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Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng)

Indonesian Eggplant
Fantastic and colorful Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng) is easy to prepare and a great vegetable dish to add to your culinary repertoire. Eggplant, also known as aubergine, garden egg and brinjal, is one of the most versatile vegetables and popular around the world; and yes, it’s actually a fruit.  Indonesian Eggplant (Brinjal Goreng) is normally…
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Onion Cilantro Salsa and Pico de Gallo

Onion Cilantro Salsa and Pico de Gallo
Who doesn’t like freshly-made salsas? Our Onion Cilantro Salsa and Pico de Gallo really hit the spot with their fresh flavors and colors.  Onion Cilantro Salsa with its sharp edge of raw onion tamed by fresh lime juice and cool cilantro is so delicious both in taste and simplicity.  Pico de Gallo is a classic…
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Black Bean Sauce

Black Bean Sauce
Black Bean Sauce is an essential dish in Cuban cuisine.  This recipe is my take on black bean sauce, reconstructed from the collective memories of many of my friends’ mothers preparing it as part of dinner while my friends and I did our homework together at the kitchen table.  It’s great on its own, accompanied…
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Quick Tomato Pasta Sauce

Quick Tomato Sauce
Quick Tomato Pasta Sauce is just that… a fast, easy, basic tomato sauce.  It’s delicious, as is, served with pasta and perfect for a quick, easy and casual weeknight dinner; simple enough for kids but tasty enough for adults. This is a great recipe for novice cooks: few ingredients, easy and not time-consuming to prepare…
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Green Beans Marinara

Green Beans Marinara
Green Beans Marinara is a typical Italian contorno or side dish.  Oddly enough, while popular in Italian and Italian-American homes, it’s not often seen on restaurant menus in the United States.  Contrary to its name, Green Beans Marinara is not just green beans thrown into a large pot of marinara sauce.  The marinara sauce is…
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Grilled Bruschetta Two Ways


Grilled Bruschetta Two Ways updates the popular Italian appetizer with all the flavors of summer.  With one bite, you can taste the summer sun-ripened elements all brought together into a savory symphony. Here we expand on the usual bread base by toasting the bread on the grill and complimenting them with grilled eggplant slices too.…
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Sicilian Orange Salad

Sicilian Orange Salad
Beautiful Sicilian Orange Salad is very easy to prepare.  Its combination of flavors, which at first glance may seem improbable, hits all the perfect notes on your palate and evokes the bounty of sunny Sicily using just four ingredients.  It's a great appetizer or a different side dish for rich meats, such as Carnitas. Sicilian…
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Chimichurri

Chimichurri
Chimichurri is Argentina's perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, poultry, fish and vegetables; it can also be used as a marinade for meats, poultry and fish.  We recommend serving Chimicurri with grilled skirt steak which has been marinated in our Go-To Marinade for Beef. Chimichurri is a great dressing for a sliced fresh mozzarella appetizer and…
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