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Stuffed Eggplant - Italian Style
The Chef will float your boat using halved and hollowed eggplant shells, filled with ground turkey, sauteed veggies, tomato sauce, and topped with c…
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Orange & Fennel Salad with Pomegranate & Feta (Served with a Simple Grilled Salmon)
I have had fennel and orange on the brain lately and pomegranates have been popping up in the grocery store for the past few weeks, so when I sa…
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Fried sweet and savoury pasties (Καλιτσούνια τηγανιτά)
After my last few posts on pies (tiropitakia, kalitsounia and hortopites), you might wonder if I have exhausted the topic, but that's impossibl…
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La Cave à Fromage
Some friends treated us to a wine and cheese tasting evening at a fancy fromagerie shop in South Ken, and we held out a little bit for the champagn…
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La Cave à Fromage
Some friends treated us to a wine and cheese tasting evening at a fancy fromagerie shop in South Ken, and we held out a little bit for the champagn…
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Parm, Olive & Pepperoni Pasta Salad
Ingredients: 8 oz rotini 1/2 English cucumber, diced 2 1/2 oz turkey pepperoni, sliced 1 large cubanelle pepper, diced 1/4 cup diced red onion 10 pim…
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Tomato-Basil Sauce
Ingredients: 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/3 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, smashed 28 oz canned w…
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Two Mushroom Risotto with Shrimp
Ingredients: 1 lb raw shrimp, peeled 5 cups chicken stock 2 cups Arborio rice 2 cups hot water 2/3 cup parmesan 8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms 3/4 oz dr…
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Eggplant Rollatini with Rapini
Ingredients: For the sauce: 58 oz canned coarse ground (or crushed) tomatoes 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 ta…
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Orzo with Snap Peas and Squash
Ingredients: 1/2 lb orzo 1 lb sugar snap peas 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 small squash, cubed 2 tablespoons parmesan Directions: Cook orzo 5 minutes. A…
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Spinach Ricotta Pie
spinach ricotta pie Ingredients: 1 lb frozen leaf spinach, chopped (defrosted and squeezed dry) 15 oz ricotta cheese 1/8 cup Parmesan 4 oz feta, cru…
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The Ham Jam (+ Egg Sandwich)
Ingredients: 4 crusty (in a good way) Italian rolls 1 lb (leftover) sliced ham 1/4 cup peach pepper jam (I used the peach-fish pepper jam I canned …
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Roasted Spaghetti Squash
Ingredients: 2 lb spaghetti squash Butter Salt Pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 400. Pierce squash with fork thoroughly- they can explode! Bake 1 h…
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Rosemary and Sun-dried Tomato Focaccia
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups flour 1 package active dry yeast 2 cups lukewarm water 2 tablespoons olive oil PLUS 1/4 cup, divided use 1 tablespoon salt 5 …
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Green Bean Risotto
Ingredients: 5 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1 2/3 to 2 cups diced green beans 3/4 cup chopped crimini mushrooms 2 large shallots, finely chopped …
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