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Greek Salad Buffet

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Having a group of friends over but want to serve lighter fare and accommodate their taste preferences?  Think about setting up a Greek salad buffet.  Try adding some Middle Eastern sides such as babaganoush, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, tabbouleh...all dishes you can pick up at your local grocer’s prepackaged deli section.  This idea works well if you don’t have the time or feel confident in your cooking for a group abilities. Just set out generous bowls filled with the following salad fixings for folks to pick and choose their favorites from.  See what you think...

romaine greens, chopped

red onion, diced

ripe tomatoes, diced

bell peppers, green or orange, diced

Kalamata olives, pitted, whole

feta cheese, crumbled

marinated artichoke hearts, quartered then halved, reserve liquid

oil and vinegar or marinated artichoke liquid as dressing

Set out each salad ingredient along with the prepared sides.  Maybe have a selection of dippers such as large radish slices or zucchini rounds.  What about melon for dessert?  Your guests will be pleasantly surprised at your thoughtfulness and you will be pleased at the high impact with lower effort on your part for this gathering of friends - nice!

When I’m not entertaining, I’m sewing cotton pocket half aprons in bold colors for my online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdrawerthreads .

Or I’m merrily engaged in knitting slouchy style hats from upcycled yarn for my other shop - www.etsy.com/shop/topdraweryarns .

My daughter’s have an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/yesdesigns - where they design and sew cotton pocket knickers for pleasure or leisure.

My older daughter has an online shop - www.etsy.com/shop/wildwovenwomen - where she works upcycled yarns found at our favorite source for creative reuse materials - SCRAP PDX.

Hey Lovelies! Boy did Thanksgiving week fly by. We had a magnificent Thanksgiving with the help of Vidacasa Buffetware this year. Vidacasa is dedicated to freshness and they have these really neat hot and cold serving ware that ether have a super cold cell or a thermal one inside of them. They are gorgeous and the outside and a super power on the inside! There is no better way to keep your food…