Mr. Smith on March 1st, 2010

Ingredients:
12 shrimps, peeled and deveined (boiled hot)
4 potatoes, peeled, cubed and cooked
2 avocados
2 chives stalks, chopped
1 red onion, julienned
1 sweet pepper, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can black olives, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Juice …

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Mr. Smith on February 12th, 2010

Ingredients:
1 tenderloin medallion
1 ½ cups Merlot red wine
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
1 piece of dark chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Fry the onion, jalapeno pepper and garlic i…

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Mr. Smith on February 4th, 2010

Ingredients:
200 g fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
1 American lettuce, chopped
1 red apple, diced
2 slices bread, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
½ red onion, shredded
Vegetable oil and butter
Vinaigrette:
70 g bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 oz olive o…

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Mr. Smith on January 25th, 2010

Ingredients:
4 medallions of beef tenderloin
3 ripe pears, thinly sliced
½ t Malbec wine
1 carrot, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
½ onion, cut into strips
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp honey
1 tsp olive oil
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Pre…

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Mr. Smith on January 20th, 2010

Ingredients:
800 g of cooked octopus, cut into slices
¾ t olive oil
1 small can boneless olives
1 egg
1 tsp ketchup
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Blend the egg into the blender.
Pour the olive oil and blend.
Add lemon juice, salt and pep…

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Mr. Smith on January 6th, 2010

Ingredients:
1 can of squid
¼ cup tomato sauce
10 cherry tomatoes
6 basil leaves, chopped
1 European baguette
4 tsp olive oil
1 clove of garlic, minced
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Cut the tomatoes in four.
Thoroughly mix the squid with tomato sauce, ba…

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Mr. Smith on December 28th, 2009

Ingredients:
2 cans of artichokes
½ cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
1 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper
Preparing:
Mix oil with garlic, lemon juice and herbs .
S…

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Mr. Smith on November 30th, 2009

Ingredients:

4 cups arugula
½ cup crumbled goat cheese
½ cup olive oil
¼ cup chopped walnuts, toasted in the oven
¼ cup pine nuts, toasted in the oven
¼ cup white vinegar
2 green apples, peeled
4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Cut apples into wedges.

Put in a pot to reduce the balsamic vinegar.
Add the apples for a few minutes and let cool.

Make [...]

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Mr. Smith on November 16th, 2009

Ingredients:
16-ounce can dark red kidney beans, drained
15.25-ounce can whole-kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
1/3 cup bottled olive oil vinaigrette
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Preparing:
Arr…

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Greek Cooking on November 9th, 2008

The Mediterranean Diet has been getting a lot of press as being one of the healthiest diets in the world. In fact, much of the initial studying took place on Crete. When people first learned that the Mediterranean Diet was so healthy, they based their iinformation on those initial studies.
Of course, now the diet has [...]

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