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From the LA Times
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Yield: 1 pound of pasta
2 to 3 pounds of chicken, cut up
salt
garlic powder
ground red pepper
1 cup finely chopped onions
Note: Be sure to wash the arugula in many changes of water to get rid of any grit. Dry the leaves ...
6 ears corn
4 lbs. lobster meat, cooked, cut into bite-size pieces
2 tomato, large, peeled and ...
I have been loving these with fresh sage lately – roughly chopped sage gets beautifully crisp and ...
1½ ounces vanilla vodka
1/2 ounce peppermint schnapps
1 ounce club soda
Crushed candy canes for ...
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A couple of months after the sale was ...