ και τα καλἀθια).
-In Greece, a situation doesn’t just “get out of hand”…it turns into “a whore’s fencepost” (της πουτἀνας το κἀγκελο).
-A Greek isn’t just “doing nothing”…he’s “swatting flies” (βαρἀει μὐγες).
-A Greek house isn’t just “messy”…it’s a “brothel” (μπουρδἐλο).
-Greeks aren’t just “exhausted”…they are “in pieces” (κομμἀτια).
-A Greek person isn’t just “high and mighty” or a “diva”…she is “astride a reed” (ἐχει καβαλἠσει καλἀμι).
-A Greek person doesn’t just “cheat on you”…he “puts horns on you” (σε κερατὠνει).
-A Greek is not told to “go jump in a lake”…he is told to “go see if the boats are moving” (πἠγαινε να δεἰς αν κουνιοὐντε οι βἀρκες).
-Greeks don’t just “get into a fight”…they “become yarn balls” (γἰναμε μαλλιἀ κουβἀρια).
-A Greek isn’t just “fit”…she is “slices” (φἐτες).
-A Greek doesn’t get “beat up”…he “eats wood” (τρὠει ξὐλο).
Greek Meatballs and tzatziki
Meatballs:
1 lb of ground beef (I used turkey, you could use pork, go crazy)
1/2 finely chopped onion
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1 egg
dill chopped
S&P
Mix together, it will be a wet, shaggy mess. Roll them out and stick them in a 350 degree oven for 30 mins.
Tzatziki
pint of greek yogurt
1/4 c. EVOO
2 cloves garlic minced
1 peeled cucumber diced
dill
S&P
Mix and eat
I was digging though my recipe box for some Mama Socha themed meals and settled on Greek. I made meatballs, tzatziki, hummus to go with a bunch of olives and pita I had to use up. After making everything I soon realized I would be eating the majority of the feast. Nate's not a huge fan of olives, he's watching his carb intake, the meatballs heavily feature dill and there's no way I can hide all the cucumber in the tzatziki. More for me!
While coming up with the title for the post I goggled "Greek sayings" I didn't choose to use one because they were mostly too long and there were too many funny ones. Here are a few of my favs.
- A Greek doesn’t say “I have no idea what’s going on”…she says “I’ve lost my eggs and baskets” (ἐχω χἀσει τα αυγἀ και τα καλἀθια).
-In Greece, a situation doesn’t just “get out of hand”…it turns into “a whore’s fencepost” (της πουτἀνας το κἀγκελο).
-A Greek isn’t just “doing nothing”…he’s “swatting flies” (βαρἀει μὐγες).
-A Greek house isn’t just “messy”…it’s a “brothel” (μπουρδἐλο).
-Greeks aren’t just “exhausted”…they are “in pieces” (κομμἀτια).
-A Greek person isn’t just “high and mighty” or a “diva”…she is “astride a reed” (ἐχει καβαλἠσει καλἀμι).
-A Greek person doesn’t just “cheat on you”…he “puts horns on you” (σε κερατὠνει).
-A Greek is not told to “go jump in a lake”…he is told to “go see if the boats are moving” (πἠγαινε να δεἰς αν κουνιοὐντε οι βἀρκες).
-Greeks don’t just “get into a fight”…they “become yarn balls” (γἰναμε μαλλιἀ κουβἀρια).
-A Greek isn’t just “fit”…she is “slices” (φἐτες).
-A Greek doesn’t get “beat up”…he “eats wood” (τρὠει ξὐλο).
Greek Meatballs and tzatziki
Meatballs:
1 lb of ground beef (I used turkey, you could use pork, go crazy)
1/2 finely chopped onion
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1 egg
dill chopped
S&P
Mix together, it will be a wet, shaggy mess. Roll them out and stick them in a 350 degree oven for 30 mins.
Tzatziki
pint of greek yogurt
1/4 c. EVOO
2 cloves garlic minced
1 peeled cucumber diced
dill
S&P
Mix and eat
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