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  • Seafood, Sausage and Bell Pepper Paella

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    Ingredients ¼ cup finely chopped fresh oregano ¼ cup finely chopped fresh thyme ¼ cup finely chopped fresh Italian parsley ¾ cup olive oil 8 tablespoons dry red wine 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns 1 tablespoon ground coriander 8 garlic cloves, minced ½ tablespoon cayenne pepper 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar 8 chicken […]

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  • Sticky Toffee Pudding

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      Ingredients 3 oz butter 5 oz caster sugar 2 eggs beaten 6 oz self-raising flour 6 oz stoned dates, chopped 6 fl oz boiling water 2 tsps coffee essence ½ tsp vanilla essence ¾ tsp bicarb. soda For the sauce 6 oz soft brown sugar 4 oz butter 6 Tbsp double cream 1 oz […]

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  • Steak Frites

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    People throughout France sit down regularly to a meal of deceptive simplicity and universal appeal: steak and french fries. It may seem like the world’s easiest dish (after all, it requires only two main ingredients), but the steak must be meaty and juicy, the potatoes buttery and crisp, and both must arrive at the table piping hot. Here’s […]

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  • Tarragon Garlic Chicken

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    Ingredients ¾ cup chopped green onion ¾ cup mayo ½ cup parmesan 3 tablespoons lemon juice 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon 6 chicken thighs, skinned and boned Salt and pepper to taste 12 leaves phyllo pastry Melted butter Instructions Mix together the green onion, mayo, cheese, lemon juice, garlic and […]

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  • Scharffen Berger Pot De Creme

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    Ingredients 3 ounces Scharffen Berger 70 percent Bittersweet chocolate chopped fine 1 cup cream 1 cup milk ¼ cup sugar 4 egg yolks ½ teaspoon vanilla Salt to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 300 degrees Melt the chocolate with ½ of the cream over a double boiler. DO NOT LET THE CHOCOLATE GET TOO HOT OR […]

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  • The Splendid Table’s Pasta with Two Broccolis and Raisin-Pine Nut Sauce

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    Author Notes: A pasta recipe we never thought would work, and a couple tricks for getting more out of your weeknight pasta routine. Recipe adapted from The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper (Clarkson Potter, 2008). — Genius Recipes Ingredients For the sauce Good-tasting extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice Salt and freshly ground pepper, to […]

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  • Shanghai-Style Poached Salmon

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    Ingredients 4 salmon fillets, about 6 oz [170 g] each, skin and pin bones removed Sweet Vinegar Sauce 1/2 cup [120 ml] soy sauce 1/4 cup [60 ml] distilled white vinegar 1/4 cup [50 g] sugar 4 green onions, including green tops, cut into 1-in [2.5-cm] lengths 4 thin slices fresh ginger, peeled and julienned […]

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  • Gingersnap Cookies

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    Ingredients 2¼ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 tbsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup butter, at room temperature ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 egg ¼ cup molasses Instructions Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In […]

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  • Guinness Gingerbread Ice Cream

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    Ingredients 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup whole milk 1 tsp salt 3 egg yolks 1 cup sugar 1 cup Guinness stout ¼ cup molasses 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cinnamon sticks 2 whole star anise 1 tsp black peppercorns ½ tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ cup […]

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  • Chicken Fricassee, Cacciatora Style

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    Cacciatora means hunter’s style, and since there has always been a hunter in nearly every Italian household, every Italian cook prepares a dish with a claim to that description. Making generous allowances for the uncounted permutations in the dishes that go by the cacciatora name, what they generally consist of is a chicken or rabbit fricassee […]

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