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Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you! ~Tommy Smothers

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Recipe: Stuffed Cuban Pork Tenderloin

I enjoyed the result of the meal.  Given how pork tenderloin is sold in our stores today, this was a difficult rolled meat to prepare.  I’m not sure if you’ve experienced the same.  The pork tenderloins, sold by Hormel, are typically tenderized and very small.  The end of one side of the tenderloin is

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Recipe: Linguine with Two-Cheese Sauce

This dish turned out well when I made it.  I would use this as a jumping board for other meals.  The basic concept is a cream sauce with basil.  Try some of these suggestions…

For a hearty meal, add pancetta and peas. An abundance of spring veggies?  Try adding them to this dish…asparagus, peas,

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Recipe: Hungarian Goulash

Great weeknight meal.  The dish can be hot or mild depending on the types of chiles you use.  The version I made actually had quite a nice bit of heat.  Unfortunately, I was the only one able to eat the dish at home!!  I would recommend that you be careful with those with sensitive

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Recipe: Linguine with Quick Lemon Ricotta

Have you ever made your own cheese? Up until this recipe, I had not. I’ve always wanted to but have been a bit afraid to. Use this as your cheese-making launch pad. It’s simple and extremely tasty. I’m not sure that I’ll buy ricotta ever again!

Level of Difficulty Easy Recipe Rating Excellent

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Gourmet Sea Salt, Finishing Salt, Sea Salt, Gourmet Chocolate Bars, Dark Chocolate, Portland Oregon

 Yesterday, I listened to a podcast from Splendid Table.  Lynne met with Mark Bitterman to talk about salt.  Very interesting discussion.  I think I’m going to buy his book, “Salted: A Manifesto on the World’s Most Essential Mineral with Recipes”

 

Check out the website below…

Gourmet Sea Salt, Finishing Salt, Sea Salt, Gourmet

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Recipe: Cumin-Spiced Chickpeas and Carrots on Couscous

I was intrigued by this recipe. My first reaction was that there was a bit too much starch in the recipe. Couscous AND chickpeas? The combination turned out to be wonderful. My only suggestion would be to make sure that you have more liquid than the recipe suggested. The amount of couscous created soaks

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Recipe: Chicken with Lemon-Leek Linguine

This dish is a great weeknight meal. Pounding the chicken creates a much wider surface for the saute step, reducing cooking time significantly. I would recommend adding a bit more chicken broth and juice. If you want a bit more salty-tang, add some capers. This is basically a twist on chicken piccata.

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