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Strawberries with Balsamic Reduction and Dried Mint
By reducing balsamic vinegar with sugar, you will end up with a thick creamy paste which not only enhances the flavor of strawberries, but also brings out their wonderful red color. This is an amazing dessert on its own by you can also serve it with lady finger cookies or whipped cream on side.
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Soy Marinated Chicken with Mashed Potato
This is a very simple dish with a combination of orange and soy sauce flavors. Serving the chicken on a mashed potato bed makes this a delicious dish. Pour the cooked marinate juice around the dish and sprinkle over with some ground pepper before serving.
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Baklava
Baklava or baklawa is a sweet dessert which is originated from Turkey but has been adapted by Iran and many other Arab countries. It is usually made from layers of phylo dough and filled with chopped walnuts or pistachios. Baklava is usually sweetened with a syrup which is made from rosewater and saffron in Iran but can be replaced by honey as well.
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Lavash Bread or Tandori Roti
While Lavash is the traditional Iranian bread, Tandoori roti is the traditional Indian bread. These two breads are very similar and the techniques to bake them are almost the same. They both would normally be baked in Tanoor (Farsi) or Tandoor (Hindi) which is a clay oven, heated with wood. The only obvious difference between them is that Lavash is usually made from white flour while roti is made from whole wheat flour. This means that roti will be a little bit darker than Lavash. This recipe is my homemade version of Lavash. My added touch is the brushing with butter which makes it a little bit more crispy while gives it more flavor.
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Three Berry Mousse
This is one of my favorite berry desserts. It takes some time to prepare , but it is certainly worth it. You can use any combination of berries here or even replace them all with one kind of berry.
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Mixed Berry Tart
Just combine any berries with whipped cream and you will have a delicious dessert. For this dish, you can use a mixture of raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and gooseberries. Sprinkle over with more icing sugar if you are using gooseberries because they usually are less sweeter than the other berries.
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Appetizer Platter
Whether you call it an appetizer platter, a starter dish or even an Antipasto Italiano, it's an excellent party platter. It is usually served before the main course but certainly can be consumed as a light supper as well. You can replace these suggested ingredient with other Italian products from the specialty stores.
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Pan Fried Fish with Dill Rice
The fish with dill rice (sabzi polo) has been a classic dish of the Persian new year (norooz) for many years. This recipe is a twist on this classic dish by adding the refreshing dill sauce. The dill sauce has a cooling effect which will complement the fish and rice flavor.
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Walnut Almond Cake
Very tasty and delicious cake. I've found the recipe on a Persian cooking web-log (monnom.blogfa.com) ---many thanks to the owner of the web-log--- and modified it very slightly. It is a definite hit for baklava lovers and a great substitute for baklava if you happen not to have phyllo pastry on hand to bake baklava. I used almonds and walnuts in this recipe but you can replace them with any nuts of your choice. You can decorate the cake as you wish with slivered or powdered nuts and/or coconut flakes.
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Roast Beef Sandwich
A tasty sandwich for lunch or as a light dinner which can even be made from leftover meat. Roast beef goes well with the blue cheese sauce but you can try it with any of your favorite dressing too. You can also use ciabatta bread for this recipe as well.
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