Appetizers/4 recipes

Delicious! And simple to make in a large batch for appetizers. As made in Thrace, the soft-dough may be spread into a sheet and cut in squares before baking, or each shaped individually into daintly "bastounakia" (little canes or sticks). The word "trifti" identifies the texture - crisp and crumbly in the mouth.

Vegetable Finger Salad recipe

Mushroom, Pork, and Shrimp Lumpia recipe

This beef stew recipe is from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. It cooks up in about half an hour and is surprisingly rich in flavor given its short cooking time.

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Store bought pie dough makes these Mexican style empanadas quick and easy.

Eaten by Elder Maxwell at Christmas! Becky Ahlander's recipe.