So why do we garden? Because it connects us to that very world and reminds us on some level that we are a part of it. Because it feeds our soul as well as our stomach. Because, pure and simple, it makes us happy.
Aunt Rose Mary Muench’s Boeregs
Admittedly, Bohjalian happens to be a vegetarian and could live on cheese boeregs, kadaif and tahn. Here is his Aunt Rose Mary Muench’s treasured recipe for Armenian cheese boeregs that is one of his favorite foods.
“My Aunt Rose Mary is a daughter of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, and a granddaughter of survivors of the Hamidian Massacres,” said Chris.
“Over the years, this recipe has changed a lot. It is a combination of Armenian and Greek flavors, and it’s been like that for over 25 years and probably more, but it always tastes the same way when I make it…and my family enjoys it very much,” says Aunt Rose Mary.*
Ingredients:
1 pound phyllo dough (in two packaged sheets inside or one full sheet)
1 pound Muenster cheese, chopped
1 pound melted butter
1 package farmer cheese
2 eggs
3-8 oz. packages chopped defrosted spinach, with liquid squeezed out
2 onions, chopped and sautéed in olive oil with one large utility spoon until limp
1 large utility spoon of flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
Preparation:
Except for phyllo dough and the butter, mix all ingredients together thoroughly in a medium bowl. The filling should be ready the minute you are ready to make the triangles.
Place finished triangles on a nonstick baking pan and bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes. Do not butter the baking pan because the triangles are already buttered.
Triangles may be made in sets of eight for freezing in a plastic container — first in wax paper and then aluminum foil.
*Cooking tips from Aunt Rose Mary regarding phyllo dough: “Do not plan to prepare the triangles for at least two to three whole days. From the supermarket to refrigerator or from the freezer, once the dough is in your refrigerator, turn the box over every three or four hours to a different side. All four sides for two or three days. Why are you doing this? The dough inside is frozen. The dough is paper thin. Once you open the dough you better be ready to make about 42 triangles and do nothing else. The box may tell you to cover with a slightly wet towel. Don’t. Sometimes there are rips and holes. You can use the melted butter to paste it together.”
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