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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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  • Florette’s Spritz Cookies

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    Ingredients: 1 cup soft butter 2/3 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon almond flavoring 2 ½ cups sifted flour Instructions: Mix first four ingredients well.  Then work in flour with your hands until smooth. Chill dough slightly before filling press.  Keep dough you are not working with chilled. Bake at 400 degrees for 7 […]

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  • Roasted Red Pepper Tart

    4 hours 15 minutes
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    Ingredients For the peppers: 2 medium red bell peppers Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper For the dough: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface 1 teaspoon kosher salt 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 tablespoons ice water, plus more as needed For the […]

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  • Parisian Hot Chocolate aka Le Chocolat Chaud

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    Ingredients 2 cups whole milk 5 ounces (130 g) bittersweet chocolate, (best-quality), finely chopped Optional: 2 tablespoons light brown sugar Instructions Heat the milk in a medium-sized saucepan. Once the milk is warm, whisk in the chocolate, stirring until melted and steaming hot. For a think hot chocolate, cook at a very low boil for […]

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  • Chocolate Meringue Kisses

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    Ingredients: 10 egg whites ½ teaspoon salt 5 cups sugar 5 cups chocolate chips 2 tablespoons vanilla Instructions: Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Beat egg whites until frothy.  Add the salt and beat on medium until they begin to stiffen.  Increase the mixer speed to high and beat until […]

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