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Passion-Fruit Citrus Cocktail

A few weeks ago a friend of mine, very generously, gave me a bottle of home-made Lemoncello.   This was a special gift and I didn’t want to drink the whole bottle without making something distinct out of it.  I tried out a couple of combinations and ultimately have settled on this recipe for a Passion-Fruit Citrus Cocktail - a...
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Daal Makhani

India’s version of the classic combination of rice and beans is daal (lentils) and chaawal (rice).  It is the most plebian of meals and often metaphorically used to denote the bare minimum anyone needs to live. But, do not let the associations of a poor man’s meal fool you into thinking that this lowly pairing is lacking in taste....
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Fish Kababs

In an attempt to cut back on red meat, I have increased our fish consumption but I don’t often get fresh fish at our local super market and buying it at organic stores or specialty fish vendors makes it very expensive. Our family is also a bit spoiled from the experience of living in the Philippines and Indonesia where...
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Classic Biryani

This is probably one of the most complicated recipes that I use (takes 2-3 hours to work through it) but if you follow the steps carefully, I assure you that the Biryani will come out as good as that in any restaurant.  Biryani is not difficult to make, it’s just that there are a few too many steps to...
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