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Beef Curry

Very possibly my favorite curry to make.  This recipe has so many selling points… Super easy, 3 step (I count it as 2.5 steps) recipe. Stores really well.  It actually gets better over the days if you re-heat in the pan. EVERYONE loves it.

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Saucy Tandoori Chicken

Yes, yes I know… tandoori chicken is supposed to be cooked in a Tandoori oven (clay oven).  But let’s get real here… I live in an apartment in NY, sooooo… that’s not happening.  Also, I do not want to stand over a hot grill and flip chicken while hosting a dinner. My mom taught me this recipe

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Onion Tart

Soooo… it’s a random Thursday evening and I’m alerted that we are having guest over…. NOW!  Before I could say who/what/when… I hear the buzzer going off.  Urrrrgghh! Times like these, I always go semi-homemade.  I also almost always go with pre-made puff pastry…. as my sister says “it is your knight in shining (egg-wash glistening) armor.”

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Cranberries and Pistachio Pastry

This was a pleasant accidental success.  I was going for escargot chocolat-pistache, cuz I can’t get my recent trip to Paris out of my head, but totally messed it up.  The dough wasn’t moist, I used the wrong type of dough.  But it made for some delicious crispy treats 🙂