Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on June 21, 2013
?Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress.?
~ 19th-century French author Charles Pierre Monselet
FOOD. GLORIOUS FOOD.
Today is the official first day of summer, and many of the fabulous food photos and recipes in this week?s round-up are perfect for summer pool parties, for picnics or BBQs, or for cooler, lighter family dining or snacking during these hotter days.
When they?re available, recipes and recipe links will accompany select ?Fab Food Friday Fotos,? with a guarantee that at least one easy-on-the-wallet recipe will always be included.
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Chicken Fajitas with Slow Roasted Tomato Salsa | Photo credit: esimpraim, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
These delicious chicken fajitas are easy to make, perfect for summer eating, and a frugal, creative way to use up leftovers. The word ?faja? is Spanish for ?strip,? ?band,? ?sash,? or ?belt.? ?Fajita? is a term in Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine for little meat strips, usually grilled chicken or beef cooked with onions and bell peppers, served as a taco on flour or corn tortilla. You can modify the recipe to your own tastes, use any other leftover meats.
Photographer/cook esimpraim provided this Dishing Up Delights recipe link and wrote this:
This past Saturday after I was done volunteering, I made a pitcher of margs and these fajitas. They were so yummy and worth the time browning the onions and making tortillas. Homemade tortillas are so easy to make and taste so much better than the store bought variety. I encourage you to try them sometime. I had just a few slow roasted tomatoes left so I combined them with a few things to make a really delicious and spicy salsa. This was a most excellent way to use up leftover chicken.
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Strawberry Daiquiri | Photo credit: towergirl, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Make your own refreshing summer strawberry daiquiris at home for a fraction of the cash a club or bar would have you fork over.
Photographer towergirl provided the recipe link for this tasty, colorful beverage, which can be decked out patriotically like this for Fourth of July, Memorial Day, Flag Day, or Veterans Day:
Strawberries dressed in whipped cream and blueberries make for the perfect red, white, and blue Independence Day cocktail. Add starfruit garnish to take it over the top.
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Prawns Topped with Fish Roe Sandwich, High Afternoon Tea @ The Lobby Bar, GF Sheraton Towers, Singapore | Photo credit: Richard Lee, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Persian Chicken Stew with Pomegranate & Almonds | Photo credit: Girl Interrupted Eating, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Recipe for this glorious stew, with this introduction, is posted at Girl Interrupted Eating:
This recipe is, I am afraid, a shameless rip off of Stewed founder Alan Rosenthal?s take on Khoresht fesenjan, a Persian Chicken Stew made with pomegranate molasses and walnuts (previously reproduced by Niamh at Eat Like a Girl).
I am happily addicted to pomegranate molasses and always looking for new recipes. In fact liked the sound of the recipe so much I bought his cookbook, worth a look. I could definitely eat every dish in it.
If you think stew is just beef, carrots, and gravy (can?t believe anyone reading my blog would?), this book will change your mind with Kashmiri Lamb with Yogurt and Ginger, Italian Caponata Aubergine stew & Beef Massaman Curry. Also, although not mentioned by Alan, I think they all lend themselves really well to cooking in my beloved slow cooker.
The first time I made it I followed the recipe completely tracking down sour cherries, toasting and grinding walnuts and scattering the finished dish with fresh pomegranate seeds. It was a lovely dish to eat around Christmas, sweet and sour.
Now summer I have tweaked the recipe for more cheaper and readily available ingredients, nuttiness ground almonds, sweetness from dates, sour from lemons, the one thing I could not do without is pomegranate molasses to add that sour note.
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Fabulous Vintage Cream City Ice Cream & Coffee House Neon Sign, Cookeville, Tennessee | Photo credit: Tadson Bussey, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Eight Ball Summer Squash, Tijuana Valley, San Diego, California | Photo credit: Susie?s Farm, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Summer Afternoon Burger on the Deck | Photo credit: Tim Dawson, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Italian Panzanella | Photo credit: Heather Katsoulis, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Heather Katsoulis wrote, ?Tonight?s no cook summer dinner,? and provided this descriptive link:
Big cubes of bread in this traditional Italian salad soak up the zesty dressing; white beans and provolone pump up the protein for a well-balanced vegetarian meal.
