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A collection of the latest recipes I have found.

Chimichurri

Chimichurri

Chimichurri is the Argentine herb sauce that goes on grilled steak, but it is great over almost everything. It is mostly parsley, garlic, oregano, red pepper...

Shrimp tortillitas (chickpea fritters)

Shrimp tortillitas (chickpea fritters)

Tortillitas de camarones are a tapas from Cádiz on the coast of southern Spain. They are a thin batter of chickpea flour and wheat flour with small shrimp, s...

Spatchcock roast chicken with herb mayo rub

Spatchcock roast chicken with herb mayo rub

I just got a new combustion thermometer. The thermometer finds the ideal core temperature and predicts the time. I find for a 4-5 lb chicken removing the b...

Kewpie Chicken Salad

Kewpie Chicken Salad

Kewpie mayonaise has a deeper flavor and umami taste than normal mayonaise. After roasting a chicken I like to make chicken salad with the breast meat shred...

Hermits

Hermits

Hermits are an old new england recipe. They are one of the first things I baked when I was a kid. Barefoot Contessa has a nice version. I like just plain ...

White Bean Soup

White Bean Soup

Looks like comforting recipe with dried white beans to use up some vegetables in the fridge. On a cold winter day after a snowstorm looks like a great recip...

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Wanted to make pumpkin whoopie pies for fall. I prefer the marshmellow fluff rather than cream cheese filling but they are both good. I made the pies small...

Peach Upside Down Cake

Peach Upside Down Cake

When having lots of fresh and ripe peaches the upside down cake is a great way to capture the flavor of the peaches. I really enjoy the flavor of the polent...

Miso Peanut Butter Cookies

Miso Peanut Butter Cookies

Miso and peanut butter is a really nice combination. I like how to author was making peanut butter cookies and ran out of pb so replaced with miso then like...