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Category: Side Dishes

Tomato Tart

Posted on November 21, 2013November 20, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

This is a delicious side or appetizer.  The original recipe was from one of Nina’s cookbooks, and I’ve made my version!  I used my homemade mayonnaise in the topping. PrintTomato Tart Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Serves 8-12 Ingredients2 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved Salt Flour 1 pie crust pastry 1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey…

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Cilantro Chimichurri

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

I love pestos and chimichurri sauces.  You can use them in any imaginable way.  I made this one to go with the Peruvian Chicken and Potatoes, but it’s good with pork, fish, as part of a salad dressing……….. PrintCilantro Chimichurri Ingredients2 cups chopped cilantro 1 cup chopped parsley 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp ground…

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Purslane

Posted on October 12, 2013October 12, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

Just a note to start this post.  Although it looks like I re-post something I have posted in the past, like “New Menu at Megg’s,” the blog at times has a mind of it’s own, and somehow chooses a post to just regenerate and send out an email.  It’s as surprising to me as to…

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Spaetzle

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

We’ve had some great meals lately.  It’s really fun for me to have lots of cooking and shopping done by someone other than me – my brother and nephew.  Friday, after looking at a site for a new restaurant in Waco, we did some serious shopping.  Later, we put together some very large shrimp, slice…

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Cucumber Salad

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

It’s really great to be home.  My brother fixed a smoked pork ribeye and smoked pork tenderloin, for our welcome home dinner.  I fixed a cucumber salad, with cucumbers and onions from the garden.  And we had some good fresh bread to go with it.  It was delicious.  I’ll be making pork fried rice with…

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