thedinnerfiles in San Francisco
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Green peppers - both sweet and spicy – are combined with green onions and green herbs to make a fresh, flavorful relish perfect for topping beans, burgers, sausages, or almost anything off the grill.
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Wow your guests with a delicious and refreshing buttermilk panna cotta – perfect with fresh ripe berries of any sort.
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Shredded cheddar cheese and chopped roasted green chile keep burgers moist and tender over the hottest of flames
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Learn to cut a ripe, luscious mango with ease and flare.
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Grilling bread - it's far easier than you think. It gets crispy yet soft and topped with a sprinkle of salt, giving it an awesome pretzel-like vibe.
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Fresh sardines, all lined up with salt waiting to be cured (and, of course, eaten)
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Thinly sliced artichoke hearts and potatoes layered with cheese and baked until bubbling and brown and just plain yummy.
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Sweet peas, fava beans, asparagus, and green garlic make a comforting but light spring dinner.
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This kale tomato pasta uses lacinato kale and tomato paste to make a scrumptious (and highly nutritious) dinner.
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Grilled beets? Yep, and they're delicious.
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Noticed the spring strawberries at the market? Find out more about strawberries and get great ideas on how to use them.
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Potato and spicy lamb filled samosas made at home are more tender and flavorful than most of the ones you get at restaurants.
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Buttermilk, flour, chicken and you can make tender, crunchy, scrumptuous fried chicken
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Layers of meringue and whipped cream and chestnut spread make a delicious dessert "terrine"
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Dipping buttered baguette into hot chocolate - the breakfast of champions (or at least French children).
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Crepes aren't just delicious, they're easy too - especially when filled with Nutella.
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Brussels sprouts are sauteed to bring out their nutty flavor and then mixed with walnuts for a simple fall side dish in this quick, ultra-healthful recipe.
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A puffy baked pancake, crisp on the outside, tender on the inside - sort of like Mom used to make.
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A bit of soy sauce and sugar coat butternut squash with a light but delicious glaze.
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Sweet, warming cider onion soup with Camembert cheese toasts.
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A coat of sugar makes this still-warm homemade doughnut irresistible.
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These easy Zucchini Fritters are a delicious way to make use of zucchini when it starts overflowing gardens and markets near you. Serve them with a spicy Salsa Fresca or Cilantro Mint Chutney (as pictured here) or other kicky sa
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This stir-fry takes full advantage of butternut squash's sweetness, and leaves its luscious texture intact, ready to savor.
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You can make fritters out of many many vegetables - corn and zucchini are particularly delicious in fritter form.
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Yummy old-fashioned apple pie - flaky crust, light on the cinnamon, warm and delicious.
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I smeared a partially-baked tart crust with tomato conserva, added sliced tomatoes and a bit of fresh mozzarella, sprinkled the whole thing with salt and called it dinner.
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This carne adovada is pork stewed in a sauce of ground dried chiles. In New Mexico you can find carne adovada on breakfast menus. From experience I tell you: It makes a delicious meal any time of day. Serve with corn tortillas.
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Potato gnocchi are an easy, fun, and delicious dinner. See how easy they are to make from scratch.
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After cooking, everything was un-skewered onto a warm serving platter together, mixed up a bit, and served with a plate of sliced and salted tomatoes.
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The grassy-meets-earthy taste of okra in general makes me think of asparagus that finally got serious and grew a pair.
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These oven-fried eggplant sticks ("oven-fried" is a fancy word for "baked"!) were inspired by the deep-fried versions served at Galatoire's restaurant in New Orleans where are they served with powdered sugar for dipping or sprin
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Like all simple dishes, the quality of the ingredients really shines, so be sure to use the ripest most flavorful tomatoes you can find, fresh mozzarella, and fragrant sparkling green basil in the Caprese Salad recipe.
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Use zucchini or other summer squash for this yummy, easy dish. I like to use fusilli or other corkscrew-type pasta for this dish, since the strips of squash tangle up with them nicely.
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This Peach Crostada uses fresh peaches to make a delightfully sweet and summery dessert.
