The Accidental Epicurean

I know, I know.  It's been way too long since the last post of a recipe.  I am sharing a recipe for a family Christmas favorite.  At our house it's not Christmas until you smell the Trigona baking.  If you are a Greek Festival fan, this is the recipe for the triangle cheese pies.  Trigona 16 oz. Feta Cheese crumbled 12 oz. small curd cottage cheese 8oz. Presidents butter melted 2 eggs 1 pkg. Athens Phyllo Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix crumbled feta, eggs, and cottage cheese. Set aside. Melt butter. Phyllo will dry out quickly so it is important to work quickly and have everything you need ready. Dampen one clean kitchen towel to cover phyllo. Remove one package of phyllo and slice widthwise into approximately 3”-4” strips with pizza cutter. Stack together and cover with towel. Remove 3 sheets of phyllo strips and recover remaining. Brush phyllo completely with melted butted. At one end of strip spoon approximately 2 Tbs. of feta mixture on strip and fold into tri

Roasted Tomato Soup This is a great alternative to canned tomato soup. No further explanation needed, you already know how I feel about canned items. Try this I promise you will find it quick, easy, and more delicious. 12-15 Roma Tomatoes, quartered and seeded 4 cloves of garlic, peeled fresh thyme sprigs 1 large onion cut into chunks Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 cups quality chicken stock ¾ cup half and half or milk Honey to taste Salt and pepper to taste To seed your tomatoes you want to cut them in half lengthwise. Using your fingers gouge out the pockets on pulp and seeds so that you are left with just the tomato “shell”. Cut in half again so you are left with quarters. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Arrange tomato, garlic, and onion on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and liberally salt and pepper. Roast in a 350 degree oven for approximately thirty minutes. The end result should be somewhat caramelized on the edges and completely tender. At thi