One of my favorite soups is a traditional soup from Georgia (the country, not state). This soup is made from beef, rice, walnuts and sun-dried plum puree called 'tkemali' (cherry-plum). This soup is usually made with beef but for me it's best to cook with lamb. You can also add bay leaves and different spices like coriander, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic powder, or...
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Pie with Vegetables and Bacon
This is a flavorful, tasty vegetable pie, made with mushrooms, pepper, carrot, shallots, tomato, bacon and cheese. In this pie, you can add any vegetables and herbs to your taste, such as cabbage, zucchini, eggplant, parsley, green onions. I used fresh shiitake mushrooms, but they can be replaced by any other mushrooms and mozzarella cheese can be switched with...
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Chicken in Wok with Vegetables
This tasty Asian-inspired meal is both healthy and easy to make! Serve it hot over white or brown rice or even Chinese noodles. For this recipe you can use chicken breasts or chicken thighs and add some more vegetables such as asparagus, snowpea pods, soybean sprouts, etc....
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Homemade Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
Gnocchi are Italian boiled potato dumplings, served with a variety of sauces. It can be a tomato, pesto or just melted butter with the addition of parmesan, garlic and various herbs. I made gnocchi with fresh homemade tomato sauce sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. Those who like spicy food can add hot pepper into the tomato sauce. This sauce can...
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Rabbit with Herbs and White Wine
Delicate rabbit meat in excellent sauce, with a pleasant aroma of herbs. If you don't have access to rabbit, you can substitute with chicken but try and find rabbit! Better to use fresh herbs, but you can try dry also. Simple and delicious Italian recipe....
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Beef Salad with Vegetables
Fresh, light and tasty salad. Shallots can be replaced with onion. If you like it spicier you can add some chili pepper....
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Salmon with vegetables, baked in parchment
For this recipe you can use salmon, trout, or a firm fleshed white fish like tilapia. The fish is moist, tender and flavorful. The recipe is simple and easy to make. For vegetables, you can also use zucchini, potatoes, fennel and others....
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