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Oven Roasted Shrimp Salad

Main course salads exude summer.  I enjoy salads that are of the less is more variety.  Sometimes salads are over complicated because of far too many ingredients.  This salad allows the shrimp to be the star of the show. Oven … Continue reading

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Chocolate Pear & Hazelnut Tarts

Last winter I invited my cousin and her fiancé over for dinner and I made these individual tarts for dessert.  They were a huge hit, so I decided to make them again this year.  They remind me of French pear and … Continue reading

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Gorgonzola and Walnut Stuffed Portobellos

I am not vegetarian; however, I am intrigued by vegetarian cuisine.  I enjoy cooking and eating vegetarian dishes.  Stuffed mushrooms are not exactly an original dish idea but, I feel they are perfectly suited with Autumn closing in.  I love … Continue reading

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Mexican Caesar Salad

This salad is a great opportunity to use pumpkin seeds which are very festive this time of year.  Also, a favorite cheese of mine, Anejo Enchilado Mexican cheese.  If Monterey Jack cheese is the one and only cheese of choice … Continue reading

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Individual Fresh Fruit Pavlovas

It is disputed if this recipe origin derives from Australia or New Zealand.  Either way this is an incredible dessert.  You can not help but feel special when served a homemade pavlova.  The outside is slightly crisp but, the inside is … Continue reading

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