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Recipes: Using avocados for Indian food? Raw zucchini? These unusual dishes really sing

The first bite fills my mouth with unexpected stars. Yes, sometimes dishes surprise me. On paper, the recipes or descriptions may seem puzzling or humdrum, the combination of ingredients failing to sing to my food-loving imagination. But I am always eager to try new concoctions when cooking with talented chefs. Their gifts open my palate to new tastes and textures. Three addictive dishes come to mind; each a scrumptious revelation taught to me by a Southern California chef. Concoctions such as an avocado-centric raita that is so flavorful its delicious teamed with everything from chicken to chips to salad. A bright green rice that is simmered in a pureed mix of fresh herbs and broth. And a meat-free carpaccio that...

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Zingerman’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake 

This easy sour cream coffee cake, from the famous Zingerman’s Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, MI, lives up to its well-deserved reputation. A cinnamon walnut filling swirls through a moist, buttery cake Bundt. Caution: Highly addictive. Adapted from Amy Emberling | Zingerman’s Bakehouse | Chronicle Books, 2017 Though unassuming in appearance, make no mistake, this coffee cake is indulgent to the nth degree. Butter, sour cream, and eggs make it incredibly rich and so moist it keeps for nearly a week. Sugar and spice and everything nice makes it as intoxicating to consume as it is to catch a whiff of its aroma while it bakes. We think you’re going to be just as smitten as we are and, actually, as...

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Made with fresh blueberries and ripe bananas this blueberry banana cake is irresistible

It’s topped with lemon cream cheese frosting. If you love blueberries like I do, here are some yummy blueberry recipes to try Blueberry Muffins, Corn and Blueberry Salad, Blueberry Crumb Bars, and the Best Banana Bread Recipe What do you usually do when you have ripe bananas on the counter?  Make banana bread?  That is what I usually do.  Well, that is what I used to do before i was introduced to this delicious cake recipe. I stumbled across the recipe over at my friend Laura’s site,  Real Mom Kitchen.  One bite and I knew I had a new reason to let my bananas get too ripe. The cake was delicious and I loved the combination of bananas, blueberries and...

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This chicken-fried steak fingers recipe by Simply Mamá Cooks on YouTube shows the simple process on how to dredge and fry the steak fingers and cream the gravy

It’s a homemade recipe that is made from scratch, and it reminds me of southern cooking. I’m not a big fried steak, but I like how it’s in chicken finger pieces which makes it easier to eat. This would be a complete meal if you have mashed potatoes on the side with a salad. Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb cubed beef steak 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp seasoned salt 1 tsp onion salt blend 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 large eggs 1/4 cup water cooking oil for frying Gravy: 1/4 cup cooking oil 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp onion powder 2 to 2 1/2 cups whole milk salt and pepper to taste...

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Made simply with flour, ginger and sugar, maejakgwa is a traditional Korean sweet confection that’s deep-fried and coated with simple syrup

Easy to add natural colors if desired. Crunchy and delicious! Served on holidays and special occasions, maejakgwa (매작과) is a traditional Korean confection (hangwa) made with ginger-flavored flour dough in a ribbon shape. It’s... Read On → The post Maejakgwa (Ginger Cookies) appeared first on Korean Bapsang. #Sweets #Recipes #Cookie #TraditionalHolidayFood #Desserts

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