The most delicious burgers I ever ate! Very tasty meat and the spices matched perfectly. Best to cook on the grill but can be fried also....
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Thai Pork Burgers
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Young (Spring) Chicken Tapaka (Tabaka) (Shemtsvari tsitsila-tabaka)
After Soup Harcho, Khachapuri, Khinkali, the most popular dish of Georgian cuisine is chicken tapaka (tabaka).
The name of this popular Georgian dish comes from the special small pan with a lid press where the chicken is cooked.
Chicken tapaka is a traditionally fried chicken with no spices, just rubbed with salt and pepper for 20 minutes before...
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Brie with Cranberry Stuffing
Chicken Adobo
Very simple and easy Filipino chicken recipe. Adobo (which means ‘marinade’)- is a popular dish and cooking process in Philippine cuisine. You can use meat, chicken, seafood or vegetables marinated in vinegar, soy sauce and garlic and then simmered in the marinade.
There are many versions for Adobo, this version is one of my favorites - simple and delicious. The chicken can be cooked...
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Burger with Caramelized Onions, Figs and Goat Cheese
Figs and goat cheese go so good together. If you like this combination, then you'll love the burger with it. I add a little chopped bacon to the ground meat for extra flavor and to keep it moist....
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Baked Eggplant with Tomatoes and Garlic
A similar dish is very popular from my hometown of Odessa, Ukraine called 'eggplant caviar'. I changed the recipe a bit, usually eggplant is baked over an open
fire, I instead baked eggplant in the oven with tomatoes and garlic and added the walnuts to the recipe.
Perfect appetizer for dishes with meat or fish, or you can serve simply with a toast....
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Asparagus with Herbs and Bacon
Tuna Salad with Cucumber and Corn
Here is my favorite and most basic recipe for tuna salad. It can be served in a bowl like a salad, spread on crackers or to make tuna salad sandwiches. The cucumber can be replaced with chopped celery or shallots. It's lunchtime comfort food, I think it's just about perfect.
Scrambled Eggs with Bacon, Tomato and Goat Cheese
We ate a similar omelete during our vacation in a French café for breakfast. It was served with fried new potatos in olive oil with herbs and a spicy tomato sauce.
When I prepared this dish at home, I used goat cheese with garlic and herbs. This cheese is easy to find, I bought it at Trader Joes. If you...
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Bagels with Horseradish Sauce, Salmon and Avocado
Perfect combination of cream cheese with horseradish, salmon, creamy avocado and crunchy cucumber. Instead of bagels you can use crackers or toast as well....
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