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Lettuce Chicken Wraps

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I am not a big fan of chain restaurants but every now and then I used to indulge myself in the vice of visiting Cheesecake Factory – I loved their Lettuce Wraps and their Pineapple Upside-down cheesecake!  The wraps “looked” light and tasted great, so I used them to justify eating the cheesecake.   But then I realized that I...
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Mushroom and Caramelized Onion Bites

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I was in NYC last week to interview the celebrity chef Jehangir Mehta (runner up in the Food Network Iron Chef competition a couple of years ago) for the website www.talkingcranes.com . So as part of the interview “research” I ate a yummy dinner at Mehta’s restaurant Mehtaphor (highly recommend it!) and my favorite of all that I tasted...
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Belgian Endive, Orange, Kiwi and Goat Cheese Salad

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There is no cooking, baking or roasting involved with this scrumptious salad and so it is one of the easiest recipes that you will ever try!  Don’t be fooled by the simplicity of this dish, it is really a burst of taste and texture in your mouth with bitterness coming from the endive, sweetness from the orange, tartness from...
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Lumpia Goreng/Crispy Spring Rolls

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This is another one of those Indonesian recipes that I learned from a friend in Jakarta and is a favorite with everyone in my family. It is meant to be a snack in Indonesia but my kids often make a whole meal out of these. They taste so good that it is difficult to resist them. I try to...
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