I don't know how I got this lucky, but a beautiful Greek woman is coming to my house to make her mom's spanakopita recipe today for our family holiday party tomorrow. Spanakopita is a delicious spinach pie and I'm gonna share the recipe with you, because, Merry Christmas.

• 1 pkg. phyllo dough, thawed according to package directions (this can take 24 hours, please check!)
• 32 oz. of fresh spinach
• 4 bunches of scallions
• 1 lb imported feta
• 3 Tbsp. chopped dill
• 3 sticks of melted butter. Maybe more.
• One healthy pinch of black pepper
• Olive oil

FOR THE FILLING: We start by chopping the spinach and scallions and placing in a large bowl. Then the feta gets crumbled and added to the mix. Next comes the dill, pepper and a swig of olive oil. By the way, I did none of this, I watched these two have at it and took pictures. The other lovely lady is my daughter-in-law, the fabulous Sheri, who is besties with Vasiliki.

Once the filling is done it is time to assemble. We unwrap the package of phyllo dough (Vasiliki's mom makes her own, but we did not today) and place a sheet in a buttered 9" x 13" pan. Butter gets brushed on top of that sheet, then we repeat 8 times until there is 9 layers of buttered phyllo on the bottom. Then we add the filling, and 9 layers of buttered phyllo on top of that. We trim the excess dough, poke a few holes in the top with a knife for the steam to escape and then bake in a 400 degree oven for an hour until it looks golden brown and delicious like the main picture.

Since we are having this tomorrow, I refrigerate it and will warm it up, or serve at room temperature depending on how frazzled I am. Super fun to do with two of my favorite people. Try it sometime! And whatever you celebrate, enjoy!