Journey du Nut – pt 2

Next on the journey I moved to Hazelnuts.

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Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Hazelnut Cream Sauce, and Lemon Parmesan Bread Crumbs

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Egyptian Hazelnut Cupcakes

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Hazelnut Parsnip Soup

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Next I moved to Walnuts.

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Spiced Pear Walnut Bread

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Pasta alla Foriana

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Honey Walnut Shrimp

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Waldorf Chicken Salad

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Baklava Cheesecake

(With this recipe I simultaneously began a journey through Persian food.)

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With the Cheesecake I was able to transition to Pistachios

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Sicilian Pasta in Pistachio Cream Sauce

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Salmon with (accidentally dry) Pistachio Dill Pesto

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Pistachio Chicken Curry

(There was absolutely no way to make this look appetizing, but it was very good, I promise.)

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. . . To be continued . . .

Journey du Nut – pt. 1

The next culinary adventure decided to embark on was a journey of nuts.

So, I set to cooking various dishes who’s primary ingredient featured nuts.

My first leg was the Peanut

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African Peanut Stew

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Panang Curry

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Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting and Chocolate Ganache

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Spicy Peanut Noodles with Pork and Green Beans

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The next leg was the Macadamia Nut.

(Simultaneously within this and the next leg I took a Detour through Australia, another culinary journey.)

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White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies

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Macadamia Crusted Barramundi

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Hawaiian Banana Bread with Macadamia Nuts, Pineapple and Coconut

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I was then able to easily transition into the next leg of the journey. Coconut.

(And for some reason it had never occurred to me that Coconut is a Nut.

It has the word in it’s name for crying out loud!)

Pina Colada Cheesecake

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Coconut Pumpkin Soup

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Coconut Lime Fish

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Tom Kha

(Actually prepared via restaurant and delivered because I was sick.)

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Spicy Brazilian Coconut Chicken

(I had actually attempted this dish twice as it did not seem right the first time.

It did not seem right the second time either.)

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Brazilian Coconut Cake

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. . . To be Continued . . .