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Choux Pastry For The Home Cook | Pate a Choux

What is pâte á choux? Pâte á choux (pronounced ‘pat a shoe’) is a relatively wet pastry dough made of eggs, water, butter and flour.  There is no rising agent and relies on steam from cooking this pastry at a high temperature to allow it to rise.  This pastry dough has been around for 500 years …

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8 Reasons To Fall In Love With Your Food Processor

Embrace the 8 reasons to fall in love with your food processor again! Learn to make salsa, marinade, bread dough, pastry dough, sauces and more. Dust off this kitchen-worthy appliance and start creating! There was a time, not long ago, when I would have to think hard if you asked me where I kept my …

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Kimchi Street Cart Fries with Curry Fry Sauce

An easy and tasty sweet potato french fry hack with the addition of kimchi, curry fry sauce, sweet bell peppers, cilantro, green onions and cotija cheese. What are street cart fries? Street cart fries are bowls of french fries smothered in deliciousness and awesomeness.  They remind my of  scattered, smothered and covered potatoes you will …

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French Apricot Tart Recipe | Tarte Aux Abricot

A classic French apricot tart using apricots with step-by-step instructions with pictures. This tart dough is easy to make in a food processor. A special kneading method called fraisage is used to blend the flour and butter together with out making the dough tough. The dough is worked cold and rolled out just like a pie crust.

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Baja Fish Tacos With Creamy Jalapeño Sauce

Baja Fish Tacos are colorful with the help of the deep purple cabbage and the bright, creamy green salsa.  This taco is crunchy, robust and perfect.  We really love these tacos.  Easy tacos that don’t heat up your kitchen, great during the hot summer months. There are two ways to make them.  The shortcut way …

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Roasted Spring Asparagus with Sweet Peppers and Feta

Roasted ASPARAGUS!!   Have you ever had a beautiful dish like this asparagus with sweet peppers and feta?  It’s the explosion of color that just yells SPRING IS HERE!! When shopping in the Spring, does asparagus seem to jump right into your cart?  Does this ever happen to you?  It happens to me and I …

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Greek Style Mushrooms | Mushrooms a la Grecque

A quick and classic French side with Greek influence.  A healthy and tasty clean recipe with mushrooms, tomatoes and herbs. Advice from a mushroom Be down-to-Earth Sprout new ideas Keep a low profile Know when to show up Stay well-rounded Start from the ground up Be a fun-guy! – YourTrueNature.com I am still on a …

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