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Fantastic idea for a party...why buy these premade and "sub"par?...heh heh.

Can't wait to come up with my own party sub ideas.

Thanks for the post.

This sounds and looks incredible. I can't wait to try it!

My Syrian grandmother was our daycare as children. These were lunch much of early childhood. I can taste them now while looking through these photos. Like KERRSLP said, no currants, and my Situ omitted the Baharat seasoning and pine nuts. The simplicity of grape leaves, meat, rice, parsley, mint, lemon and garlic were all that was needed. Accompanied with thick, homemade, plain yogurt; we were in heaven!

I can't remember her using jarred grapleaves, but I've had many tasty renditions that used jarred leaves.

I'm a southwest desert baby, so:

green chile and cheese
refried beans and cheese
cinnamon and sugar
watermelon and salt

Did anyone end up trying pastry dough? That seemed like a clever idea.

Bingsy already mentioned it, so I'll second Chuy's Panaderia. La Mexicana is great, but Chuy's is fabulous (not to be confused with Chuy's Tex Mex).

I've always done this until recently reading that it's not always necessary. So, I made eggplant last night (picked from my garden) and cooked it without the pre-salting. The eggplant was lovely, however just slightly bitter. I think I'll be take the extra step to salt in the future; can't hurt!

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This exact combination crossed my mind this morning...although I thought it was because I was having a pregnancy craving. Can't wait to try it.

Why no shortbread cookie? That's my favorite cheesecake crust!