My first visit to an actual home was today thanks to Vesna and her family! They were such wonderful hosts and I appreciated the day so very much. It was wonderful to be with a family for the day…
In Orthodox tradition, families celebrate a saint that is unique to their family. This celebration consists of food and fellowship. So today Vesna’s family was preparing food for their family celebration next week. I was able to come and participate in some of the preparations! I took pictures of each of the steps in the process….
First Vesna kneeded and rolled out the dough into circles.
I then buttered the layer, while she rolled the next one.
We stacked them ontop of each other, rolled dough and butter, until there were 6.
Vesna then rolled them out again.
Her mom then cut them into triangles
We all rolled them
Then they sat by the stove and got egg yolk on the top of them
Then they baked
Then we ENJOYED!!! (only a few since they are for the celebration next week!)
We also did some experimenting today-it was the same basic beginning only no layers of pastry, and then cheese was rolled inside and sesame seeds were put on top before baking – YUMMERS!
I also had the pleasure to eat lunch with the family. It was a meal of shopska salad, A la Teke, home pickled peppers and pickles, and bread. It was so delicious! The A la Teke is a mixture of meat, peppers, mushrooms and a whole bunch of spices that are then baked together for several hours!!!!
Lesson: Today was an amazing day. Getting to see a Macedonian home, spending time with a friend, and having the company of a family- things I will not ever take for granted!
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