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  • Baked Rigatoni with Sausage Meatballs and Broccili Rabe

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    Ingredients For the tomato cream sauce 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, diced 1/4 cup vodka 1 sixteen-ounce can tomato sauce 1 twenty-eight-ounce can plum tomatoes, cut into pieces, with juice 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 4 sprigs fresh oregano 4 sprigs fresh thyme For the meatballs 2 pounds sweet Italian sausage, removed from […]

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  • Bailey’s Irish Cream

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    Ingredients: 1 cup cream 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1 2/3 cup Irish Whiskey 1 teaspoon instant coffee (I use espresso powder) 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup (or more to taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract Instructions: Put all ingredients in a blender and whip for 5 to 10 seconds……….NO LONGER […]

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  • Bacon Wrapped Trout Stuffed With Balsamic Onion Compote in Rosemary Cream

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    Ingredients: 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1 1/2 cups water 2 large onions, sliced thin (about 4 cups) 1/3 cup sugar 4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves plus 12 sprigs 2 cups low-salt chicken broth 1 cup heavy cream six 10-ounce trout, cleaned, leaving heads and tails intact 24 slices bacon (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 […]

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  • Asian Cole Slaw

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    Ingredients: 3 cups Napa or green cabbage VERY thinly sliced ½ red, yellow and orange bell, very thinly sliced 3 scallions, white and pale green julienne 1 very thinly sliced salsa chile ¼ cup trimmed very thinly sliced snow peas ¼ bunch chives snipped into 2 inch lengths Soy Vay Dressing Sesame seeds for garnish […]

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  • Asian Flavored Skirt Steak

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    Ingredients: 1 three inch piece ginger 2 large cloves of garlic minced 1 teaspoons brown sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pound skirt flank steak ¼ cup dry sherry 3 tablespoons soy 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper Roughly chopped cilantro leaves for garnish Rice Instructions: Peel half the ginger; finely grate to make […]

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  • Armenian Flat Bread

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    Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 4 tablespoons oil 1 package yeast dissolved in two tablespoons warm water ¾ cup warm milk 4 ½ cups flour 2 tablespoons softened butter, more if necessary Instructions: Beat eggs until fluffy. Add salt, sugar, oil, yeast water and warm milk and mix well. Add flour, […]

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  • Apple Phyllo Pie

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    Ingredients: ½ of entire package of phyllo dough 1 stick of butter melted ½ cup sugar 6 tablespoons Calvados 6 medium Granny Smith or Pippin apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced.  Do not use Fuji or Delicious apples as these are too juicy and loose their body. Instructions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees and lightly […]

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  • Anne’s Goat Cheese Gratin

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    Ingredients: Equipment: Six shallow 6-inch (15 cm) round gratin dishes or one 10 1/2-inch (27 cm) round baking dish About 10 ounces (300 g) soft goat cheese or a mix of rind less soft goat and cow or sheep’s milk cheese, cubed 2 teaspoons minced fresh hyssop leaves 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary leaves 2 teaspoons […]

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  • Anaheim Chili Con Queso Soup

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    Ingredients: 1 cup chicken stock 1 medium onion, chopped fine 3 Tablespoons butter 6 mild green chilies, Anaheim, roasted, seeded and chopped fine (or use one 6 ounce can mild green chilies) 6 ounces cream cheese, cut into chunks 2 pounds Italian plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped fine (or 2 fourteen ounce can plum […]

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  • Almond-Coated Goat Cheese, Frisee and Belgian Endive Salad

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    Ingredients: ½ cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted ¼ cup live oil 1 eight ounce log goat cheese 1 head frisee 2 heads Belgian endive 1 ½ tablespoon sherry vinegar Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Preheat oven to 375.  Place almonds and oil in separate shallow dishes. Using dental floss, slice cheese into about 1 […]

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