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  • Mango Soft Serve

    10 mins
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    Ingredients 20ounces frozen mangoes (or other fruit such as strawberries, blueberries, peaches) 1(14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 3 Tbsp Bourbon whiskey Instructions Place the mango and condensed milk in a high speed blender or food processor. Blend, stopping the machine often to tamp down the fruit or scrape down the sides to help it break […]

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  • Sautéd Salmon with Mayo, Dijon and Hot Honey Marinade

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    This is an extremely easy recipe for moist salmon with some spicy marinade. Enjoy Ingredients 4 Tbs Mayo 1 Tbs Dijon Mustard 1 Tbs Hot Honey ½ Tbs of your favorite hot sauce or Chile oil for additional heat 2 skin-on salmon fillets (6 to 8 ounce) Instructions Mix the marinade and set aside For […]

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  • Aligot (Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Cheese)

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    Ingredients 1 pound russet potatoes, peeled and quartered ¼ pound cold, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes ½ cup cream, heated 4 oz Comté or Gruyère cheese, grated 4 oz Mozzarella cheese, grated 6 garlic cloves zested Salt to taste Instructions Simmer the potatoes in water until very tender to the point of a knife, […]

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  • Punificio Fiore – The World’s Best Focaccia

    7 ½ hours
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    Ingredients 502 grams (3⅔ cups) bread flour 5 teaspoons instant yeast 1 teaspoon white sugar 417 grams (2 cups) water, cool room temperature 8 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 ¾ teaspoons table salt, divided 130 grams (1 cup) cherry tomatoes, halved 138 grams (1 cup) Castelvetrano olives, pitted and halved (see headnote) 1 teaspoon […]

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  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

    2h 10m
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    Ingredients For The Peanut Butter Oat Base 1 ½ cups (360 g) creamy peanut butter ⅓ cup (80 ml) maple syrup or honey 1 ½ cup (150 g) old fashioned oats 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract For The Chocolate Topping 1 ½ cups dark chocolate chips ¼ cup creamy peanut butter Instructions Grease and line […]

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  • Simple BBQ Sauce

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    Ingredients 2/3 cup ketchup 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper Instructions Combine all in gradients in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn down the heat and cook on […]

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  • BBQ Chicken Pizza

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    Ingredients 1 ball pizza dough ¼-½ cup Simple BBQ Sauce 2-3 tablespoons jammy onions 4-6  oz Mozarella, torn into bite sized pieces 3 oz chicken thigh, diced and lightly sautéed  thinly sliced red onion as garnish Instructions Preheat pizza oven as per instructions. Stretch pizza dough accordingly. Spread the Simple BBQ Sauce over the crust, […]

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  • Ground Lamb For Lamb Burgers and Sausages

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    This is a recipe that follows our basic sausage making approach, but has been customized for ground lamb. Ingredients 5 lbs of boneless lamb roast 1 ½ tsp Oregano 2 tsp Rosemary 1 cup garlic cloves chopped 1 ½ tsp Diamond Kosher Salt ½ tsp coarsely ground pepper Instructions Make sure your ingredients are laid […]

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  • Tagliatelle Bolognese

    3 ½ hours
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    Ingredients ½ cup olive oil 4 stalks celery, diced 4 carrots, peeled and diced 2 cups diced onion 1 ½ pounds ground meat (preferably equal parts beef, veal and pork) 2 links fresh sweet Italian sausage, casings removed and discarded 6 cloves of garlic, minced, finally diced or zested with a Microplane zester 1 cup […]

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  • Ricotta Pasta Alla Vodka

    45 mins
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    Ingredients Kosher salt 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 slices thick-cut bacon (6 ounces), coarsely chopped 1 ½ teaspoons red-pepper flakes 1 teaspoon dried oregano 4 large garlic cloves, crushed but left whole 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped Freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons tomato paste, preferably double-concentrated ½ cup vodka, depending on how boozy […]

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