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“Cook for people with love is the most important ingredient” is the leitmotiv of Dominik Wirz, Executive Chef of Hilton Ponce Resort in Puerto Rico. Today we have his delicious recipe for Caribbean Lobster Ceviche Don Q Limon… Dominik’s innovative cuisine in part grows out of his love of fresh seasonal ingredients, and his passion for interesting and unusual foods. So let’s recap: fresh ingredients + unusual flavors + love = Guaranteed Success…. Are you ready to try it yourself? He told Hilton Chefs Blog, that this is a very refreshing dish for hot summer days… Dominik says that the dish was inspired by the local rum factory, that produces an excellent lemon flavored rum, so he combined the typical South American recipe of Ceviche with this new flavor.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 15 Minutes |
Sweet and tart at the same time, no dessert stuns more with it's beauty than wine stewed pears! Just peel, stew and serve! From the Hip Pressure Cooking website, with permission.
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
Garbanzos is a Spanish dish, best discription is a chickpea stew, very popular as a Tapas or a main dish on the Canary Isles. Ideal when entertaining large numbers, the recipe is for 4, but can be increased easily. As with most well flavoured foods, it c…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 45 Minutes |
A perfect soup for a crisp fall day...
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Adapted from: Julia Child – Mastering the Art of French Cooking. This soup is well worth treating yourself to, so go ahead and try it. Remember to Always Enjoy and to Cook with Love, Catherine
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 35 Minutes |
This is such a satisfying, tasty and festive meal. Enjoy and Always Cook with Love, Catherine
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A slow-cooked casserole of tender beef in a red wine and tomato sauce, with black olives and bell pepper.
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
This is a Goan style pulao - an aromatic dish made out of rice that is first browned in oil and then cooked with spices and vegetables. This particular pulao is very popular in Goa and is traditionally made using spicy Goan sausage, which can be replaced…
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| Prep Time: | 40 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 20 Minutes |
And to think that until recently, 'I did not like rice. Besides, the origins and culinary traditions of my family does not provide a lot of use since I live in Novara, surrounded by rice paddies I missed the wonderful world of rice. And the first time los…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
This soup is both hearty and good. Enjoy and let your cooking bring Love, Catherine
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 65 Minutes |
This is a soup my granddaughter makes and loves. She spends TV time watching cooking shows, so I don't know where she got it.