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BBQ Sausages | Photo credit: Christopher Craig, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Watermelon Salad | Photo credit: Valerie Lam, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Summer isn?t summer without watermelon. This refreshing salad has chunks of watermelon, fresh basil, and crumbled feta as its main ingredients. On the ease of making this salad, photographer/cook Valerie Lam wrote, ?Literally, all you do is wash, chop, and toss. Leave that frying pan where it is and don?t even think about pre-heating your oven! And salads can get very pretty and elaborate without all that much work. The key is to have variety in every sense ? colour, texture, shape, size.?
Recipe is here at The Pedestrian Cooks.
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Pork Bistek | Photo credit: Allan Reyes, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Brief summary from photographer/cook Allan Reyes:
Pork braised in soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic and spices. Topped with red onion rings.
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Long Island Ice Tea Cocktail, Beach Bar in Bali | Photo credit: stuhaigh, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Blue Corn & Blueberries Muffin | Photo credit: Justin Snow, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Justin Snow provided this muffin recipe:
This is the only recipe that came out good on the first try! I?ve tweaked the recipe the tiniest bit more and I suspect it will be even better. This is my first time using blue corn and I?m slightly disappointed that it didn?t make the dough very blue at all. They are golden with blue flecks and blue blobs (the berries). This recipe makes 12 muffins.
* 1 cup blue cornmeal
* 1 cup whole wheat flour for pastry
* 1-1/2 cups fresh blueberries
* 1/4-1/2 cup agave nectar, depending on how sweet you like your muffins
* 1 tbsp. baking powder
* 1/8 tsp. salt (I used just a pinch & then realized it needed more)
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* 1/4 cup apple sauce
* 2 tbsp. canola oil
* Zest & juice of one lemon (I used a Meyer lemon and it was very tasty)Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 min.
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Mushroom & Peas Curry | Photo credit: Rashmi Singh, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Recipe for this hearty, earthy mushroom curry is posted here at Recipes By Rashmi.
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Strawberries with Hibiscus & Vanilla Syrup | Photo credit: Pim Techamuanvivit, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Gorgeous strawberries dessert ? photographer/cook Pim Techamuanvivit has posted the recipe here at Chez Pim.
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Red Sea Fishing Catch | Photo credit: Ernie Reyes, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/fisherman Ernie Reyes wrote this:
Most of the fish we caught in the Red Sea were ? you guessed it, RED! The boat crew cooked up a sumptuous meal from these. It was the best fish I?ve ever had!
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Greek Meatballs with Tzatziki | Photo credit: planningqueen, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Salmon Bok Choy | Photo credit: Joe Cascio, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Joe Cascio provided this brief summary:
My wife found this recipe a while ago, and it has become a favorite in our house. It?s diced salmon cooked in coconut milk with summer squash and wilted bok choy. Spices are turmeric and red curry paste! Served on wild rice with a little chopped cilantro on top. It?s delicious.
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Strange Desert Storm Japanese Soda, ?New Carbonated Beverage for Active People with Fighting Spirit? ? From Early 1990s | Photo credit: zoomar, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Grilled Salmon Paprika (gluten-free) | Photo credit: elana?s pantry, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
My mouth is watering over this grilled salmon? cook/food blogger Elana provided the recipe link and wrote this:
This recipe for quick and easy Grilled Salmon with Smoked Paprika is based on Kalyn?s Grilled Salmon with Maple Syrup Glaze from Kalyn?s Kitchen.
