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A Christmas ritual of Greek cookies, drama, and little guys with an old hand mixer | Maria Panaritis

My mother died when I was only a few years out of college. Gone before I could cook alongside her for more than a few minutes as a woman. Now, I insist on making her Greek cookies the old-fashioned way. For my boys.

Chopped walnuts, an old-school hand chopper, and a heart made by her young son are what get Inquirer columnist Maria Panaritis started on making Greek baklava in December 2019.
Chopped walnuts, an old-school hand chopper, and a heart made by her young son are what get Inquirer columnist Maria Panaritis started on making Greek baklava in December 2019.Read moreMARIA PANARITIS / Staff