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    Spicy Fried Tofu with Peanut Sauce

    Spicy Fried Tofu with Peanut Sauce

    Seeking out ingredients you need to make this traditional Thai peanut sauce may involve a trip to an Asian or Indian market. If you can’t find tamarind juice, pour boiling water over a mashed piece of tamarind concentrate and strain for a similar effect. Serves 4 to 6...

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    Udon Noodle Salad

    Udon Noodle Salad

    Many grocery stores are now carrying packaged broccoli slaw, but you can also make it easily yourself by either shredding or putting your broccoli stems into your food processor. Ingredients Serves 4 • 1 (1 pound) package fresh udon noodles • 6 ounces broccoli slaw •...

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    Tex-Mex Macaroni and Cheese

    Tex-Mex Macaroni and Cheese

    Folks in Texas do everything big, and that’s what you get with this five-alarm dish: A hot twist on a creamy favorite. Serves 6 Ingredients • 3 cups crushed taco chips • 8 ounces elbow macaroni • 3 tablespoons butter • 3 tablespoons flour • 2 cups milk • 1 cup hot or...

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    Gnocchi and Purple Potatoes

    Gnocchi and Purple Potatoes

    Purple potatoes make this dish spectacular, so resist the urge to substitute them. Commonly used in South American cuisine, these heirloom tubers taste like russet potatoes but are rich in antioxidants due to flavonoids responsible for their purple hue. Serves 4...

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    Stuffed Portobello

    Stuffed Portobello

    Classic Italian flavors hold together in a meaty Portobello as a vessel. This dish will win over your meat-eating friends. Serves 1 Ingredients • 1 cup cooked orzo • 1⁄2 cup tomato sauce • 1⁄2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese • 1 tomato, chopped • 1 teaspoon dried...

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    Italian spinach and potato roulade

    Italian spinach and potato roulade

    This is like a giant rolled dumpling with a spinach filling. A potato dough reminiscent of gnocchi is rolled up around the filling, then the whole thing is wrapped in cheesecloth, boiled in salted water, and served hot, in spiral-patterned slices. Serves 6 generously....

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    Spinach and cheese gnocchi

    Spinach and cheese gnocchi

    Serves 6 • ½ lb. spinach leaves • 9 Tbs. butter, melted • 1 cup well-drained ricotta cheese • ⅔ cup grated Parmesan cheese • 3 egg yolks, beaten • 7 Tbs. flour, and more as needed for rolling • ¾ tsp. salt • fresh-ground pepper to taste; pinch of nutmeg (optional) • ½...

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    Potato gnocchi

    Potato gnocchi

    Serves 6 to 8 • 2 lbs. russet potatoes • 1½ cups flour, and more if needed • 2 teaspoons . salt • 1 egg, lightly beaten • approximately ½ cup butter, melted, to taste Swiss or Parmesan cheese 1. Boil the potatoes in their jackets until they are tender. Drain them and...

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