Californian Recipes

"Recipe courtesy of Chef Sophiane Benaouda, Grand Café, San Francisco, CA. Lobster Salad Yields: 5 Cups - tastes aweomse! The mayonnaise is great for dipping seafood .Make it first, since it needs to be refrigerated for about an hour or more. :) I had a problem with the computer - it is meant to be read cooked lobster roe - sorry - so it reads..."

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Ingredients: lobsters, butter lettuce...

"The "Red Beaut Plum" is a medium sized plum with a bright red skin and a ferm, yellow meat that's mildly sweet. The poaching liquid is made from a wonderful "Nebbia Orange Muscat 2006 Wine that I found at the La Nebbia Winery, Half Moon Bay, Ca.. These plums infusied with the wonderful sweetness form the "Orange Muscat Wine and..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, cloves...

"This is a wonderful avocado spread with a touch of spice. You can adjust spice by the amount of Herdez Chipotle Peppers used. This spread can be used on all types of hot or cold sandwiches, vegetable, salads, vegetable crudities and chips."

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Ingredients: cilantro, lemon thyme, garlic...

"I'm on a verjus kick! This recipe comes from MacCallum House Restaurant, Mendocino, CA."

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Ingredients: cilantro, cream, curry powder...

"I love verjus and here is another simple chicken recipe using verjus. This recipe comes from Cafe Beaujolais, Mendocino, CA using Navarro Winery verjus which is in my opinion is one of the finest verjus around."

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Ingredients: chervil, olive oil, parsley...

"I saw this in Giant Food's Healthy Ideas spring edition and had to share it because it looks delicious, and fruit salsas without peppers are the only kind I will eat in their natural chunk state! (I always puree tomato-pepper-onion salsas to oblivion, just a quirk I have.) I'll probably omit the onion out of taste but am posting the recipe as written...."

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Ingredients: cilantro leaves, pineapple tidbits in juice...

"This is high reward for minimum effort food-people will think you’re a fabulous cook when you really didn’t do much. To make a really earth-shattering meal – when you want to win friends and influence people – serve it with garlicky tzatziki and homemade naan. Fortunately, a slow cooker solves the dilemma. The long, low..."

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Ingredients: yukon gold potatoes, garlic...

"This recipe comes from "Bohemian San Francisco: Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes," written by Clarence Edmonds (printed 1914). Edmonds recalls a feast he enjoyed in 1906, just weeks after the earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco. The occasional was the annual meeting of Merchants Association of..."

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Ingredients: tarragon vinegar, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"This recipe comes from "Bohemian San Francisco: Its Restaurants and Their Most Famous Recipes," written by Clarence Edmonds (printed 1914). Edmonds recalls a feast he enjoyed in 1906, just weeks after the earthquake and ensuing fire that destroyed much of San Francisco. The occasional was the annual meeting of Merchants Association of..."

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Ingredients: salted almonds, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"Recipe created by chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feninger (The Too Hot Tamales) for the California Avocado Commission.We found these sandwiches very exciting and delicious! Since we use the grill year-round, we don't have to wait until summer. This would be a great weekend brunch or a nice evening meal - serve with a salad of sliced tomatoes with..."

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Ingredients: cracked black pepper, fresh ground black pepper...

"This wrap makes a scrumptious lunch or dinner that comes together in just a minute! Adapted from Wraps cookbook, loaned by a friend, and put here for safekeeping."

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Ingredients: chopped tomatoes, fresh basil...