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  • comfort food,  Greek + Mediterranean,  main course,  pasta + noodles,  vegetarian

    Pasta Aglio e Olio: CYOA

    2019-07-18 /

    On its own, pasta aglio e olio is deliciously simple: pasta + garlic + olive oil. Life doesn’t get much more pure than that.  But we are going to shake things up a bit, go beyond garlic and olive oil. This recipe takes that classic dish of pasta glistening with oil, loaded with caramelized garlic and swanks it up a bit with a toss of crushed red pepper + fresh parsley + (among other things) zippy lemon zest.  Mediterranean confetti, if you will. We’re taking an age-old recipe for pasta aglio e olio and giving it a plot twist of our choosing.  Hence Pasta Aglio e Olio: CYOA (Choose Your…

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    Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos

    2019-05-02

    Lemony Creme + White Chocolate Trifle

    2019-05-28

    Low Country Boil aka Frogmore Stew

    2019-05-30
  • 4th meal,  appetizers + hors d'oeuvres,  breakfast + brunch,  comfort food,  party food + snacks,  sandwiches + roll-ups

    Toast 6+ Ways

    2019-06-09 /

    Toast is one of my ultimate comfort foods. When I was very little, toast was front and center of my morning routine with my father. I was his official self-appointed toast maker. Every morning, as he was shaving, I would prepare his toast. How many times had I under toasted the bread or was overzealous with the butter or the dollop of my mom’s homemade peach preserves? Who knows, because my sweet dad said it was “absolutely perfect!” every.time. Dad and I took turns fixing each others’ toast for many years. Toast was our love language. Toast was our thing. Today’s toast transcends the white bread stereotype. It is no…

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    Curried Chicken Wings + Mango Chutney-Yogurt Dipping Sauce

    2019-04-01

    Sticky Sweet + Spicy Asian (v) Meatballs 

    2019-02-16

    Chunky Mediterranean Hummus

    2018-10-11
  • comfort food,  crowd pleasers,  main course,  pescetarian,  seafood

    Low Country Boil aka Frogmore Stew

    2019-05-30 /

    One of the new gals at work is from California, and I have taken it upon myself to play Southern Tour Guide to help her settle in. For convenience, let’s call her Becky. Becky and I have gone to museums and the theater, canal cruises, cultural festivals and SEC games—the full gamut. There is no dearth of activity in our area, so our orientation schedule has been pretty packed. “We will leave no stone unturned!” I told Becky. Becky smiled politely…and then I think she rolled her eyes. I am on a mission. Part of this mission means hosting a lowcountry-ish shindig. Every newbie to the South needs to experience…

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    Pasta Aglio e Olio: CYOA

    2019-07-18

    Panang Curry Noodle Bowl

    2019-04-20

    Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos

    2019-05-02
  • comfort food,  dessert,  holiday,  party food + snacks,  vegetarian

    Lemony Creme + White Chocolate Trifle

    2019-05-28 /

    This Lemony Creme + White Chocolate Trifle is almost too pretty to eat!  ALMOST. When the weather starts to get balmy (and stays that way for 5 months), my go to relief is LEMONS. I love lemons. I also love trifle. I do not love baking. There. I said it. I DO NOT BAKE. Suffice it to say, my favorite kind of dessert is a no-bake dessert. Hence, this Lemony Creme + White Chocolate Trifle. Trifles are always a win because they look so elegant without a lot of fuss. You do not even have to turn on the oven to make this gorgeous citrusy delight. All you have to…

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    Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos

    2019-05-02

    Toast 6+ Ways

    2019-06-09

    Pasta Aglio e Olio: CYOA

    2019-07-18
  • can be vegetarian,  comfort food,  Greek + Mediterranean,  main course,  pasta + noodles

    Lemon Zest + Spring Pea Parmesan Orzo

    2019-05-09 /

    I am welcoming summer with mouth wide open!   Yes, I know it it only May, but in Augusta our summer starts in April. But then switches back to winter. And then we will have two outstanding weeks of spring. But now we are in summer again. Sooo…….last night I made this delightfully fresh and lively Lemon Zest + Spring Pea Parmesan Orzo. This recipe is so easy you’ll have plenty of time to do those warm weather things you love to do, like sleep in the sun or splash in the pool. Lemon Zest + Spring Pea Parmesan Orzo is sunshine on a plate. This dish is so much…

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    Mexican Street Corn (aka Elotes)

    2019-05-22

    Vietnamese Shredded Chicken + Noodle Salad

    2019-06-17
  • breakfast + brunch,  comfort food

    Huevos Rancheros Breakfast Nachos

    2019-05-02 /

    Nachos for breakfast?  Yes, please! It makes perfect sense, if you ask me. What could possibly be better than Huevos Rancheros Nachos first thing in the AM to get you off to a super-charged version of yourself? Actually, that’s pretty much the entire purpose of huevos rancheros, if you think about it. Historically, I mean. Traditionally served midmorning, huevos rancheros originated as a breakfast dish consisting of eggs, beans, rice, and potatoes, served with tortillas + sometimes guacamole + sometimes a sauce. It was served–you guessed it–to ranchers as the breakfast of champions. I took a delicious huevos rancheros recipe and twisted the rules a bit by converting it to…

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    2019-06-09

    Soft Boiled Eggs with Caviar

    2019-02-15
  • Asian fare,  comfort food,  gluten free,  main course,  pasta + noodles,  vegetarian

    Panang Curry Noodle Bowl

    2019-04-20 /

    Get ready to eat the rainbow. I hope you are holding your fork because this vibrant recipe will be on your table in about 20 quick minutes! Boil some noodles. Throw all the sauce ingredients in the blender, then heat in a pan. Add noddles and garnish with your favorite crunchy + sweet + savory + herby condiments. That is it! If you don’t already know it, I love Thai food. I LOVE THAI FOOD. I mean, I crave it at least once a week. There is something about its combination of sweet + robust + salty + piquant flavors that work me into a frenzy. By the time I…

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    Creamy Coconut + Curry Chickpeas

    2019-04-27

    Garlicky + Peppery Baby Bok Choy

    2019-04-27

    House Blend Curry Powder

    2019-04-27
  • comfort food,  Greek + Mediterranean,  vegetarian

    Fakes (Greek Lentils)

    2019-03-29 /

    Sometimes a girl just wants some beans and rice. Or beans and pasta, as the case may be. Pronounced fa-KEE and sometimes called fakorizo, THIS is my comfort food. I absolutely begged for it as a child. It’s a security blanket in a bowl, like chicken noodle soup. Eating comfort food is my class of self-medicating. It soothes me physiologically. So when I am feeling blue, I reach for my drug of choice: comfort food. Hello, I’m Naked Epicurean, and I am a comfort food addict. My drug must meet requisite standards. For example: Is it easy to make? Check. Does it evoke nostalgia? Check. Is it loaded with calories?…

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