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| Introduction | |
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| 02 Meals for 2 | |
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| Bistro Brunch or Midnight Supper for Two | |
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| Vodka Still Works Cocktail | |
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| Croque Madame | |
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| Green Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette | |
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| The Count of Monte Cristo Summers in Portofino | |
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| Mozzarella and Ham in Carrozza | |
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| Potato and Dandelion Salad with Pancetta | |
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| Brunch, Lunch, or Dinner, for Two | |
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| Baked Eggs Florentine | |
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| Bacon and Tomato Salad with Garlic Croutons | |
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| Another Brunch or Dinner | |
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| Poached Eggs on Potato, Spinach, and Smoked Salmon Salad with Creamy Caper Dressing | |
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| Bollywood Night | |
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| Indian-Spiced Chickpea and Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup | |
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| Spiced Lamb or Chicken Patties in a Pita | |
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| Steak Night, Table for Two, Please | |
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| T-bone Steaks with Arugula and Tomatoes | |
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| Garlic and Parsley Potatoes with Red and Black Pepper | |
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| Charred Asparagus Tips | |
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| Smokehouse Special | |
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| Smoky Chicken Tortilla Soup with Chipotle and Fire-Roasted Tomatoes | |
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| Garden Salad with Smoked Almond-Cilantro Dressing | |
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| Burger Night | |
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| BLT Turkey Burger Clubs | |
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| Giuseppe's Cheesy Tots | |
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| Spicy Seafood Grill | |
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| Sea Bass with Puttanesca and Potatoes | |
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| Dinner for Divine or Devilish Duos | |
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| Chicken Marvalasala and Pappardelle with Rosemary Gravy | |
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| Devilish Angel Cake with Drunken Berries | |
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| Sandwich Night | |
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| Italian Tuna Melts with White Beans and Provolone | |
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| Anytime Is Springtime Supper | |
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| Bibb Lettuce Salad with Sesame-Shallot Dressing | |
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| Shrimp Primavera Pasta with Asparagus, Peas, and Leeks | |
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| Fruit Sorbet and Berries (store-bought) | |
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| Pasta for You and Me | |
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| Warm Fennel and Orange Salad | |
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| Prosciutto and Spinach Bucatini | |
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| Chop House Supper | |
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| Pork or Veal Chops with Caramelized Onion Sauce | |
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| Mushroom Cherry Couscous | |
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| Like Grandma Should Have Made | |
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| Mega Meat-Stuffed Shells | |
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| Celery and Mushroom Salad | |
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| Siok Day | |
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| Ginger Honey Tea | |
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| Olive Frittata | |
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| My Mom's 15-Minute Tomato and Bean Stoup | |
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| Spanish Mexican Fiesta | |
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| Garlicky Guacamole and Chips | |
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| Serrano-Wrapped Halibut with Tortillas | |
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| Savoy Cabbage with Cumin, Coriander, and Lime | |
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| Warm Cinnamon-Chipotle Tomato Salsa | |
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| Saffron and Olive Rice | |
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| Where's That Bolero CD? Menu | |
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| Chorizo-Stuffed Bread Bites | |
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| Warm Mushroom and Sherry Vinegar Salad | |
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| Take-Out Night Takes on Burger Night | |
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| Soy, Garlic, and Ginger Chicken Burgers with Chowchow | |
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| Cold Sesame Noodle Salad | |
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| Aren't We Fancy? Supper | |
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| Cognac-Sauced Pepper Steaks | |
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| Caramelized Onion-Dressed Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts | |
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| Appetizer-as-Entree Menu | |
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| Crab Cakes with a Creamy, Grainy Mustard Sauce | |
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| Wilted Spinach with Tomatoes | |
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| Steak Out | |
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| Sliced Steak with Green Olive and Tomato Sauce | |
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| Sauteed Artichokes and Mushrooms | |
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| The Deal with Veal | |
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| Thin and Crispy Veal Topped with Prosciutto and Fontina | |
