Stir Fry Beef

This recipe will walk you through how to prepare your beef for stir frying, including, slicing, tenderizing, and marinating. We then discuss how to fry the beef and add it to the rest of your entrée. In a sure to be controversial call, I’m going …

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Gazpacho

A Spanish style cold soup perfect for a hot summer day. While purest will say you have to use fresh tomatoes, I have been coming around to the notions that when it comes to fruits, such as tomatoes, and vegetables, canned and frozen may be …

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Crispy Couscous

This tasty version of a Mediterranean classic has a texture that is both soft and crispy. By including a assortment of vegetables and peppers, a colorful side dish is created that plates well with many entrees. Ingredients 1 cup dry couscous 1 cup water Olive …

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Mint Sorbet

A simple dessert or sorbet that’s easy to make but you have to plan in advance and unless you have mint growing in your garden, it will be a bit expensive to make, but relative to other desserts not so bad. Ingredients 1 cup mint leaves (chopped, …

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Cold Avocado Soup

A quick soup for a hot day that’s ready in ten minutes and made from fresh ingredients Ingredients 1/2 cucumber – seeds removed 1 medium avocado – spooned out 1 shallot – sliced 2 TBL plain yogurt 2 TBL fresh mint 4 tsp fresh lime juice 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp …

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The Perilous Plight of Liberal Pigeons and the Peculiarly Absent PETA Protests

If PETA is serious about securing a modest donation from me, as their literature incessantly suggests, the relocation program should also include re-education; something which any good liberal can get behind. I advocate relocating pigeons to Washington DC, and retraining them to kill rats. . . humanely of course.

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