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Chimichuri
* 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, * 8 cloves garlic, minced, * 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, * 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, * 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (fresh or bottled), * 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional), * 1 teaspoon black pepper, * 1 teaspoon salt
from our friends in Argentina, Ivan and Kim
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Zucchini Casserole
1 lb. sausage, medium onion, thinly sliced, small zucchini, chopped, garlic clove, crushed (can use 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder), 1 8oz. can tomato sauce, 8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced, 1 t. sweet basil, t. oregano, t. salt, grated cheddar or parmesan cheese
Goes together quickly and makes a whole meal. We often double this for company, an easy meal for sharing.
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Two-Vinegar Dressing
red wine vinegar, aged balsamic vinegar, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, extra virgin olive oil
We found this with a recipe for arugula salad with pomegranate and toasted pecans, but it has become our simple salad dressing for for almost ...
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Old Fashioned Cobb Salad
head iceberg lettuce, bunch watercress, head frisée, head romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, quartered vertically, whole poached or roasted chicken breasts, skinned and cut into ½-inch cubes, strips best-quality smoky bacon, cooked until crisp, blotted on paper towels, and crumbled, 6 hard-boiled eggs, chopped, Roquefort or other crumbly blue cheese, coarsely grated, 2 avocados, cut into ½-inch cubes (at the last minute so they don't discolor), ¼ cup finely minced chives, Brown Derby Old-Fashioned French Dressing (see recipe below)
created at the Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, 1937.
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Scottish Shortbread
butter, flour, sugar
Quick and easy. Dense and sweet. Great for a simple dessert, served with tea or coffee.
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Quick Pimento Cheese
8 oz. bags shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise., horseradish sauce or spread., jar pimentos.
A quick and dirty version of this southern classic.
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Mustard Seafood Sauce
16oz sour cream, 8 oz. stone ground mustard, table spoon honey
Great, easy dip for shrimp.
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Lady's Brown Sugar Shortbread
Butter, Oleo, Lt. Brown Sugar, Sifted Flour, Salt
Lady discovered that they freeze pretty well... but they'll keep just fine in a cookie tin or air-tight container. This is fun to do with ...
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Pimento Cheese
shredded cheddar, shredded Havarti, cream cheese, bread and butter pickles, minced, pickle juice, 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or, 2 tablespoons Tabasco hot sauce, or, pimentos, minced, mayonnaise, salt and black pepper
A party-size portion.
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Asparagus Quiche
instant flour, unsalted cold butter, cut into pieces, vegetable shortening, ice water, salt, All-purpose flour, for dusting
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Devilish Eggs And Sausage
Hard cooked eggs, dried onion flakes, of Tabasco sauce, ¼ cup mayo or salad dressing, 1 # bulk sausage, ¼ cup flour, ½ cups milk, chopped chives or green onion tops, ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
Great dish for brunch with guests.
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Black Eyed Peas With Ham And Greens
cooking oil, 6 scallions, white bulbs and green tops chopped and reserved separately, cloves garlic, minced, Swiss chard or other greens, tough stems removed, leaves washed well and shredded (about 4 cups), 2 10- ounces packages frozen black-eyed peas (about 4 cups), water, canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, Tabasco sauce, salt, 1 1/2- pounds piece ham, diced, fresh-ground black pepper, red- or white-wine vinegar
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Christmas Soup
kielbasa, sliced 1/4-inch thick on bias, Vegetable oil, as needed, cloves garlic, minced, red kidney beans, soaked at least 4 hours and up to overnight, chicken broth, red bliss potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, fresh kale, approximately 4 handfuls, red wine vinegar, freshly ground black pepper
This is an Alton Brown recipe. There is a video on the source site.
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Shrimp And Grits
For the grits, milk, heavy cream, stone-ground white grits, unsalted butter, Kosher salt, Freshly ground black pepper