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    • exploring
    • entertaining
    • joie de vivre
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  • gluten free,  Greek + Mediterranean,  main course,  poultry,  salads

    Mediterranean Chicken Salad

    2019-05-05 /

    Isn’t this Mediterranean Chicken Salad gorgeous?  You bet your sweet ass, it is! I am an absolute sucker when it comes to beautiful produce. I mean, I get weak in the knees and my eyes glaze over. Then I hear this robotic voice in my head: Must Buy All the Produce. I call it Blog Brain Frenzy where I buy anything and all that is beautiful because in some manner or fashion I can use it in something. Right? In the history of never have I been able to pass up beautiful produce. Today I had to borrow a truck to get it all home. But the positive side of…

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  • 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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    Low Country Boil aka Frogmore Stew

    2019-05-30

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    2019-05-09

    Pasta Aglio e Olio: CYOA

    2019-07-18
  • Greek + Mediterranean,  poultry

    D@mn Delicious Chicken Souvlaki

    2019-02-26 /

    Do you remember the first time you ate souvlaki? I mean authentic souvlaki? You strolled down the narrow cobbled street under a canopy of bougainvillea, winding your way between colorful buildings. Architectural footprints left by previous civilizations cast shadows all around. The scent of gardenias wafted through the air as you took a seat at an outdoor taverna, the background buzzing with a quiet hum of chatting diners. You were at the Plaka, nestled at the foot of the slope upon which the proud and glorious Acropolis stood. You thought you were in heaven. So many years ago, yet you remember it as if it were yesterday. As luck would…

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    Panzanella Salad

    2019-07-19

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  • 4th meal,  appetizers + hors d'oeuvres,  Greek + Mediterranean,  party food + snacks,  vegetarian

    Chunky Mediterranean Hummus

    2018-10-11 /

    This recipe is one of the reasons I am invited to parties. For years I thought it was my irresistible charm or my clever wit that was so alluring, but no.           “Hey, we’re having a get-together Friday. We hope you can come! Around 7PM?”           “Sounds great!”           “Oh, and can you bring your Chunky Mediterranean Hummus?” My hummus. That’s the caveat. But who can blame anyone for loving this dish? My recipe takes hummus, a Middle Eastern staple, and loads it up with Mediterranean goodness. Hummus is like a beautiful neutral palette that complements anything that…

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