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  • Herb and Shallot Pasta Sauce

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    Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 4 ounces shallots, peeled an diced 6 large cloves of garlic, peeled and diced 2 cups half and half 5 drops red pepper sauce 3 cups Parmesan 4 cups each fresh basil and parsley, chopped 3 pounds cooked pasta Instructions: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium.  Add the shallot […]

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  • Florette’s Chocolate Cake Bar

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    Ingredients: Cake ½ cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon soda in one cup buttermilk 1 ½ cups flour 1 square chocolate melted 4 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice ½ cup maraschino cherries chopped 1/2 cup nuts chopped Frosting 1 cup granulated sugar ¼ cup cocoa ¼ cup milk ¼ cup shortening Instructions: For […]

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  • Florentine Egg Pie

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    Ingredients: 1 large red pepper cut into ½ inch rings 1 medium red onion sliced into ½ in rings 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups spinach leaves 2 ounces Fontina cheese grated 2 ounces Asiago cheese grated 5 medium red potatoes 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley 1 tablespoon chopped basi 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 […]

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  • Flo’s Apple Strudel

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    Ingredients: Dough 3 cups flour 1 inch of cold butter ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg at room temperature 2 ½ tablespoons oil 1 cup warm water Filling ½ cup melted butter 8 apples peeled, cored and sliced thinly ½ cup sugar—depends on the sweetness of the apples Instructions: Mix dough in cuisinert and let it […]

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  • Flo’s Apple Bars

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    Ingredients: 2 cups oatmeal 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup oleo 1 teaspoon soda 10 apples, pealed and thinly sliced ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons butter Instructions: Mix first five ingredients as for pie crust and line pan with half of this. Mix apples with the sugar and cinnamon […]

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  • Fish Stock-Fumet

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    Ingredients: 4 pounds fish head and bone (take out gills) 1 tablespoon butter 1 onion sliced ¼ of a carrot, sliced ½ cup sliced mushrooms 2 cups dry white wine 8 cups water Bouquet garni Instructions: Sauté the onion and carrot in the butter.  Add the mushrooms and fish bones. Cover and cook over very […]

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  • Fish in Foil with Sweet Onions, Tomatoes, and Mojo Verde

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    Ingredients: 3 tablespoons pure olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 medium red onions, sliced Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 pound medium red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices One 4-pound snapper, gutted, scaled, and pectoral gill cut out (but tail left on; ask your fishmonger to do this) […]

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  • Fig Ice Cream

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    Ingredients: 1 1b very ripe figs 3 tb water 1 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/2 cup sugar; plus: 1 tb sugar 3 egg yolks Vanilla; to taste 1 cognac or brandy (optional) Salt to taste Instructions: Wash the figs, cut off the stem ends, and cut in quarters into a non-corroding saucepan. Add the water […]

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  • Fiesta Banana Cake

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    Ingredients: 2 ripe large bananas 1 cup brown sugar ½ cup butter or margarine 2 eggs ¾ cup sour cream ½ cup light molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 ¼ cup flour 2 teaspoons chopped crystallized ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup chopped pecans. Instructions: […]

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  • Fabulous Fig Cake

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    Ingredients: 1 ½ cups sugar ¾ cup butter 1 cup milk 4 egg whites stiffly beaten 2 cups fresh chopped figs dredged in 2 tablespoons of extra flour 1 tablespoons molasses 3 cups flour ½ teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 teaspoons cinnamon Instructions: Oil and flour a tube pan […]

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