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Brandied Beef Tri Tip

Brandied Beef Tri Tip
Brandied Beef Tri Tip roast is a great way to make this cut of beef shine. Tri Tip, as it’s popularly known, comes from the bottom tip of the sirloin.  It derives its name from its triangle shape and that it is at the very bottom tip of the sirloin. Tri tip is rich in…
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Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce

Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce
The key to Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce is using the juices of the protein as an integral part of the sauce. A variety of meats lend themselves to rich and flavorful Green Peppercorn Brandy Cream Sauce. If you want to “do it up”, use filet mignon and a French cognac; for a weeknight dinner,…
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Korean Flanken Short Ribs

Korean Flanken Short Ribs
Korean Flanken Short Ribs makes great use of less-familiar flanken short ribs in a gochujang-forward marinade/sauce. This recipe utilizes the flanken style of short rib, a thin cut about 1/2-inch thick, which cuts across the rib bones, so each slice contains a few pieces of bone. This is a popular cut for short ribs for…
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Tilapia and Shrimp Veracruz

Tilapia and Shrimp Veracruz
Tilapia and Shrimp Veracruz offers our version of a Mexican classic, seafood cooked in a rich, tomato and chili sauce.  Inspired by veracruzana sauce usually prepared with red snapper, this recipe includes assorted peppers and chilis in the sauce along with tequila and freshly-squeezed lime juice while omitting the olives and capers; it’s definitely zestier…
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Braised Lamb and Cardoon

Braised Lamb and Cardoon
Braised Lamb and Cardoon is a tasty stew which bring two distinct ingredients together. Cardoon, also known as Cardoni, is related to the artichoke and has a similar taste but with more nut-like overtones; it resembles oversize celery with small thorns lining the edges of the ribs. While not well known outside of Italy, cardoon…
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Spicy Crab Marinara Pasta

Spicy Crab Marinara Pasta
Spicy Crab Marinara Pasta is a must for Christmas Eve’s Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner and a family favorite to be enjoyed any time of the year.  Just enough spicy heat and sweet crab meat, Spicy Crab Marinara Pasta is nonetheless easy to prepare and never fails to impress from its presentation to its…
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Hearty Pasta alla Boscaiola

Hearty Pasta alla Boscaiola
Hearty Pasta alla Boscaiola evokes rustic autumnal and wintry flavors of deep, earthy mushrooms, combined with bacon and herbs into a delicious creamy sauce for pasta. Il boscaiolo is the woodsman in Italian and la boscaiola is the woodsman’s wife, hence Hearty Pasta alla Bosciaola is prepared as the woodsman’s wife would have it.  There…
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Pork and Shrimp Stir Fry

Pork and Shrimp Stir Fry
Pork and Shrimp Stir Fry combines two very different proteins, pork and shrimp, and some unusual seasoning elements to produce a deeply flavorful and satisfying dish.  The marinade adds bracing Chinkiang vinegar and fish sauce to bring a snap of brightness to the other ingredients and, together with the fermented black beans in the sauce,…
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