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| A Green Triple Threat: Green Olive-Dressed Green Apple and Arugula Salad | |
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| Soup and Sammy Night | |
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| Creamy Sweet Pea and Pancetta Soup | |
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| Fontina, Olive, and Roasted Red Pepper Paninis | |
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| Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | |
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| Toasted Ravioli | |
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| Pepper-Crusted Tenderloins with Mushroom Marsala Cream | |
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| Roasted Asparagus | |
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| Wine-Soaked Peaches with Ice Cream | |
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| 04 Meals for 4 | |
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| Show-Stopper Pre-Theater Double Date | |
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| Italian Club Finger Sandwiches | |
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| Seared Scallops with Lemon-Scented Bread Crumbs | |
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| Fettuccine with Asparagus and Saffron Cream Sauce | |
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| Lean Mean Gumbo Machine | |
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| Dandelion Green Gumbo | |
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| Good Thyme Rice | |
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| Meatless Muffaletta Panini | |
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| Mexican Surf and Turf | |
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| Sliced Chili-Rubbed Flank Steak | |
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| Spicy Rice with Shrimp | |
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| Guacamole Stacks | |
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| Lemon and Lime Sorbet (store-bought) | |
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| Hot Spanish Nights | |
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| "Hot" Olives | |
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| Charred Serrano and Manchego Melts | |
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| Grilled Shrimp and Chorizo Skewers | |
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| Piquillo Pepper Gazpacho | |
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| Mothers Day Meal for Elsa | |
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| BLT and P (Bacon, Leek, Tomato, and Potato) Soup | |
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| BLCC Dessert (Berries, Lemon Curd, and Cake) | |
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| Snow Day Menu | |
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| Hungarian-ish Mini Dumpling and Egg Noodle | |
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| Cucumber and Celery Salad | |
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| Summer Salad Supper | |
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| Sliced Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sorta-Caesar Salad | |
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| Tipsy Triple-Chocolate Shakes and Strawberries | |
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| Wings Away | |
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| Wingless Buffalo Chicken Pizza | |
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| Celery Succotash Salad | |
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| Make Your Own Take-Out, Sub-Style | |
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| Chicken Parm Meatball Subs | |
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| Shredded Veggie Salad | |
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| Campari Citrus Soda | |
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| Hold the Mayo | |
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| Grilled Chicken Posole Salad | |
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| Chipotle Potato Salad | |
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| Tortilla Chips and Salsas (store-bought) | |
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| Hors D'Oeuvre Dinner | |
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| Killer Crab and Potato Cakes | |
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| Bitter Salad with Sweet Dressing | |
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| Giant Stuffed Mushrooms | |
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| Sidewalk Cafe Summer Supper | |
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| Beef Tenderloin Bites on a Bed of Arugula | |
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| Amaretti Ice Cream Dessert | |
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| Irish Breakfast of Champions | |
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| Cream Eggs with Irish Cheese and Chives | |
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| Spiked Beans and Toast | |
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| Sausage O'Patties | |
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| Harvey's Tea | |
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| Jazz Fest | |
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| Muffaletta Salad | |
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| Shrimp Po'boys | |
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| Continental Cuisine | |
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| Where's Waldorf? Salad with Izzy's Epic Dressing | |
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| Almond-Crusted Chicken Cutlets and Asparagus with Scallion Beurre Blanc | |
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| Smothered in Flavor | |
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| 30-Minute Garlic-Almond Chicken Under a Brick | |
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| Smothered Mushrooms and Kale | |
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| Renovation Menu | |
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| Renaissance of Tuna Casserole | |
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| Iceberg Salad with Shrimp | |
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| Burger Night | |
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| Onion and Mushroom Smothered Super Swiss Turkey Burgers | |
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| Warm Potato-Cranberry Dressed Salad | |
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| Tuscan Comforts of Home | |
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| Veal and Sage Meat Loaf with Gorgonzola Gravy | |
