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Tonight, (accompanied by my staff, at my invitation), I dined on a local (regional) specialty: Roasted, or grilled, squid, (served with a dressing of olive oil, minced garlic, and freshly squeezed lemon juice), which is invariably served with another regional specialty, known as blitva, which comprises potatoes and chard/spinach (with olive oil and minced garlic).

I also ordered a side dish of roasted peppers (in preference to ordering a tomato salad; tomatoes here, have met, greeted, kissed and mated and melded with, sunshine).

And I enjoyed a few glasses of various locally sourced, regional wines.

Delicious.
Sounds super cool, what fun, I just happen to have chard and potatoes ready in the garden and so it is inspirational as well.
 
Not for dinner:

But, brunch.....in a local, (and very well regarded) restaurant:

This comprised bacon and freshly cooked (to order) eggs, served with sparkling mineral water, freshly squeezed orange juice, espresso, a small salad of tomatoes (and oh, the tomatoes, they have met, greeted and been kissed by, the sun, they have encountered heat and warmth, they taste of something glorious, especially when anointed with sea salt and drizzled with locally produced olive oil...) and lettuce, with a side helping of French toast.

Exceedingly tasty, especially looking out over the local river (an ancient bridge, from Ottoman times, fetchingly reflecting the shimmering light on the water), and besieged by a few - not quite feral, but quite extraordinarily tenacious - local cats.

Life could be a lot worse.
 
Tamale Pie with braised hanging tender (seems like a muscle from inside the top rib/spine probably towards the back), with charred corn etc... from a recipe by J. Kenji. Looked bad, tasted great.
 
The easiest Chicken Piccata recipe that tastes great too!

I use half the garlic cloves, half the butter the recipe calls for and dust flour on one side of the chicken using a small strainer, place it in the pan (dusted side down) and then dust the other side. EZPZ!
 
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Grilled squid, served with slices of lemon, and minced garlic in olive oil, along with blitva - a Dalmatian dish of boiled potatoes and spinach (or chard) dressed in olive oil; served with a glass of locally produced Vranac wine, from an excellent local vineyard, and some sparkling mineral water.
 
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Grilled squid, served with slices of lemon, and minced garlic in olive oil, along with blitva - a Dalmatian dish of boiled potatoes and spinach (or chard) dressed in olive oil; served with a glass of locally produced Vranac wine, from an excellent local vineyard, and some sparkling mineral water.
That sounds succulent.
 
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That sounds succulent.
It was, and it is a dish that is a speciality of this region, and is one which bowled me over - and converted me for life to grilled squid (amazingly soft, tender, moist, succulent) - when I first tasted it, on my first ever election observation mission, just over a quarter of a century ago.

And this dish of potatoes and chard/spinach which is invariably served with it, is simply amazing.
 
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