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spicy and light asian crispy pork in lettuce, vietnamese chicken salad, honey soy salmon, broccolini, coconut rice, key lime pie

An ideal menu for lunch or a summer feast, lots of dishes, full of flavors and seasonings that bring you right to the doorstep of Laos.

Ratatouille Lentil Soup

There’s nothing like a warm soup as the season begins to turn. This soup bring a bit of France to your bowl with the addition of eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Yum! Note: This is taken from Food&Wine magazine.

Fish en Papillote

The fish is wrapped in parchment paper, in a cooking method known as “en papillote” which gently steams the fish.

Spicy Thai Pork Tenderloin Salad

How delicious does this look? Salads are such a great option for dinner when the weather feels like it is opening up to warmer weather.

Lebanese chicken meatball & halloumi salad with pomegranate dressing

You can make this is a salad or leave the greens out and have it alone.

Melissa Clarks’s Sole Meunière

This is a classic French dish that has few ingredients and requires the best of the best in fresh fish. You may see many choices of different types of sole sold in the US. Most sole in the US, Lemon, Petrale, Rock are actually all flounders. You can use them for this recipe, or any…

Eggplant Pilaf

This recipe is really a meal in itself. The spices make it flavorful and satisfying. It can be served alone, with any type of protein or a fresh green salad. I have adapted the recipe from Nik Sharma by taking out the green peas and some of the spices just to simplify things.

Zucchini with garlic & basil sauce

Caramelizing the zucchini in this recipe creates a different flavor which is deeper and richer. For a more summer version, you could lightly soften the zucchini and add a squirt of lemon to create something more fresh. The best type of pasta for zucchini tends to be any shaped pasta, such as, fusilli, shells, or…

Liza’s pumpkin cheesecake with almond graham cracker crust (gluten free!)

Just the sound of this makes your mouth water! Perfect for October and November when you want to find new and different ways to use pumpkin. The recipe is directly from food blogger and cookbook author, Liza Cannata.

Plum and frangipane tart

Oh my goodness, this tart is full of good flavors, you just may want to eat the whole thing in one sitting. Frangipane sounds fancy but is so easy to make that you’ll wonder why you’ve not made it before. Traditionally it’s made with almonds, but you can also make with pistachios, pecans or a…

Lemony White Bean Soup with Turkey

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