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  • Berries Supreme

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    Ingredients: 2 pints strawberries, blueberries or raspberries or any combination (the blueberries can be frozen) Zest of one orange ¼ cup sugar 1 pint strawberries 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier Vanilla ice cream (optional) Mint sprigs and or whipped cream for garnish Instructions: Wash the berries, let them dry and hull them.  Keep aside the one […]

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  • Beef Rendang

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    Ingredients: 2 large onions chopped 4 cloves garlic 3 to 5 small hot red chilies 2 tablespoons granted fresh ginger 2 teaspoons coriander ½ teaspoons turmeric 2 pounds boned and trimmed beef chuck 1 teaspoon sugar 2 cans coconut milk (14 ounces each) 1 tablespoons finely chopped lemon grass or ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest […]

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  • Beef in Spicy Mint Oyster Sauce

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    Ingredients: 2 tablespoons dry Sherry 3 tablespoons oyster sauce 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 ½ teaspoons sugar 1 pound lean beef, cut into thin strips 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 tablespoons oil 1 carrot, cut diagonally into thin ovals 1 onion, cut into 2 inch strips 1 stalk celery, cut into thin 2 […]

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  • Basil Walnut Cream Cheese

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    Ingredients: 1 eight ounce cream cheese, softened ¼ cup softened butter ½ cup minced basil ¼ cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 garlic clove, minced ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, crushed ¼ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper Instructions: Beat the cream cheese, and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.  DO NOT USE A […]

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  • Basil Rouille

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    Ingredients: 1 cup fresh minced basil 1 small tomato, seeded and chopped 1/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs 4 large cloves of garlic, minced 1 small Serrano chile, seeded and diced 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup olive oil Instructions: Combine basil, tomato, crumbs, garlic, chile pepper and salt and mix well. Gradually stir in the […]

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  • How to Make Homemade Sausage

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    Please welcome guest author Hank Shaw of Hunter Angler Gardener Cook as he walks us through the steps of homemade sausage-making. Making sausage at home is one of those lost arts that really is not so difficult as it sounds. At its core, a sausage is simply ground meat and fat, salt, and flavorings. It […]

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  • Basic Pasta Dough

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    Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour ½ cup cake flour 5 eggs 1 tablespoon olive oil Instructions: Use the food processor in the manner in which you have been taught!!! Comments: This makes about 32  four inch by five inch cannellioni sheets.

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  • Baked Pears with Pomegranate and Zinfandel

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    Ingredients Zinfandel 1 cup Pomegranate juice 1 cup (see comments below) Sugar ½ cup Cinnamon stick 1 Orange peel 2 t Bosc pears 6 Instructions Peel and core all the pears leaving them whole but flat bottomed. Mix sauce ingredients together Place pears in baking dish and pour the sauce over it Roast for one […]

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  • Bastilla

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    Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 egg, beaten 2 boneless chicken breasts, poached and torn into bite size pieces 1/8 teaspoon saffron, dissolved in a teaspoon of boiling water ¾ teaspoon minced ginger root 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon cinnamon, divided 1 tablespoon sugar, divided 2 tablespoons golden raisins 2 tablespoons pine nuts Salt and […]

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  • B’stilla for a Crowd

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    Ingredients: 4 pounds chicken thighs and legs 3 cups water ½ cup butter 1 cup chopped parsley 1 large onion, grated 1 three inch cinnamon stick 1 teaspoon pepper ¾ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon turmeric ¼ teaspoon saffron 3 sprigs cilantro ¼ cup oil 1 pound whole blanched almonds ½ cup powdered sugar 2 […]

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