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| Smashed Potatoes with Prosciutto and Parmigiano | |
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| Wine-Steeped Greens | |
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| Warm Up | |
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| Stuffed Cabbage Stoup | |
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| Grilled Cheese and Watercress Sandwiches | |
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| Eat Greek | |
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| Lemon and Egg Soup | |
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| Greek-Style Shrimp Scampi and Linguine | |
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| Sports and Sammy Night | |
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| Grilled Kielbasa Reubens with Warm Mustard-Caraway Sauerkraut | |
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| Smoked Paprika O-Rings | |
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| Root Beer Floats (store-bought) | |
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| Cook with a Kid | |
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| Chicken Parm Pizza | |
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| Salad on a Stick | |
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| Cake and Berries with Melted Ice Cream Sauce | |
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| Make-Your-Own-Take-Out Night, Chinese-Style | |
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| Chicken in Orange-Scallion-Sesame Sauce | |
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| Big Fat Spicy Sate Noodles | |
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| Halloween Hoopla | |
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| Pumpkin-Peanut Curry Noodles | |
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| Five-Spice Seared Scallops and Shrimp | |
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| Looking for Mr. Goodbar Sundaes | |
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| Italian Thanksgiving | |
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| Drunken Risotto with Porcini and Barolo | |
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| Milanese-Style Turkey Cutlets with Peppers and Basil | |
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| International Diplomacy | |
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| Pierogi and Spicy Beet Salsa | |
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| Roasted Carrots with Fresh Dill and Lemon | |
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| Whole-Grain Train | |
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| Whole-Wheat Penne with Cauliflower Sauce | |
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| Kale and Portobello Mushrooms | |
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| Would You Like Some Steak with Your Bread? Menu | |
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| Garlicky, Cheesy Bread Chunks Topped with Steaks | |
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| Green Onions ana String Beans with Balsamic Brown Butter | |
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| Family Supper | |
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| Sage, Thyme, and Lemon Turkey Cutlets with a Quick Pan Sauce | |
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| Balsamic-Glazed Pearl Onions and Green Beans | |
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| Garlic Chip and Parsley Smashed Potatoes | |
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| One of the Original Three Square Meals | |
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| Sliced Steak Sensation | |
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| Sweet Tomato and Blue Cheese Salad with Basil Vinaigrette | |
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| Lemony Parsley Boiled Potatoes | |
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| Chocolate Cake and Milk (store-bought) | |
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| Dip on Down South of the Border | |
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| Tex-Mex Mixed Crunchy Fry | |
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| Chipotle Mayo Dip-in | |
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| Sweet, Spicy, and Sour Dip-in | |
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| Make Your Own Take-Out, Thai-Style | |
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| Thai-Style Chicken and Veggies | |
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| Ginger-Lemon Rice | |
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| Ham It up | |
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| Walnuts, Ham, and Cheese...Oh, My! | |
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| Roast Zucchini | |
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| 06 Meals for 6 | |
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| My Daddy's Birthday Supper | |
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| Jimmy's Jazzed-Up Jambasta (Jambalaya Pasta, Deluxe) | |
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| Mini Pecan Ice Cream Pies | |
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| A Night in Amalfi | |
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| Lemon Spaghetti | |
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| Flounder Francese with Toasted Almonds, Lemon, and Capers | |
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| Limoncello liqueur (in the liquor department) | |
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| Lemon sorbet (store-bought) | |
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| Slow-You-Down Food | |
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| Cabbage and Straw Pasta | |
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| Almond and Chocolate Cream Trifle | |
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| Supet Bowls | |
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| Smoky Cheese Fries | |
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| Polenta with Chunky Chicken and Chorizo Chili | |
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| Ziti Always Pleases | |
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| Double Eggplant Parm Fake-Baked Ziti | |
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| Chopped Salad with Olives and Roasted Red Pepper Dressing | |
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| Spring Fling | |
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| Fried Vermicelli and Green Onions | |
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| Sauteed Pork Chops with Sherry-Berry Plan Gravy | |
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| Rhubarb Chutney | |
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| Strawberry Ice Cream and Wafer Cookies (store-bought) | |
