Going Greek

One thing that I absolutely loved about spending my first 18 years in western PA was the plethora of culturally diverse food right at my fingertips. Italian, Polish, Russian, you name it. It wasn’t until I left and went to college that I realized those sorts of options weren’t everywhere. Each summer there’s even a festival in Ambridge, PA – a few towns over from where I grew up – called Nationality Days with booth after booth of different foods, all in one glorious location. Now that I’ve made myself a little homesick I’ll leave you to drool over these tasty Greek-inspired dishes. And as always, just click on the link to be taken to the recipe.

 

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7 Comments
  • Jillian

    July 13, 2011 at 10:07 am Reply

    All of these look so good! I grew up in Northeast PA, and now I live in Iowa. I miss those little ethnic restaurants, where it felt like your grandmother was cooking for you, so much. My favorite part of summers growing up was all of the church picnics that had different ethnic foods. Polish was by far the best. There’s nothing like fresh pierogies, handmade with love by a bunch of old ladies in the church basement.

    • Kelly

      July 13, 2011 at 10:11 am Reply

      oh, the church picnics… YES! and the street festivals. all of it. and now i’m hungry AND homesick. 😉

  • adele

    July 13, 2011 at 10:15 am Reply

    This all looks divine, especially the roasted red pepper dip xoxo
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  • Meredith

    July 13, 2011 at 11:08 am Reply

    Western PA represent!!

    That shrimp looks amazing. Dinner tonight = done. Thanks!

    • Kelly

      July 13, 2011 at 11:10 am Reply

      happy to help!!

  • Courtney

    July 13, 2011 at 11:25 am Reply

    It all looks Delish! I LOVE Greek food!!! I’m going to have to make those feta fritters

    Thanks for sharing.

  • Oh, My Darling

    July 13, 2011 at 6:24 pm Reply

    I’m moving to the Pittsburgh area in a few weeks, and am pretty excited to hear about Nationality Day! Sounds like a treat!

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