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  • Ginger Spice Ice Cream

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    Ingredients: 4 large egg yolks ¾ cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar 1 ½ cups cream 1 ½ cups whole milk 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 2 tablespoons molasses 1 teaspoon vanilla Pinch table salt Instructions: Set a medium metal bowl in a large bowl of ice water and […]

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  • Ginger Spice Cookies

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    Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 large egg 1/4 […]

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  • Gimlet Compote

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    Ingredients: 4 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons lime juice 2 teaspoons grated lime zest 4 tablespoons vodka 4 kiwi fruit 2 cups honeydew melon chunks 1 cup green grapes Instructions: In a small sauce pan combine sugar and water.  Bring to a boil swirling pot to dissolve sugar.  Set aside until the mixture […]

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  • Genovese Cannelloni

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    Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter 1 onion (8 oz), peeled and chopped 2 pounds boned, skinned, fat-trimmed chicken thighs, rinsed and cut into 1-inch chunks 1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth 8 ounces ricotta cheese (1 cup) 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1 large egg ½ teaspoon fresh-grated or ground nutmeg ¾ teaspoon salt 16   fresh egg […]

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  • Garlic and Five Spice Chicken

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    Ingredients: 2 to 3 cups uncooked chicken meat 4 tablespoons sherry 4 tablespoons garlic, minced ½ teaspoon five spice powder 4 tablespoons fish sauce 1-4 ounces rice noodles cooked and chilled 2 tablespoons oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 tomato thinly sliced 1 small cucumber thinly sliced 1 head ruffled head lettuce chopped 1/3 cup […]

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  • Frijoles Charros de Guadalajara (Horsemen’s Beans with Bacon and Chorizo)

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    CHARROS STILL RIDE WITH FUROR AROUND CONSERVATIVE GUADALAJARA. Dressed to kill in silver-studded regalia, they’re show-offs to appreciative fans who pack horsering bleachers on weekends to watch rope tricks and riding stunts. Old traditions run deep in Jalisco. These beans, which were once cooked over fires on the open range by cowboy chefs, now bubble […]

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  • Fried Rice

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    Ingredients: 3 tablespoons canola oil 3 eggs, beaten 1 bunch scallions, roughly chopped 1 cup leftover pork, chicken or beef, diced 1 cup frozen peas and or corn, thawed (plus any leftover veggies) 4 cup cold cooked white or brown rice 4 tablespoons soy 2 tablespoons sesame oil ½ teaspoon chili paste Salt and pepper […]

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  • French Walnut Bread

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    Instructions: Heat pizza oven and place loaves in when temperature is at 410°.  The bread needs to bake for about 35 minutes with the temperature between 400 and 350°.  You may need to put one small piece of kindling during the baking time. Comments: Entire recipe can be found on page 38 in THE BREADS […]

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  • French Prune Tart

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    Ingredients: For the Pastry 1 ½ cups flour ¼ cup confectioner’s sugar 10 tablespoons cold butter cut into small pieces 1 egg 1 egg yolk ½ teaspoon vanilla For the Filling 1 pound dried pitted prunes 1 cup Armagnac ½ cup sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 egg yolks 2/3 cup cream Instructions: For the pastry […]

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  • Franny’s Potato Salad

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    Ingredients: 6 chicken drumsticks or boneless, skinless thighs Olive Oil Salt and pepper 4 large russet potatoes, each about 12 ounces, cut into quarters 6 eggs, hard boiled and roughly chopped ½ cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped ½ cup finely chopped yellow onion 1/3 cup drained dill relish 1/3 cup drained sweet pickle relish ¼ […]

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