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Local Veggies of Summer Squash, Parsley, & Garlic Scapes, Union Square Greenmarket, New York City | Photo credit: Rebecca Wilson, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Coconut Layer Cake | Photo credit: paige_eliz, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
This looks much like a cake my own grandmother used to serve. Photographer/cook paige_eliz shared this background info, plus the Chef-Girl recipe link:
This year was my first mother?s day with only one grandma. Since it was also that same grandma?s birthday two days after the holiday, I decided to throw a special little party for her, my mom and my godmother. Coconut is my grandma?s absolute favourite, so I scoured my cookbooks and the internet for just the right dessert.
Everyone came over for afternoon tea and I served a fancy coconut layer cake with tea or blueberry lemonade. The cake recipe came from Martha Stewart and the lemonade recipe can be found below. The cake was a two day preparation, but still simple enough for a layer cake. I?d never made seven-minute frosting before, but was quite pleased with how easily it came together and how lovely it looks once spread over a cake. Turns out it was my great-grandmother?s signature icing, so maybe I have it in my genes.
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Spring Garlic & Mushroom Miso Organic Wholemeal Noodles | Photo credit: Lablascovegmenu, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Gluten-free Chocolate & Hazelnut Brownies | Photo credit: David Wagner, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Recipe link and summary of these gluten-free chocolate and hazelnut brownies from photographer/cook David Wagner:
My first attempt at making something for a specific dietary requirement. Hopefully, it won?t poison them?
It?s the previous recipe I used (see Ultimate Foodies) but with rice flour substituted for plain flour. It?s a little dryer than those, but still eminently yummable.
I may try another set with soy flour next week.
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Homegrown Herbs | Photo credit: Dominika Komender, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Jacques Torres? Cherry-Nut Mudslides | Photo credit: TheBittenWord, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
The recipe for these decadent beauties is posted at The Bitten Word.
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Fruit Salad Topped with Nuts | Photo credit: toastforbrekkie, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Miso-Glazed Sweet Potatoes | Photo credit: Kitchen Wench, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
You can find the recipe for these flavorful miso-glazed sweet potatoes at Kitchen Wench:
Roasting crisps the potatoes on the outside, but the inside is still soft and creamy. Mixing the dressing in right after they come out of the oven creates a glossy, sticky glaze.
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Mint Pie Muffin | Photo credit: rotten, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Cajun Roasted Chickpeas | Photo credit: I Believe I Can Fry, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Roasted chickpeas? I?ve never thought of roasting them, but it sounds tasty, especially with the Cajun flavoring. This vegetarian snack recipe just may get an outing at our next family potluck/pool party. The recipe is posted at I Believe I Can Fry, with this overview:
I?m trying to eat better without giving up so many of the flavors that I love. Some people crave sweets ? I?m a salt craver. I usually don?t keep chips in the house since I can?t stop at just one. Cheez-Its are also a huge weakness for me as well. I?ve been good lately, and have curbed my mindless snacking by eating things like nuts, sunflower kernels, and these amazing roasted chickpeas. Dusted with a bit of Cajun seasoning (I used store-bought, but you can make your own), these have just the right amount of heat and an incredible nutty flavor.
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Spicy Beef Soup | Photo credit: LWY, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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German Chocolate Cake | Photo credit: Kimberly Vardeman, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Papaya Salad | Photo credit: Emilie Hardman, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer/cook Emilie Hardman shared her papaya salad recipe:
Part of a Malaysian-inspired feast for Chinese New Year. More on The Conscious Kitchen.
Papaya Salad
* 2 T. canola oil
* 5 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 inch ginger, minced
* 2 Thai chilies, minced
* 2 T. palm sugar
* 2 limes, juiced
* 3 T. tamari
* 2 medium carrots, grated
* 1 large green papaya, grated
* 1/2 medium jicama, grated
* 1/2 cup each, rough chopped Thai basil and mint
* 1/2 cup chopped peanuts, optionalHeat the oil in a frying pan, add the garlic, stir until browned.
Add the garlic and chopped chilies, cook until soft.
Turn off the heat and stir in the palm sugar until melted.
Add the limes and tamari.
