to say i learned everything i know about cooking from my mother would not be entirely true, but i learned a hell of a lot from her, and more importantly she imparted to me a passion for cooking -how to wrap the day up with a fine meal like putting a bow on a present. as french gourmand tallyrand put it, "show me another pleasure like dinner, which comes every day and lasts an hour."
this is one my favourite recipes of hers, all the better for its simplicity. she says to have learned it from an old, greek friend of the family, dora.
first you mash up some feta or goat cheese with a beaten egg. in this particular incarnation some suateed spinach was added as well. defrost some filo dough and cut it into strips about 3 inches wide. layer them 2 or 3 sheets thick. place a teaspoon of the filling on one end of the filo strip and then fold up like a flag, sealing the last fold with a little water. fry in olive oil until golden brown. there's no need to grease the filo because of the frying. quite a treat!
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