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Recipe from Noble Pig | Serves: 4-5 people
Ingredients:
1¾ oz. vodka
1/3 oz. Cointreau
1/3 oz. cranberry juice
1/3 oz. fresh lime juice
Pour ingredients ...
The trick is to use a really good artisan goat cheese
Vinaigrette:
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
¼ ...
(a modern day version of what the Governor’s grandmother used to make)
1 1/2 jars traditional ...
For the crust:
4 Tablespoons melted butter
2½ cups crushed Oreo cookie crumbs
One 9-inch pie pan ...
1 ounce light rum
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/4 ounce Rose's lime juice
1 1/2 ounces pineapple juice
...
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Would you eat there
On a lunch break?
Would you eat there
For the earth’s sake?
I would surely eat ...
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