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| Il Forno | |
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| Roasted Mushroom Pasta with Prosciutto | |
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| Roasted Tomato and Spinach Salad | |
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| Pistachio Ice Cream and Amaretti Cookie (store-bought) | |
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| Very Entertaining Tenderloin | |
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| Roasted Pork Tenderloins with Sweet Apple Gravy | |
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| Pea and Potato Pancakes with Scallion-Lemon Sour Cream | |
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| Warm Apple Pie (store-bought) | |
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| Swim Upstream for It | |
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| Sweet and Sour Cucumber and Red Onion Relish | |
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| Spicy Cilantro-Scallion Rice | |
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| Seared Salmon with Soy and Garlic | |
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| Citrus Sorbets (store-bought) | |
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| Sandwich Night | |
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| Uptown Sweet and Spicy Sausage Hoagies | |
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| Bitter Greens and Dijon Dressing | |
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| Brownies a la mode | |
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| Rich Flavor, Small Prices | |
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| Hearty Sausage and Mushroom Stew over Polenta | |
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| Caramelized Cayenne Pear and Blue Cheese Salad | |
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| Flourless Chocolate Cake with Whipped Cream and Raspberries (store-bought) | |
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| French and Fabulous | |
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| White Burgundy Chicken over Buttered Egg Noodles | |
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| Honey-Dijon Dressed Greens with Toasted Pecans | |
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| Mixed Fruit Tart (store-bought) | |
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| Firehouse Special | |
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| Smoky Bacon and Bean Salad | |
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| Three-Alarm Italian-Style Chili Mac | |
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| Pistachio Ice Cream (store-bought) | |
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| Eat Your Vegetables and Enjoy | |
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| Creamy Polenta with Veggie Ragu | |
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| Angel Food Cake with Strawberries and Apricots and Sweetened Whipped Cream (store-bought) | |
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| Movie Marathon | |
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| White Pizza | |
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| Really French, French Bread Pizza | |
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| Puttanesca Pizza | |
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| Mexican Again and Again | |
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| Warm Tortilla Chips and Salsas (store-bought) | |
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| Grilled Mexican Beef Soup over Rice | |
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| Churro Fake-Out | |
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| Rosy Cheeks | |
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| Chicken Sausage with Sweet Fennel and Gnocchi in a Blushing Cream Sauce | |
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| Cucumber, Radicchio, and Radish Salad | |
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| Chocolate and Pistachio Ice Cream with Biscotti (store-bought) | |
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| Country Mile Menu | |
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| Cider-Sauced Chicken Breasts | |
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| Roasted Potatoes Tossed in Garlic Butter | |
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| Watercress and Endive Salad | |
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| Warm Blueberries and Vanilla Ice Cream | |
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| NASCAR Menu | |
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| Caution-Flag Chili | |
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| Flat-Tire Corn and Black Bean Toppers | |
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| Fired-Up Peaches and Cream | |
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| Poker Night | |
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| Texas Hold-Ums | |
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| Fire-Roasted Ketchup | |
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| Lucky 7-Layer Dip | |
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| Let the Games Begin! Party | |
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| Spanakopita Chicken Meatballs | |
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| Spicy Cucumber Yogurt Sauce | |
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| Hummus-Topped Pit-zas | |
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| Grilled Eggplant Roll-ups | |
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| Stuffed grape leaves (store-bought) | |
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| Salami, olives, and breadsticks (store-bought) | |
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| Tis the Season | |
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| T-bone Steaks with Chopped Green Garni, and Broiled Tomatoes with Cheese, Olives, and Herbs | |
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| Bacon, Spinach, and Cream Potatoes | |
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| Holiday Parfitini | |
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| 08 Meals for 8 | |
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| Belly Up to Brunch | |
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| Deviled Frittata | |
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| Heavenly Angel Hair Pasta | |
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| Drunken Citrus Salad | |
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| Dinner for Eight is Swimmingly Easy | |
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| Baked Cod with Stuffing on Top | |
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| White Risotto | |
