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Coconut Rice with Pineapple and Nuts

13Mar

This recipe is pretty easy to prepare. Instead of peanuts you can use cashews. Fresh pineapple is best but you can use canned pineapple also. Mix the sugar with a little water or coconut milk to help it melt better....

Duck Breast with Sweet and Sour Sauce

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24Sep

Choose the jam for the sauce depending on your taste, usually orange or cranberry jam compliments duck well but you can also try raspberry or cherry. If the sauce is too acidic, add a little honey....

Parmesan Crisps with Pears

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19May

You can make these tasty Parmesan crisps ahead of time and they'll make a great appetizer or salad garnish for any holiday! You can prepare up two days in advancet. Be careful to cool the crisps completely before storing in an airtight container and serve at room temperature. Instead of black pepper you can add cayenne pepper in this...

Layered Pear Tart with Chocolate

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14Feb

This turned even more delicious than I expected! The chocolate in this dessert balances out the fruitiness of the pears and crisp dough. Its very similar to a chocolate croissant with pears. You can use dark or milk chocolate depending on your taste. If you don't like it so sweet, you can add lemon or orange juice into the...

Citrus Mint Lemonade

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07Aug

Citrus mint lemonade is a great reason to sit back and kick off your flip-flops. Try adding a bit of rum or tequila and you'll get a great drink for a party with friends. Limes can be replaced with lemons. If it's too sweet, add a little bit more club soda and lime juice to your taste. Perfect drink...

Pork and Lamb Lula-kebab with Herbs

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27Jun

Lula-kebab is a popular dish of Azerbaijani cuisine and common in the Caucasus region, Central Asia and the Balkans. It's a ground meat formed into sausages and skewered. These can be cooked on a grill or in an oven. The most important thing in cooking Lula-kebab is when kneading the ground meat onto the skewer. The more you knead the meat, the better it will hold onto...

Strawberry Jam with Balsamic and Mint

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12Jun

You can cook the whole berries or mash the berries before cooking. Balsamic adds a nice contrast to the sweetness of the strawberries. If jam is still liquid after cooking you can add pectin. Store the jam in a cool dark place or in the refrigerator....

Crispy Thai Fish

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01May

Tender, crisp, fish, with a pleasant spicy taste. One of my husband's favorite recipes. The steelhead trout can be substituted with salmon. Be sure to use tarragon with this recipe, it gives the dish sweetness along with the spicy flavor and aroma of anise. Without it the sauce is quite different. Also it’s important to roll fish in corn...

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