Toss with the carrots, papaya, and jicama.
Add in the mint and basil, serve immediately topping with peanuts if desired.
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Homemade Bread | Photo credit: Joe Hall, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Tortilla Chicken Jumble | Photo credit: ontheflyrecipes, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
The recipe for this easy, relatively quick (under an hour from start to finish), kid-friendly dish is posted at ontheflyrecipes.
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Town Butter Sculpture, New York State Fair | Photo credit: Elstad Ranch, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Wafu Spaghetti | Photo credit: Todd Lappin (Telstar Logistics), Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
The literal translation of ?wafu? is ?Japanese style? ? photographer/cook Todd Lappin elaborates further and shares his recipe:
Wafu spaghetti is a Japanese interpretation of Italian-style pasta. Lest you be tempted to giggle, the Japanese kids are eating this stuff up nowadays, and in some Tokyo neighborhoods, you can?t turn a corner without bumping into a spaghetti joint. Seriously. It?s fusion cuisine, really ? Japanese flavors with Italian pasta, served with a fork, a spoon, and a generous portion of Parmesan. There?s one restaurant in San Francisco that serves wafu spaghetti (On the Bridge, in Japantown), but that?s all the way across town. Recently, however, I reverse-engineered the recipe. It?s painfully simple, delicious, super-fast to prepare, and painless to clean up.
Wafu Spaghetti
(Quantities here for a single serving; scale accordingly)* Spaghetti
* Green Onion (2 stalks)
* Butter
* 10 ? 15 medium mushrooms (Shiitake are best, white will work)
* Soy sauce (lighter is better)
* Some chopped nori (dried seaweed)
* Sake (optional)Bring your pot of spaghetti water to a boil.
While the water heats, chop the green onions, slice the mushrooms, and chop some nori into thin strips.
In a non-stick skillet, melt the butter, then saute the green onions. Add the mushrooms, and saute for a few minutes. Remove from heat until spaghetti water comes to a boil.
When the water comes to a boil, add the spaghetti.
As the pasta cooks, return the skillet to heat, then add enough soy sauce to coat the bottom of your skillet. Add a pinch or two of chopped nori. Add a splash of sake, if you?re feeling nutty. Bring the mixture to a low simmer for 2 or 3 minutes, to allow it to reduce. Remove from heat until the spaghetti is ready.
Drain the spaghetti, and add a portion?s worth to the skillet, and toss with the sauce. Heat to taste on the stove, then serve on a plate or in a shallow bowl. Add some more shredded nori on the top, and some parmesan, to taste.
Consume.
EXTRA CREDIT: The sauce can also be served with bonus treats, such as sliced ham, or (better yet) pancetta. I?ve also had it served with Japanese goodies, such as tobiko (flying fish roe); just pile some on at the end, just before adding Parmesan.
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Homemade Beef Burritos | Photo credit: Mr. Ducke, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Ouzo Preserved Lemon Cocktail | Photo credit: Island Vittles, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
The super-easy recipe for preserved lemon simple syrup is posted at Island Vittles. Lemon syrup, a shot of anise-flavored Greek ouzo, some ice cubes, a beautiful glass? hello, summer!
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Cookie Monster Cupcakes | Photo credit: atomtigerzoo, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photo: Henning Stein, www.atomtigerzoo.com
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Onions & Sausages Grilling at Walworth County Fair, Wisconsin | Photo credit: minolta102, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
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Cherry Tomato Mix | Photo credit: Dwight Sipler, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
Photographer Dwight Sipler wrote this fascinating summary about cherry tomato varieties:
For many years we grew only one kind of cherry tomato, ?Sun Gold?. We occasionally tried other varieties (since people are used to red cherry tomatoes and Sun Gold is orange), but didn?t find any that taste as good as our pick.
When we first started growing tomatoes, we had a variety that did well for us and tasted good so we grew that one. After growing it for a couple of years that variety disappeared from the catalogs. We had to scramble to find a substitute. Since then we grow 3 or more new varieties every year on a trial basis. Most of them don?t make it, but we now have several varieties we depend on. If one disappears, we have others that will work.
