Hi Donna:

These are recipes that my best friend makes and are great!!! she is Greek.

The first one is:

FAKI SOUPA (LENTIL SOUP

2 qts beef or chicken bouillon.
1 cup lentils
salt & pepper to taste
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 large carrot finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 garlic clove minced
1/4 olive oil
1/2 cup tomato sauce
6 tsp apple cider vinegar (optional)

Simmer lentils in bouillon with salt & pepper to taste for 1 hr, add remaining ingredients. Continue to cook for 30 min, or until vegetables are tender. if desired you may add 1 tsp of vinegar to each bowl of soup as it's served
Makes 6 servings.
Can be doubled or tripled.

The dessert is as Follows:

BAKLAVA (FILLED PASTRY)

30 sheets phyllo 8x8 inch each
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup blanched ground almonds
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves

Butter bottom of 8-inch baking pan. Lay 10 sheets of phyllo in pan and brush with melted butter. Mix nuts with sugar and spices and sprinkle half of mixture over phyllo. add next 10 phyllo on top brushing each layer with melted butter. Repeat with another layer of nut mixture and remaining phyllo. Cut into diamond shape being carefull to not cut through to bottom layer. Bake in preheated oven 350 F for 1 hour, finish cutting and allow Baklava to cool pour lemon-honey syrup over top. makes 20 daimonds.

Lemon honey is:

Boil 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water and 1/2 of a lemon for 15 min. remove lemon and add 2 tbsp honey. stir.

This Dessert is wonderful, classy and very showy.

I hope these help you.