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Lomo Saltado

Lomo saltado is a Peruvian dish served with white rice on the side and fried potatoes served on top of the meat and vegetables. While this may sound odd, potatoes…

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Culinary

Cuban Chicken With Sofrito

Sofrito — So-free-toe. Isn’t that a great word? I don’t even remember where I found this recipe, but I’m crazy about it. Even though it’s very similar to salsa, the…

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Culinary

Persian Steamed Rice (Chelo)

  Adapted from Dorothy McNett’s Recipe Book at www.dorothymcnett.com. This is the traditional Iranian method of cooking long grain rice. There are a number of ways that the rice is made…

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Cakes

Karidopita (Greek Walnut Cake)

My mother took culinary classes when she lived in Washington, D.C. in the late 1960s, and one of the series focused on desserts from various countries.  Karidopita Cake was among…

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Peach Ice Cream

You can use this recipe to make nectarine, apricot or plum or mango ice cream.  All of the stone fruits are so delicious freshly cranked.  Top with lightly sweetened peaches…

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Be the Change

Color Me In

Since its launch in 1963, the Peace Corps has provided a unique opportunity for a deep connection between peoples of many cultures. this is certainly true of sarah Grant who…

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Gianduja Gelato

Courtesy of David Lebovitz, The Perfect Scoop Print Gianduja Gelato Print Recipe ★ 5 Stars ☆ ★ 4 Stars ☆ ★ 3 Stars ☆ ★ 2 Stars ☆ ★ 1…

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Cookies

Almond Sables

Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cookies Alice Medrich is perhaps best known as the woman who introduced the mouth-melting traditional chocolate truffles from Paris to the…

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Chocolate

Bittersweet Decadence Cookies

 Courtesy of Alice Medrich, Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-In-your-Mouth Cookies About these cookies Alice says, “Richer than sin, with an irresistible jolt of unrelenting bittersweet chocolate, these cookies are slightly…

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Cakes

Chocolate and Beet Fudge Cake

 Courtesy of Janet Sawyer, Little Pod, UK Chocolate and Beet Fudge Cake may sound off-putting but, in fact, the beets provide moisture, sweetness and some heft to the cake. However,…

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Candlenut

Candlenut, Aleurites moluccanus, is native to the Indo-Malaysia region and was introduced in ancient times throughout the Pacific islands and into Asia.  It now grows in much of the tropical…

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