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Pear and Gorgonzola Pizza

Ingredients: Pizza Dough Olive Oil 2 Ripe Bartlett Pears, thinly sliced 5 oz Gorgonzola Cheese, crumbled Directions: Preheat pizza stone in oven to 400 degrees.  Stretch the dough out to fill the pizza stone.  Brush dough with olive oil.  Arrange pears in a circlular fashion over the dough.  Sprinkle cheese over pears.  Bake pizza for [Continue...]

Icecream Brownie Cupcakes with Ganache

Icecream Brownie Cupcakes with Ganache

This dessert couldn’t be easier to make and is sure to be loved by kids and adults alike.   Ingredients 1 box brownie mix chocolate icecream 8 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tsp instant coffee   Directions Prepare brownie mix as directed.  Line a 12 dozen cupcake pan with papers.  [Continue...]

Warm Black Bean Salsa

Warm Black Bean Salsa

This salsa is fresh and smoky at the same time.  The sun-dried tomatoes and BBQ sauce are unexpected and give this salsa a kick!   This is a great salsa just for dipping with your favorite chips, but also amazing on top of quesadillas and over chicken or fish.  Enjoy! Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 2 [Continue...]

Mushroom Risotto

Mushrooms ¼ cup olive oil ½ lb mushrooms (I use1 package dried porcini mushrooms OR 1 porcini bullion cube + fresh shitake mushrooms) 2 cloves garlic ½ cup white wine Salt and freshly ground black pepper Risotto 6 cups chicken broth 4 tablespoons butter 1 small onion (finely chopped) 2 cups Arborio rice 1 cup [Continue...]

Late Summer Tomato Soup with Shell Beans & Squid Rings

Ingredients: 4 large tomatoes, cut into chunks 3 tsp olive oil 1 leek, thinly sliced 1/2 medium onion, diced 4-6 garlic cloves 1/4 cup red wine 2 sprigs oregano 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley 1/4 lb fava (or lima) beans 1/4 lb fresh green beans 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 lb [Continue...]

Bang Bang Shrimp

Bang Bang Shrimp

The first time that I had Bang Bang Shrimp was at the Bonefish Grill and fell in love with them.  And who wouldn’t, fried shrimp in a spicy sauce… absolutely addicting. There is a local restaurant here that also does a pretty decent version of this, but there is not match for the original.  Since then I was on [Continue...]

Pork Wontons

Ingredients 1 package Hot Pork Sausage 2 green onions, chopped 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp hoisin sauce 1/2 tsp minced garlic 24 square wonton wrappers nonstick vegetabel cooking spray For dipping: soy sauce, hoisin sauce, Thai garlic chili sauce, hot Chinese mustard Directions In a large bowl, combine sausage, green onions, soy sauce, hoisin [Continue...]

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