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  • Crab Cakes a la 103 West

    6 ounces grouper, diced
    2 tablespoons butter
    1/2 bunch green onion, sliced thinly
    1 large egg
    1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    5 dashes Tabasco sauce
    5 dashes Worcestershire sauce
    1 cup heavy cream
    1 pound jumbo lump crab meat, cleaned of all shell and cartilage

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  • Beef Stifado

    2 1/2 lbs. stew beef, cut into 1-inch pieces
    3 cloves garlic, minced
    3 Tbs. olive oil
    2 c. water
    1 c. dry red wine
    1/3 c. tomato paste
    1 Tb. packed brown sugar
    1 tsp. ground cumin & sugar
    3 cinnamon sticks
    2 bay leaves
    1 1/2 lbs. white boiling onions, peeled
    1/4 c. golden raisins
    4 c. cooked orzo

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  • Chocolate Banana Lunch Box Cake

    2 c sifted cake flour
    2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 t baking soda
    1/2 t salt
    2 very ripe small bananas mashed
    3/4 c buttermilk
    2/3 c packed brown sugar
    1/4 c dark corn syrup
    3 T vegetable oil
    1 T pure vanilla extract
    1/3 c chocolate chips
    2 T chopped nuts

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  • Summer BLT Spread

    1/2 c cooked crumbled bacon, about 6 slices or 3 oz. real bacon bits
    1 c sour cream
    1 c mayo
    3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped to make 1 cup
    Lettuce leaves
    Town House crackers
    Minced fresh parsley

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  • Pork With Caramelized Onions and Apples

    1 tablespoon butter
    4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
    2 apples, each cut crosswise into 4 thick slices, cores removed
    1 tablespoon granulated sugar
    1 sweet onion, sliced thick
    1 red onion, sliced thick
    1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch slices
    1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    Salt and black pepper to taste
    1 tablespoon coriander
    2/3 cup vegetable broth
    2 bay leaves
    2/3 cup heavy cream
    Chopped chives to garnish

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  • Fruit Medley Punch

    20 oz. frozen strawberries in syrup, thawed
    3 c. each apricot nectar & cold water
    1 c. lemon juice
    6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
    1 c. sugar
    36 oz. ginger ale, chilled

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  • Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

    1 1/4 c. sugar, divided
    1 1/4 c. hot water
    1 c. all purpose flour
    7 Tbs. cocoa, divided
    2 tsps. baking powder
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/2 c. milk
    1/3 c. margarine, melted
    1 1/2 tsps. vanilla
    1/2 c. packed light brown sugar

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  • Bridal Punch

    1 1/2 c. sugar
    1 1/2 c. fresh mint leaves, crushed
    2 c. water
    6 oz. frozen lemonade, limeade, & orange juice concentrate, thawed
    12 oz. apricot nectar
    1 1/2 c. unsweetened pineapple juice
    2 liters club soda, chilled
    1 quart lemon or lime sherbert

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  • Soft Tacos

    1 lb. ground beef
    26 oz. can tomato puree
    1/2 tsp. chili powder
    1/4 tsp. garlic powder
    1/4 tsp. onion powder
    1/4 tsp. sugar
    1/4 tsp. black pepper
    12 flour tortillas
    1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper
    1/2 c. chopped onion
    2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
    1/2 head lettuce

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  • Raspberry Champagne Punch

    10 oz. frozen red raspberries in syrup, thawed
    1/3 c. lemon juice
    1/2 c. sugar
    750 mL bottle red rose wine, chilled
    1 quart raspberry sherbet
    750 mL bottle Asti Spumante or champagne, chilled

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