ARTICLES For Memorial Day

Peaches

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CHORIZO AND POTATO ENCHILADAS

WITH 9 COMMENTS

Spicy chorizo is tempered by potatoes to create a very satisfying enchilada combo.

GRILLED OCTOPUS — TWO WAYS

WITH NO COMMENTS

Grilled octopus is surprisingly simple to make. The key is tenderizing the cephalopod before you grill it. This recipe provides two methods: sous vide and braising.

SOUVLAKI CHICKEN

WITH NO COMMENTS

Traditional Greek souvlaki chicken makes for an easy, flavorful and casual meal. Serve with Tzaziki sauce or Ottolenghi's Burnt Eggplant and Yogurt sauce.

TRADITIONAL GREEK SALAD

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Traditional Greek salad contains no lettuce, is served icy cold on a platter with big slabs of fresh feta cheese. Once you've tried the real McCoy you will never put lettuce in your Greek salad again!

BLACK-EYED PEAS GREEK SALAD

WITH 5 COMMENTS

I discovered this black-eyed-peas dish on a recent trip to Greece and fell in love with this traditional Greek dish. Loaded with fresh vegetables and olive oil, this is an excellent dish to expand your healthy Mediterranean diet.

KALE SALAD WITH APPLES, DATES AND POMEGRANATES

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This uber healthy salad can be partially prepared a in a day in advance. Loaded with goodness, kale, apples, dates, pomegranates and pecans will do your body good.

WATERMELON, FETA AND TOMATO KABOBS

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These skewers are perfect no-cook, super-easy summer appetizers. I have not included ingredient amounts as the recipe can be created for just a couple people or increased for a large bash. Just remember one watermelon square, one cube feta, one cherry tomato, one basil leaf and one mint leaf per skewer. Time to prepare depends on how many skewers you are making.

SUMMER SALAD WITH PEACHES, CHICKEN, BACON & CILANTRO DRESSING

WITH 2 COMMENTS

A flavorful summer salad that is hearty enough for dinner. Make when peaches are ripe and tomatoes are at their peak. A few crumbles of bacon boosts umami and the creamy non-dairy cilantro dressing binds it all together.

GOOMBAY SMASH

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The Goombay Smash is the ubiquitous cocktail of the Bahamas. Rum-rich and tropical fruit-forward, this thirst quencher will put you in an island mindset no matter where you are.

MANGO, BLUEBERRY AND MACADAMIA NUT SALAD