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Hors 'deouvre or Entree: Foccacia Gets The Caprese Treatment

That’s right:  it could be an hors ‘deouvre or an entree, and you could call it anything you wish, because the fact is that although I have created this recipe, I have not christened it!

So, how do you make it, you ask?  Well, you get yourself a great Foccacia flatbread— mine is made by my local bakery with rosemary and sea-salt.  Slice through the bread and put the cut-side face up.  Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil on the airy insides of the foccacia.  Next crumble the best quality of Goat Cheese or Chevre onto the bread, then slice up your tomatoes (from your own garden are best, by the way), a little more Chevre (made in USA, this one) please, and finally, the piece de resistance:  fresh basil from your garden.

Bake in a preheated oven at 400 Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, remove, serve on a quarter-plate with fork and knife, and voila, you are a goddess!  Seriously!  See for yourself what I mean!

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A Greek-Style Salad for $1.99? You Betcha!

That’s right:  it’s possible, and it’s available as long as lunch supplies last for the day!  Not bad, even if I say so myself!

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Breakfast Skillets & Patty Melts: Standard Fare At The Local Diner

That’s right:  you can rest assured that you’ll get a breakfast menu served all day and even all night if the diner is open 24/7 like some diners are.   And so, at my recent trip to the local diner, I went for a common but popular item on their menu:  a Breakfast Skillet, Greek-style. 

The three eggs that I’d ordered over-easy literally came on top of the most mouthwatering hashbrowns, onions and tomotoes smothered in small pieces of gyro meat and feta cheese.  Plus, it came with four slices of buttered toasts of rye. 

My friend ordered another diner staple:  a veggie patty-melt with tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and even broccoli that came with a big order of fries.

Here’s what it all looked like.  Needless to say, I needed to box up half of mine!

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A Greener Salad, Greek-Style

Yesterday, I posted about a Salad that didn’t look too green, and a friend of mine was fast to point it out!  Well, today, at a lunch meeting, I had a salad that was a lot greener, and thought I should post this for the record as well!  This was a Greek-style Salad, and here’s what was exactly on this plate of mine:  Iceberg Lettuce, Shredded Carrots, Sliced Red Beets, Sweet Banana Peppers, Red Onions, Black Olives, Feta Cheese, and a tangy Vinaigrette Dressing.  SA-TIS-FY-ING! 

Well, it would have been great if that was the only thing there, but they also had a big spread of Pizza, and I couldn’t resist a small square-slice that had Grilled-Chicken and Spinach on a Marinara Saucebase and a Mozarella topping.  Oh, and that piece of Fried Chicken and three Fries— I couldn’t resist those either!  Check it out:

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