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| Asparagus Tips | |
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| Lemon Meringue Pie (store-bought-get two pies) | |
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| Make Your Own Take-Out, Indian-Style | |
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| Lamb Meatballs in Gravy over Jasmine Rice | |
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| Indian-Spiced Roasted Cauliflower | |
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| A Trio of Sorbets: Mango, Coconut, and Lime or Lemon (store-bought) | |
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| Chai Tea (store-bought) | |
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| Bubba Gump-Style Spaghetti Supper | |
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| Shrimp and Gravy with Bucatini | |
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| Citrus Ring Cake with Coconut | |
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| Two Friends and a Baby | |
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| Spinach-Artichoke Ravioli-Lasagna | |
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| Orange-Scented Broccoli and Cauliflower | |
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| Earthy Eats | |
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| Three-Mushroom Rigatoni | |
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| Wilted Escarole with Garlic, Lemon, and Oil | |
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| Ricotta Cheesecake (bakery bought) | |
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| Mothers Would Be Proud of This Healthy Eating | |
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| Toasted Chickpeas Cacio e Pepe | |
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| Giambotta-Eat Your Vegetables Stew | |
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| Angel Food Cake with Sorbet Sauce and Berries | |
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| Just Like Mama Used to Make | |
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| Spaghetti all'Elsa | |
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| Roasted Sausages, Peppers, and Onions | |
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| Cheesy Bread with Black Pepper | |
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| Cannoli, from a bakery-made by someone else's mama | |
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| Country Fare for Post-County Fair Gatherings | |
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| Mac 'n' Jack Salad | |
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| BBQ Chicken Burgers Topped with Honey Slaw | |
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| Biscuits, Sugared Berries, and Whipped Cream (store-bought) | |
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| Super Soup and Souped-Up Caesar Salad | |
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| Assorted Antipasti (store-bought) | |
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| Sausage and Tortellini Soup | |
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| Sweet Orange Caesar Salad | |
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| Italian Cookies or Cannoli (bakery bought) | |
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| Marco "Pollo" Menu | |
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| Italian Chicken Pot Pie from the Boot | |
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| Boozy Berries and Biscuits | |
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| Citrus Sampler | |
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| Lime-Grilled Chicken Breasts with Grilled Chili Toasts | |
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| Avocado-Orange Salad | |
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| Lemon Cookies and Sorbet (store-bought) | |
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| Burger Night Hits the Road to Morocco | |
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| Grilled Moroccan-Spiced Turkey Burgers with Mango Chutney Slaw | |
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| Veggie Chickpea and Couscous Salad with Yogurt Dressing | |
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| Lick Your Chops | |
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| Creamy Pasta with Roasted Broccolini and Red Onion | |
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| Breaded Pork Chops | |
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| Orange Sherbet with Fruit (store-bought) | |
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| Chinese Checkers | |
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| Orange-Cashew Chicken with Broccoli | |
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| Ginger Noodles | |
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| Coconut Sorbet with Exotic Fruit-mangoes, papayas, and kiwis | |
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| Fortune Cookies and Tea | |
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| Perfectly Poached Supper | |
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| Lemon and Thyme Poached Chicken with a Mushroom-Potato Ragu | |
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| Creamy Dijon-Dressed Mixed Greens | |
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| Crusty French Bread (store-bought) | |
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| Strawberry Pie or Cheesecake (store-bought) | |
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| S-Easy-Food Souper Supper | |
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| Venetian Seafood Soup with Rice | |
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| Tomato and Red Onion Salad with Crispy Prosciutto | |
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| Tiramisu (store-bought) | |
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| Smalliday Gathering | |
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| Pomegranate Martinis | |
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| Spicy Sweet Potato Pancakes with Holiday Guacamole | |
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| Chicken Quesadilla Pinwheels | |
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| Elephant Ears with Warm Caramel Dipping Sauce | |
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| Prima Primavera Spring Supper | |
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| Sweet Pea and Onion Tortellini with Ricotta | |
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| Bresaola and Prosciutto Salad | |
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| Good, Strong Coffee and Biscotti (store-bought) | |
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| Thanks | |
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| Index | |