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Caprese Salad with Burrata, Avocado and Balsamic

So simple, but oh so good!  Caprese Salad has become one of mine and Bill’s favorite go to.  Caprese, meaning “Salad of Capri” refers to something that comes from or is in the style of Capri, an Italian island off the coast near Naples. It is a simple salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes […]

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Stuffed Pepper Bites without Rice

Both Bill and I enjoy Bell peppers.  Often called sweet peppers, they have a characteristic bell shape with crunchy, thick fleshy texture.  Additionally, on comparison with other members, bell (sweet) peppers feature characteristically less pungency that ranges from zero to very minimal hotness defender.  For the same reasons, they generally treated like any other common vegetables […]

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Prosciutto-Wrapped Scallops and Shrimp

I was trying to think of something different to prepare on a recent girls night gathering.  Bill had been hungry for scallops and I always like shrimp served along with them download video mac.  I took a look around the fridge, freezer and pantry to see what ingredients that I had on hand; and recalled watching Giada […]

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Sweet Stuffed Strawberries

I’ve had stuffed strawberries a couple of times and couldn’t recall the exact recipe that our friend Silvia gave a while back.  Hers were a “cheesecake” type, but I think it just means that you whip together cream cheese, powdered sugar and some vanilla extract, so it really pretty easy adobe reader xen.  I had […]

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Panini’s

In the United States the term panini has been adopted to refer to pressed and toasted sandwiches.  The ‘panino’ or Italian sandwich is known more commonly in English by its plural form ‘panini’ and is achieving widespread US popularity in the new millennium how to netflix!  Traditionally, this sandwich is made by stuffing either a loaf […]

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