{"id":2815680,"date":"2012-04-16T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T20:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/?p=2815680"},"modified":"2014-02-01T13:59:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T17:59:25","slug":"christos-anesti-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/04\/christos-anesti-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Christos Anesti 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was a beautiful day celebrating Easter with family and friends. A lot of preparation goes into our annual Easter feast. I baked <a title=\"Tassajara Yeasted Wheat Bread\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/2012\/03\/bread-part-3-tassajara-yeasted\/\" target=\"_blank\">bread<\/a>.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815697\" title=\"Tassajara Yeasted Wheat Bread\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bread-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tassajara Yeasted Wheat Bread\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bread-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bread-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bread.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>I dyed red eggs. (And inadvertently, my hands as well.)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815700\" title=\"Traditional red Easter eggs\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/red-eggs-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional red Easter eggs\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/red-eggs-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/red-eggs-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>I made my family&#8217;s favorite <a title=\"Potato Salad video\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/2010\/06\/potato-salad\/\" target=\"_blank\">potato salad<\/a>. The menu also included roasted potatoes and carrots, Greek salad, orzo salad and spinach pie. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815698\" title=\"potato salad\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/potato-salad-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"potato salad\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/potato-salad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/potato-salad-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>And of course, a leg of lamb. (You can see last year&#8217;s <a title=\"Easter lamb &amp; festivities 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/2011\/04\/easter-lamb-and-festivities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Easter lamb &amp; festivities video here<\/a>.)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815699\" title=\"preparing the leg of  lamb\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/preparing-lamb-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"preparing the leg of  lamb\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/preparing-lamb-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/preparing-lamb-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>The table was set early. (A little guy needed some blueberries fast.) We started the meal breaking Tsoureki, the traditional Easter bread. We read St. John Chrysostom&#8217;s Paschal Homily (c. 347\u2013407).<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815696\" title=\"Table is set\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Table is set\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-001-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/> The egg cracking contest was underway&#8230;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815684\" title=\"Egg cracking\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-012-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"Egg cracking\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-012-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-012-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;and it&#8217;s Benjamin for the win!<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815685\" title=\"Benjamin FTW\" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-011-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin FTW\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-011-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-011-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><em>The feast is abundant, eat your fill! All of you enjoy the wealthy banquet of the faith and mercy of God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2815686\" title=\"Greek Easter 2012 \" src=\"http:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-014-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Greek Easter 2012 \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-014-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kitoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Greek-Easter-2012-014-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is risen, and life reigns! Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in a tomb!<br \/>\nChristos Anesti!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a beautiful day celebrating Easter with family and friends. A lot of preparation goes into our annual Easter feast. I baked bread.I dyed red eggs. (And inadvertently, my hands as well.)I made my family&#8217;s favorite potato salad. The menu also included roasted potatoes and carrots, Greek salad, orzo salad and spinach pie. 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