Perfect dish for breakfast, easy and quick to prepare, just bake it in the oven for about 15 minutes while getting your coffee ready. Serve with toast, milk and fruit....
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Baked Egg with Ham
About: Olya Sandstrom
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Jalapeno jam
Simple, fast, easy and delicious jam! The taste is sweet and just slightly spicy, it's a perfect relish to many holiday dishes, or serve it with cream cheese on a crackers or toast. It makes a very nice addition to a Christmas or holiday gift basket.
Once the jam is ready, pour immediately into the jars while it’s hot because...
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Jerk
Jerk is a style of cooking Jamaican food when the meat is rubbed with a dry set of spices and herbs or meat marinated in a liquid marinade with a set of very hot Jamaican spice. The basic ingredients includes 'allspise' and very sharp Caribbean red pepper (Scotch Bonnet), which can be substituted in this...
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‘Oreshki’-sweet nuts filled with condensed milk
This is one of my favorite childhood recipes! Today with my friend Marcela, we decided to make them for Valentine's day. It's a very easy recipe and delicious! But, you need a special mold to make them (this is called a 'oreshnitsa' and you can buy one here). Add a little walnut to the condensed milk to give...
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Stuffed Salmon Eggs
Tender, rich and tasty appetizer, that's an original take on deviled eggs. You can use black or green olives and substitute the smoked salmon with any other smoked fish. A wonderful dish for a holidays or party.
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How to store unripe avocado
Ripe avocados can be stored in the refrigerator, if avocados aren't overripe, they can last up to a week. Unripe ones should be put in a paper bag with a banana to soften for the quickest ripening....
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Guacamole
One of the best-loved Mexican salsas. There are so many recipes for guacamole, which differ by various additives, spices as well as cutting the ingredients different sizes. I will write a very simple and quick recipe that you can eat with tortilla chips. Use any avocados, but make sure they are ripe....
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For a bad headache
If you have a bad headache, first prepare a cup of coffee and cut a small slice of fresh lemon peel. Mash the lemon peel with a tablespoon of sugar and add to the coffee.
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Gravlax (salted salmon)
This is a Scandinavian recipe for raw salmon. Great appetizer for the holidays, you can serve with vodka, dry white wine, or aquavit (a traditional Scandinavian spirit). For this recipe I like to use lemon salt. If you don't have fresh dill you can use dry dill to marinate the fish. Serve plain or on top of rye bread,...
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Winter in Minnesota
