Jorge Paredes’ Greek-style braised lamb shoulder with fennel and herb salad.Photograph: Matthew Hague/The Guardian. Food styling: Ellie Mulligan. Prop styling: Lucy Turnbull. Food styling assistant: ...

Don’t be surprised if you smell roasting lamb in your neighborhood this Sunday. Even before that, you may see a long line outside a Greek store, such as Sophia’s Greek Pantry in Lowell or Belmont.

The sickest I’ve gotten in recent memory was just before I graduated college, when I achieved the elusive flu-to-strep combo in the span of three weeks. But on one precious weekend that spring between ...