I finally decided to do the same with cherry tomatoes. In five years of trying other varieties, we have found a couple of good ones, but none to match the Sun Gold.
We grow the various varieties in our cherry tomato maze, which acts as a kids? entertainment and educational activity as well as a testbed for our variety trials.
A couple of years ago we found that pints of mixed cherry tomatoes were popular so we started selling mixed boxes.
This is a mixture of varieties from which we fill the pint boxes. It includes a variety of colors and shapes. I can?t identify them all from the photo, but I have a map that shows where they are planted so I can identify them when picking.
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Vintage Ad, Jell-O Vegetable Gelatin, Better Homes and Gardens, August 1964 Issue | Photo credit: jbcurio, Flickr, Creative Commons, some rights reserved
As dubious as these Jell-O flavors sound, I?d kinda-sorta like to try the celery gelatin at least once. Bet it would make for an interesting jellied salad with tiny shrimp or diced chicken added, perhaps with some minced onion and bit of chopped celery. Per Wikipedia, ?[T]hese salads would become so popular that Jell-O responded with savory and vegetable flavors such as celery, Italian, mixed vegetable, and seasoned tomato. These savory flavors have since been discontinued.?
Photographer jbcurio wrote:
You knew somebody had to market a product like this, given the popularity of jellied salads in 50s/60s cookbooks?
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Food photos selected and posted are credited and have Creative Commons-licensed content with some rights reserved for noncommercial purposes, unless otherwise noted.
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Past three months of Fab Food Friday Fotos posts:
Vanilla Plum Jam, Chicken Chorizo Jambalaya, Kale & Toasted Cashews, Okra & Miso Marinara with Soba Noodles, Strawberry Ice Cream, Fettuccine with Artichokes, Sweet & Sour Thai Fish Soup, GF BBQ Chicken Pizza, Mustard Greens Saut?ed with Bacon, & Frugal Recipes
Oven-Baked Fish Chowder, Easy Pasta Dishes, Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie, Turkey Chili, Summer Salads, Broiled Chicken & Bacon, Candied Kumquats, GF Sesame Truffles, Feta with Watermelon, More Thrifty Recipes
White Chocolate Mud Cake, Spicy Chicken, Twice-Baked Potatoes, Fully Loaded Mac & Cheese, Pork & White Bean Soup, Asian Slaw, Seared Mahi-Mahi, Irish Coffee Ice Cream, Salt-Preserved Tangerines, Burrito Casserole, Lemon-Honey Drop Cookies, & More Recipes
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Vegan Reuben Sandwich, Shrimp Ceviche, Sugar & Spice Muffins, Chinese BBQ Pork, Greek Red Lentil Soup, Chicken Salad with Almonds, Jockey Club Cocktail, Spicy Szechuan Eggplant, Lots More Frugal Recipes
Boeuf Bourguignon, Gulab Jamun, Spaghetti with Tuna, Lemon, & Breadcrumbs, Turkish Flatbreads with Lamb Haggis, DIY Condensed Milk, Kielbasa Stew, Chicken Pot Pie, Orange Pan-glazed Tempeh, Onion & Cheese Muffins, Thrifty Recipes
Chocolate Pear Cake, Pork Potstickers, Vegan GF Raspberry Streusel Bars, Pomfret, Best Hamburger, Shrimp Scallops Veggies Stir Fry, Giouvetsi, Gooey Pecan Pie Cupcakes, Greek Wraps, Perfect Popcorn, More Recipes
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Salmon Crumble Pie, Paleo Brownies, Seafood Soup, Grain & Greek Yoghurt Parfait, Roasted Cabbage, Thai-Style Chicken in Peanut Sauce, Orange Marmalade & Chocolate Shortbread Bars, Stir Fried Egg Noodles, More Frugal Recipes
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