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Vietnamese Summer Rolls
Jeremy and Autumn came over for dinner one night this week — Lisa made these fresh rolls, which filled us up much more than the tiny seafood salad I made. The peanut sauce was also really, really good. Chris says: Yay, I love these; we haven’t made them in a while… Lisa says: I’m glad […]
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Borani (Spinach and Yogurt Dip)
The first dish of the day for our Thanksgiving feast was Borani, a Persian spinach and yogurt dip. This recipe comes from The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home cookbook. Lisa says: This is delicious! And even better after it’s been chilled. Chris says: Yeah I really like this — next time we have people over […]
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Plantain Spiders
Our friend Carrie came over for dinner tonight and we planned a nice, outdoors-because-it’s-too-hot-inside three-course feast! All the recipes come from Healthy Latin Cuisine, and tonight was the first time making them — they were all a hit! For our appetizer, Lisa made these Plaintain “Spiders”: Extremely easy to make, and really flavorful — shredded […]
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Hummous
Hooray, everyone loves hummous! Here’s the way Lisa’s family makes it. Goes great with pita bread, baked pita chips, or… anything, really. Hummous——-3 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans)1/2 cup tahini (we use 1/3)3/4 cup lemon juice6-7 cloves of garlic, crushed1 1/2 tsp salt Drain two of the cans of chickpeas, leave the third can 1/2 undrained. […]
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Tostones with Guacamole and Bean Dip
As an appetizer for the International Potluck, we made these bake-fried plantains. It was super-simple, just slice the plantains length-wise, place on a baking sheet with cooking spray, sprinkle with salt, and bake in a 350 degree oven until brown and crispy. We also made some guacamole (with tomatillos) and attempted to invent a black-bean […]