One of Todd's favorite things to do is cook. One thing that makes cooking even more enjoyable for him is making Lebanese food from his mother's recipes. On special holidays throughout his life, his mother always made meshee, which is a traditional Lebanese dish that involves wrapping a meat and rice mixture in grape leaves or cabbage and then cooking it. It includes the traditional ingredients such as tomatoes, garlic, mint, lemon juice, basil and cinnamon.
Rolling meshee can be a job so Todd's mom was nice enough to come over and help him cook. The boys didn't want to miss out and even offered to help out a little. My mouth is watering and I can't wait for Easter lunch!
Todd prepping the meat and rice mixture.
Todd rolling the grape leaf meshee.
Cooking is a family affair!
Evan adding some butter to the dish prior to cooking.
Here is a short video of Todd demonstrating how to roll the meshee:
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