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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Ingredients:
250 g heavy cream
200 g fettuccine pasta
150 g shrimp
2 slices of eggplant
2 slices of zucchini
½ onion, chopped
½ red pepper, chopped
1 envelope of  seafood broth
1tsp salt
Pepper
Preparing:
Cook the pasta according to directions and s…

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Mr. Smith on December 31st, 2009

Ingredients:
1 leg of pork with bone of 7 kg
¼ cup brown sugar
4 tbsp of seasoning
3 tbsp mustard
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Squash Honey:
1 kg squash,peeled and cut into chunks
3 cups brown sugar
2 cups water
10 cloves
6 g jamaica
2 cinnamon sticks

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Mr. Smith on November 26th, 2009

Ingredients:
1 turkey, precooked
3 cups cooked rice
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
1 cup toasted almonds
1 cup raisins
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup chicken broth
2/3 cup soy sauce
5 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
3 tbsp ketchup
3 tbsp m…

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Mr. Smith on November 20th, 2009

Ingredients:
1 lb. sausage
24 oz. refrigerated mashed potatoes (or homemade)
14.5 oz. beef stock
10 oz. frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
200 g. grated parmesan cheese
¼ cup flour
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Preparing:
Preheat oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
C…

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Larissa on November 19th, 2009

Today I wish to share one more main course dish with salmon. In French cuisine every fish dish must be served with any fish sauce. The Red Wine Butter Sauce  perfectly matches to the Salmon with Almond Crust.
This recipe works well with other firm-fleshed fish.

Ingredients & Method of Salmon with an Almond Crust:
Salmon fillets
Red Wine [...]

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Larissa on November 17th, 2009

Welcome back to My French Cooking Blog! I ‘m saying that not only for you but for myself as well. I have not posted for a while here.  I have taken that time studying of cooking dishes from the French Culinary. I’m ready to share a few of the best dishes from my past experience [...]

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Larissa on November 15th, 2009

Coming back to My-Italian-Cooking, I ‘m posting today a recipe of making flavoured sauce – Shallots with Rosemary Oil, that I used recently as a BBQ sauce for lamb. It’s a simple version of Italian sauces which can be used widely in Italian and French cuisine.
Flavoured oils make an interesting alternative to vinaigrette and other [...]

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Larissa on April 29th, 2009

Original french name: Tajine de poulet aux pruneaux
Place of origin: Toulousain, Quercy, Aveyron & Auvergne
French culinary is famous for broad range of chicken dishes. Some of them can be served daily for a usual dinner. However, there are a number of chicken meals that are made for really special occasions. The way chicken dishes are [...]

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Mr. Smith on April 22nd, 2008

Ingredients:
450 g dried spaguetti
1 quantity Green Pesto Sauce (click here to see the recipe)
Preparing:
Cook pasta in salted water for 10 minutes.
Drain the pasta and set aside 2 tbsps of cooking water.
Mix the water with the Green Pesto Sauce.
Add t…

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