Real Greek

 My traditional Greek has taken over Christmas and Easter baking. 

He bakes authentic festive sweets. Not his mother's or his sister's recipes. He does a deep dive into  Greek cooking sites and follows the recipes to the (Greek) letter . 

It has been many years since I've made these goodies.  I didn't mind at all giving my place in the kitchen to someone else.  Especially when he's a dedicated follower of Greek tradition. 

In years past he supervised the grandchildren as they followed his directions.  Now he's by himself, though I do help a little to clean up.  It is still My kitchen 

Cinnamon, orange and walnut biscuits drenched in honey syrop* 

This year's batch of melomakarouna were delectable. 

The best he's made

They weren't too big, too sweet or too syropy

And I've eaten quite a few dammit

Real Greek men do cook

And they wear an apron

He weighed out every little lump

But didn't follow the recipe

Instead of 30 grams

Every morsel was 40 grams 

And he was right

40 grams makes just the right sized bite

These are kourabiethes

Almond and butter biscuits

Which are sprayed with rose water and covered in icing sugar

*syrop or syrup??