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Ginned Tomato Sauce

Ginned Tomato Sauce
Ginned Tomato Sauce brings together the woodsy-herbal elements of dry gin with the sweetness of fresh tomatoes.  Relatively quick and easy to make, Ginned Tomato Sauce imbues the tomato sauce with the gin’s flavor elements, yielding a surprisingly tasty yet simple sauce.  Ginned Tomato Sauce is best served with a long form pasta like fettuccine,…
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Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Oyster Sauce

Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Oyster Sauce
Versatile Brussels sprouts get a full-flavored Asian treatment here.  Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Oyster Sauce incorporates vivid green Brussels sprouts cooked to al dente perfection with caramelized shallots, all draped in oyster sauce.  This easy to cook recipe uses just five ingredients; it's simplicity belies its wonderful combination of colors, flavors and textures. Very…
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Middle Eastern Roasted Cauliflower

Middle Eastern Roasted Cauliflower
Cauliflower get a Middle Eastern twist on the grill in our Middle Eastern Roasted Cauliflower.  Mild cauliflower florets are grilled in a cast-iron skillet, then combined with Middle Eastern seasonings to create a very tasty, very attractive side dish at your table.  Middle Eastern Roasted Cauliflower is great with grilled meats, like our Fast and…
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Pork Marinara Pasta Sauce

Pork Marinara for Pasta
Pork Marinara Pasta Sauce or Pork “Gravy” as we say in New Jersey, is a pork-based tomato sauce which uses readily available ingredients and yields a deeply flavorful pasta sauce.  This family recipe comes from Vito’s maternal grandmother and mother who would make it a fairly often.  Oddly enough, we’ve never seen this really tasty…
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Heartbreaker Cocktail

Heartbreaker
If love is sweet, heartbreak is bittersweet. The Heartbreaker Cocktail, deep red and bittersweet, is a great aperitif. Enjoy one and perhaps indulge in a second, new love may be waiting just across the bar.  Looking for a drier cocktail? Check out our Sake Martini. Total Time: 5 minutes. Serves 2. Ingredients: 1 part Campari…
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Xanthippe Cocktail

Xanthippe
Xanthippe (pronounced zan-tippy) was the much younger, attractive wife of the Greek philosopher Socrates; she was alleged to have been extremely sharp-tongued and her name has for centuries been a by-word for a shrewish woman.  We’re not at all sure of that but we toast to Xanthippe with this lovely, vibrant and sharp cocktail.  Our…
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Asparagus Prosciutto Shrimp Pasta

Farfalle Pasta with Asparagus, Prosciutto and Shrimp
This is recipe is a great way to enjoy the fresh and delicate flavors of asparagus, prosciutto and shrimp. Farfalle (butterflies), also known as bowties, are a fun pasta which works really well here. The different colors, shapes and textures of the asparagus, prosciutto, shrimp, pasta and sauce combine to make Asparagus Prosciutto Shrimp Pasta…
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Fish with Baharat and Lemon

Fish with Baharat and Lemon
Fish with Baharat and Lemon is an exotic yet easy recipe. Bahārāt is a blend of finely ground spices used in Middle Eastern and Turkish cuisine; it is the Arabic word for “spices”.  It is often used to season chicken, lamb, beef and fish; it is savory-sweet and there is no heat element to it. …
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