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Butter, Cream, Food, Garlic, Milk, Onion, Paprika, Parmesan, Potato, Potatoes au gratin, Sandwiches, Smoked paprika

Potatoes Au Gratin

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Potatoes Au Gratin Recipe

  • 1 pound of potatoes
  • 1/2 onion, cut into slices
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • Optionally: Add 3 tsp butter, spread out on top before baking.

Slice the potatoes into 1/4 inch thick slices. Lay them out in a casserole. Mix everything else together and pour over the potatoes. If the cheese stays on top then mix it in. Place casserole in the middle of a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. If the potatoes starts getting burned, turn oven down to 450, and cover with aluminum foil. Leave them an additional 10 minutes in that case. We have  a very bad oven, we know.

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Chicken, Chicken Salad, Food, Garlic, Ingredients, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Onion, Paprika, Pepper, Roasted garlic, Salt, Smoked paprika, Spices, Tarragon

Chicken Salad

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Chicken Salad Recipe

  • 4 roasted garlic
  • 3 tbs Mayo
  • 1 tsp fennel seeds (anis)
  • 1/4 grated onion
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 grated garlic
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Tarragon Mustard
  • 5 oz chicken pieces (picked from roasted chicken)

Mash the roasted garlic to a pulp with a fork, then mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Rejoyce, you are done!
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Appetizer, Banh Da, Fish, Food, Fried Sage, Ricotta, Tuna

Sesame Tuna Appetizer with Ricotta Cheese, Sage Infused Olive Oil and Fried Sage Leafs on “Banh Da” bread

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During a recent visit to an Asian grocery store, we found some bread called “Banh Da”. Honestly, we’re not sure if that’s the manufacturer or the bread type, as it’s all in Vietnamese. It’s a rice bread, and it says on the package it’s made entirely from rice flour and water. We’re not quite sure what all the little black spots are, or how it got so shiny, but it’s all part of the mystery we guess. So, we decided to try it out with a seared salmon appetizer arrangement.

Sesame Tuna Appetizer with Ricotta Cheese, Sage Infused Olive Oil and Fried Sage Leafs on "Banh Da" bread
Sesame Tuna Appetizer with Ricotta Cheese, Sage Infused Olive Oil and Fried Sage Leafs on "Banh Da" bread

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Baking, Breads, Cheeses, Cooking styles, Food, Ham, Ingredients, Italian salsa verde, Meats, Parmesan, Pesto, Pizza, Pizza dough, Salsa Verde, Sandwich Styles, Tomato, Vegetables

Ham And Tomato Pizza With Italian Salsa Verde Sauce

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The Little Pizza That Could!

This is a pizza made from leftovers in all aspects. The dough is actually from our lavash crackers, so it’s a little bit sweet from the Jamaican honey. The Italian Salsa Verde is from a tasting we did with a caterer for our upcoming wedding. The ham is the last of our Jamaican pineapple Christmas ham. Basically we got one of those inexplicable pizza-cravings while making lavash crackers and quickly improvised the little pizza that could.

Ham And Tomato Pizza With Pesto
Ham And Tomato Pizza With Italian Salsa Verde Sauce

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Avocado, Baguette, Bell Pepper, Breads, Cabbage, Cheeses, Closed sandwiches, Corned Beef, Corned beef cole slaw, Dressings, Food, Fruits, Horseradish mayonnaise, Mayonnaise, Meats, Mustard, Onion, Paprika, Pepper, Pumpkin seeds, Roquefort, Sandwich Styles, Sandwiches, Smears, Smoked paprika, Spices, Toppings, Vegetables

Corned Beef Coleslaw With Avocado on Demi Baguette Sandwich

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Well, well, it seems we are to be featured in the upcoming Costco Connection magazine (March), with one of our recipes. We’re very excited of course, so make sure you read the next one carefully :). This was planned back in December, which means we spent Christmas contemplating St. Patrick’s Day inspired sandwiches. This is the one that was not chosen to be in the magazine, but which we really loved. It’s based on corned beef naturally, and it has a little green in it. We hope you enjoy, and check back at the end of February to see which one made the (cold) cut…

Corned Beef Cole Slaw With Avocado on Demi Baguette Sandwich
Corned Beef Cole Slaw With Avocado on Demi Baguette Sandwich

