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A Good Chamber Vacuum Sealer Machine Is Worth What You Pay for it

Looking for a chamber-style food sealer isn’t difficult because there are numerous ones on the market that do a great job regardless of which foods you need sealed. These sealers are a little larger than your standard food sealer and usually have a l

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Chefs share spinach recipes: Chilled spinach and mint soup

Popeye loved it, but many picky eaters shy away from spinach. If you want to be “strong to the finish” like Olive Oyl’s main squeeze, some of the chefs participating in this year’s Boca Bacchanal Wine & Food Festival offer assistance in the form

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Recipe: May 31 is National Macaroon Day

Devonshire Macaroons
recipe by Colette Stallone, Pastry Chef at Devonshire at PGA National

Ingredients:
14 oz. package shredded coconut
2/3 cup sugar
6 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:
Pre-heat ove

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Recipe: A holiday drink with flair (and flare)

Merlino’s Ristorante in Boca Raton boasts it has one of the top mixologists in the area — Lee Hoechstetter. The beverage manager, formerly of Tanzy in Boca Raton, is big on interactive drinks, and presents one that home bartenders can accomplish a

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Fresh Fish Recipes

Mike Kuckelman, offshore angler and professional chef, is talented at catching and cooking wild ocean fish.
A corporate chef for Bush Brothers Provision Co. in West Palm Beach, Kuckelman shared some of his fish-cooking secrets at the Sept. 23

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Recipe: Roasted pumpkin risotto

Roasted pumpkin risotto
Chef Ernesto de Blasi,
Caffe Luna Rosa

1 small pumpkin (calabaza preferred) – see note
½ pound applewood smoked bacon (cut into 1 inch pieces)
4 ounces medium-bodied red wine
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup finely chopped

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Recipe: Deluxe cream of tomato soup

Deluxe cream of tomato soup

Use heirloom tomatoes, if possible.

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 celery ribs, finely chopped

4 large Florida tomatoes, peeled, cored, seeded and chopped

1 teaspoon sugar or to taste

2 cups

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Recipe: Chicken With Saffron

Recipe

Chicken With Saffron

Serve with basmati rice.

1/4 cup oil

3 onions, chopped

1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, each cut into 1-inch cubes

1 (.4 gram) container saffron threads, ground*

Salt, to taste

In a skillet

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Thanksgiving Leftovers Quiche

Thanksgiving Leftovers Quiche

1 deep-dish pie crust, thawed

1 cup leftover cooked ham, cubed (or turkey)

2 tablespoon green onions, minced

2 tablespoon butter

5 ounces fresh spinach, washed well

4 tablespoons leftover stuffing

1 cup mozzarel

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Amaretto Pumpkin Cheesecake

Amaretto Pumpkin Cheesecake

For crust:
1 cup finely chopped pecans
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup cinnamon flavored graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 egg yolk

For filling:
1½ cups pumpkin puree (c

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Turkey Turnovers

Turkey Turnovers

1 box puff pastry, thawed

1½ cup leftover (cooked) turkey meat, shredded

½ cup brie, cut into thin slices

¼ cup leftover cranberry sauce

salt and pepper to taste

4 tablespoon butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cut two thaw

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Butternut Squash Bisque

Butternut Squash Bisque

2 tablespoons butter

1 pound butternut squash, peeled and seeded

1 carrot, peeled, roughly chopped

1 onion, peeled, cut in large dice

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

pinch ground nutmeg

pinch ground clove

2 sprigs fresh thyme

1 quart chic

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Howie Rice

Bring 16 oz vegetable stock to a low boil.
Add 1 cup brown rice and 1/2 cup lentils.
Cover and cook for 30 minutes without removing the lid.
Uncover and add 1/2 cup quinoa.
Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and let sit with cover on for at

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Very Simple

Very Simple, very fast:

Prosciutto Ham wrapped around chucks of cantaloupe with colorful tooth picks to hold the prosciutto on. Use a pretty paper plate and you’re finished!

Vera M Leming

Mystic, CT

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Aunt Anne’s Dill Dip

Aunt Anne’s Dill Dip

8 oz. – sour cream

½ c. - mayonnaise

½ tsp. – Accent seasoning

2 Tbsp. – onion powder

1 ½ Tbsp. – dill weed (dry)

Mix well all ingredients together and chill for a few hours. Serve with crackers or crudite.

Kindest regards,

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Spinach Dip

Spinach Dip

1 pkg frozen chopped spinach

1 cup sour cream

1 cup mayonnaise

1 pkg Knors vegetable soup mix

1 tbl. Mrs. Dash

Thaw spinach in microwave for one minute. Drain well. Mix all ingredients and let refrigerate for at least two hours before s

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Artichoke dip

Holiday goodies from Linda Ferris: lkferris7@bellsouth.net

Artichoke dip

2- 6 -oz or 7- oz jars of marinated artichoke hearts

1 small jar pimento

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup Parmesan cheese

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

½ tsp garlic powder

Chop drain

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Better Cheddar

Here is a recipe that I made it so much that we almost got tired of it. It is very good, though, and soooo easy.

Better Cheddar

1 lb. New York sharp cheese, crumbled

1 cup walnuts, chopped

6 scallions, chopped

1 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp. liquid smo

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Parmesan cheese crisps

Parmesan cheese crisps
1 pound Parmesan cheese, grated fine – about 4 cups
½ medium onion, finely minced
1 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
Use a food processor fitted with the steel blade to process cheese: Cut cheese into 1-inch cubes and put into pr

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Walnut Pâté

Walnut Pâté
one 1-pound bag shelled walnuts
1 garlic clove, peeled
1 cup fennel bulb, roughly chopped
Juice of 1 lemon
¼ cup red onion
Salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process until

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Recipes (59)

A Good Chamber Vacuum Sealer Machine Is Worth What You Pay for it

Chefs share spinach recipes: Chilled spinach and mint soup

Recipe: May 31 is National Macaroon Day

Recipe: A holiday drink with flair (and flare)

Fresh Fish Recipes

Recipe: Roasted pumpkin risotto

Recipe: Deluxe cream of tomato soup

Recipe: Chicken With Saffron

Thanksgiving Leftovers Quiche

Amaretto Pumpkin Cheesecake

Turkey Turnovers

Butternut Squash Bisque

Howie Rice

Very Simple

Aunt Anne’s Dill Dip

Spinach Dip

Artichoke dip

Better Cheddar

Parmesan cheese crisps

Walnut Pâté

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