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  • Walla Walla Salad

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    Ingredients 1 head Boston lettuce torn into small pieces 2-3 Roma tomatoes cut into small pieces 3 Walla Walla SWEET onions, peeled and chopped 3 tablespoons raisins 1 orange, peeled and cut into small pieces 2 ounces macadamia nuts finely chopped 4 ounces Swiss cheese, cubed Dressing, your choice Instructions Just mix and toss.

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  • Vietnamese Garlic Beef over Lettuce

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    Ingredients 1 pound lean beef like top round or flank steak trimmed and thinly sliced across the grain 1 tablespoon fish sauce 5 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper ¼ teaspoon sugar ¼ teaspoon red chile flakes 1 small sweet onion thinly sliced (soak in water if too strong) 5 large garlic cloves coarsely chopped […]

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  • Vietnamese Chicken Salad

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    Ingredients 8 boneless chicken thighs 1 pound Chinese Noodles Peanut oil ½ large Napa cabbage, sliced ¼ small red cabbage, thinly sliced 1 bunch cilantro, chopped Peanut Dressing ½ cup rice vinegar ½ cup peanut butter 2 tablespoons chopped ginger root 2 tablespoons sesame oil 2 tablespoons chopped green onions 2 tablespoons sugar ½ cup […]

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  • Sarabeth’s Kitchen’s Scones

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    Ingredients 3 cups unbleached flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 3 tablespoons sugar ½ tablespoon salt ½ cup unsalted butter, cold 1 cup dried currants 3 eggs 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk Instructions Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in food processor and plus until mixed. Cut butter in […]

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  • Salmon, Goat Cheese and Leek Tart

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    Ingredients 1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of 17.3-ounce package), thawed or I made my own 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 small leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved, thinly sliced crosswise 1 cup whipping cream 1 5.2-ounce package soft herb cheese (such as Boursin), room temperature 1 3.5-ounce package soft fresh goat cheese, […]

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  • Salmon and Rice Wrapped in Pastry with Dill Sauce

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    Start this romantic supper with Russian caviar and ice-cold lemon vodka. The main course is a simplified but impressive interpretation of the Russian fish pie known as kulebiaka, which the French call coulibiac. Offer Champagne with the entrée, and finish the meal with babas au rhum from a French bakery to complete the cross-European elegance. […]

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  • Roasted Pear Salad

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    Ingredients 2 Bosc pears, cut in half and seeded 1 tablespoon butter 1 teaspoon sugar Salad greens for four people 4 ounces cider vinaigrette 2 ounces walnuts, chopped and toasted 2 ounces blue cheese crumbled 1 large slicing tomato, skinned, seeded and julienne Instructions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Rub pear halves with butter, sprinkle […]

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  • Roasted Parmesan Asparagus with Poached Eggs and Proscuitto

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    Ingredients 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided 4 thin prosciutto slices, thinly sliced crosswise Nonstick vegetable oil spray 20 asparagus spears, trimmed 1 2-ounce piece Parmesan cheese, shaved into strips 1 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme Instructions Heat 2 teaspoons oil in medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add prosciutto; sauté […]

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  • Roasted Corn, Wild Mushroom and Spinach Risotto

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    Ingredients 4 ears corn, husked 4 tablespoons olive oil 2 cups (about 8 ounces) assorted wild mushrooms (such as chanterelle, oyster, and stemmed shiitake), thinly sliced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried 5 3/4 cups (about) chicken stock or canned low-salt broth 1 1/4 cups finely chopped onion 1 1/2 cups Arborio […]

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  • Roast Duck, Melon and Mango Salad

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    Ingredients Salad ½ Chinese roasted Peking duck 1 tablespoons oil 2 teaspoons sugar 1 ½ teaspoon soy 1 teaspoons oyster sauce 5 ounces honeydew thinly sliced 1 firm pear peeled cored and thinly sliced 1 cucumber peeled and thinly sliced 1 mango peeled and thinly sliced 3 tablespoons coarsely ground peanuts 2 tablespoons toasted sesame […]

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