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Breads, Chili sauce, Ciabatta, Ciabatta Roll, Falafel, Food, Ingredients, Italian salsa verde, Open Faced Sandwiches, Pesto, Roasted garlic, Sandwich Styles, Sandwiches

Falafel On Ciabatta Bread Sandwich With Roasted Garlic, Chili Sauce and Italian Salsa Verde

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There are so many ways one can use falafel to make sandwiches besides the traditional pita bread. Here we have combined it with Italian ciabatta bread because we love that, hot chili sauce because it’s traditional for at least the European Pita style, roasted garlic because it complements the falafel well and Italian Salsa Verde because it brings any food a little closer to food-nirvana (No seriously, add some to your next pizza, sandwich, paste, rice or potatoes and see for yourself).  The salsa verde is very close to pesto, bu is a lot more lemony which adds a great flavor.

Falaffel Sandwich On Ciabatta Bread With Roasted Garlic, Chili Sauce and Pesto
Falafel On Ciabatta Bread Sandwich With Roasted Garlic, Chili Sauce and Italian Salsa Verde

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Avocado, Bell Pepper, Breads, Burger, Cheeses, Ciabatta, Cooking styles, Dairy, Dubliner, Egg, Feta, Food, Fruits, Garlic, Ground beef, Herbs, Ingredients, Meats, Onion, Open Faced Sandwiches, Parsley, Pepper, Salt, Sandwich Styles, Sandwiches, Spices, Spinach, Vegetables

Feta-Stuffed Beef Patty Sandwich With Avocado, Red Bell Peppers On Spinach And Dubliner Cheese

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You may think this is an odd looking giant patty, and you would be right. But there is a reason of course; the patty is stuffed with feta cheese. So take a step back and say “woooa”, then re-evaluate your first impression. Quite frankly, we forgot to take a photo with a cross-cut, so someday we’re going to have to make this again. Until that happens you can always try it yourself, it’s gooood.

Feta-Stuffed Burger With Avocado, Red Bell Peppers On Spinach And Dubliner Cheese
Feta-Stuffed Burger With Avocado, Red Bell Peppers On Spinach And Dubliner Cheese

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Agave Syrup, Anders' delight dipping sauce, Anders' Devil Marinade, Bay leaves, BBQ, Beef round, Blue Cheese, Breads, Cheeses, Ciabatta Roll, Closed sandwiches, Cumin powder, Food, Herbs, Ingredients, Lemon, Olive Oil, Orange, Oregano, Paprika, Pepper, Roquefort, Sandwich Styles, Sandwiches, Smoked paprika, Spices, Tarragon

Beef Round Steak Sandwich with Cuban-Inspired Dipping Sauce And Blue Cheese

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While driving home from an exhausting day shopping for a new kitchen (who knew there were so many options for beveling), we passed Miami Grille. Well, we passed were it used to be before it went out of business. I guess Poway wasn’t the right place for a $15 sandwich place after all (and let’s not forget tax and tips!). Anyway, this gave us a sudden craving for a Cuban sandwiches, which as we neared our home faded into a craving for ‘something Cuban inspired.’

So, browsing the web for a couple of base sauces, we read them, ignored most, and invented our own. We made both a marinade and a dipping sauce, marinated the meat overnight, and put together this sandwich the next day. It was moist, tender, and awesomely garlicky. Love it.

Flank Steak Sandwich with Cuban-Inspired Dipping Sauce And Blue Cheese
Beef Round Steak Sandwich with Cuban-Inspired Dipping Sauce And Blue Cheese

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Breads, Ciabatta, Dressings, Food, Fried onions, Ingredients, Italian salsa verde, Mayonnaise, Open Faced Sandwiches, Potato, Sandwich Styles, Sandwiches, Tomato, Toppings, Vegetables

Potato Sandwich With Mayonnaise, Italian Salsa Verde, Fried Onion And Grape Tomato

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One of the best things you can do with potatoes is to make potato sandwiches. Simply boil the potatoes, let them cool, and get creative. Since potatoes a very subtle taste, this is a great opportunity to bring out your best toppings. A really good mayonnaise always complements potatoes  nicely, and the fried onions brings a little crunch to the party. This is a classic Danish open faced sandwich (in Denmark they call it Smørrebrød), which any kid that goes to school can tell you.

Potato Sandwich With Mayonnaise, Pesto, Fried Onion And Grape Tomato
Potato Sandwich With Mayonnaise, Pesto, Fried Onion And Grape Tomato

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