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Straight to God's Ear
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From the Huffington Post
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Lucques celebrates its 1st Oktoberfest this month with a menu created by Chef Suzanne Goin as part ...
Makes 2 main or 4 side servings
Yields about 2 1/2- 3 cups
1/2 cup dry quinoa, rinsed
1 1/4 cup ...
Sauté 1/2 chopped yellow onion and 2 gloves of garlic, minced, in a frying pan in virgin olive oil ...
4 large eggs
1-1/4 cups low-fat milk or plain soymilk
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ...
Herbs and a bit of cream flavor this delicious side dish. Serve it as an entrée to vegetarians.
6 ...
One for the Table has never engaged in deliberate snarkiness. I’ve certainly avoided it as I ...
"I just returned from Lisbon and only have one thing to say - Belem Pasteis de Nata"
Thanks
to a ...
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This is an excerpt from the book "Clothing Optional: And Other Ways to Read These Stories"
We had ...
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