Mme Melissa's

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Recipes

Italy, Chilled Pea and Mint Soup

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This is a delicious hot weather soup. The fresher the peas, the thinner the skin, the better they will strain using the colander. MORE»

Recipe #306009

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German Pork Chops With Sauerkraut from the Gehos

Posted by Mme Melissa  

The sauerkraut soaks up the meat flavors, and the meat is very, very tender. MORE»

Recipe #305647

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German Bight Cocktail

Posted by Mme Melissa  

Apple schnapps and honey liqueur tip this cocktail as German! MORE»

Recipe #305448

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Brazil, Hearts of Palm Salad & Basil Dressing

Posted by Mme Melissa  

Brazil exports a lot of hearts of palm. If you can find it fresh, so much the better. If canned, you should rinse it if is salty. MORE»

Recipe #305442

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Germany, Cheese Cake With Caraway

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This is not a sweet cake, it is a savory snack food from Hessen. MORE»

Recipe #305394

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Germany, Hamburg Open Sandwich

(1 reviews) Posted by Mme Melissa  

Feel free to have this with a cold beer. MORE»

Recipe #305387

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Brazil - Quindim

Posted by Mme Melissa  

Rich! Use your egg whites for meringues or angel food cakes and freeze them! MORE»

Recipe #305381

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Germany, Frankfurt Green Sauce

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This herby sauce is for fried or poached fish, cold fish, hard boiled eggs, cold cuts, or as a sandwich filling. MORE»

Recipe #305379

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Brazil, Hearts of Palm Risotto

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The parsley is an important ingredient for flavor and color. This is a very fresh tasting risotto. MORE»

Recipe #305299

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Brazil, Cassava Cream With Crab, a Soup

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If you can get cassava, you can make this recipe. MORE»

Recipe #305288

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Brazil, Moist Coconut Cake

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This is a sweet, but not an overly sweet cake. It is drizzled with a mixture of coconut milk & sugar once baked, which makes it super moist. This cake is often sliced and served when cold. MORE»

Recipe #305280

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German Pot Roast With Vermouth and Juniper.

Posted by Mme Melissa  

The vermouth, mustard and juniper berries provide a sweet - sharp flavor to this pot roast. Choose top round or a rump roast. Prepare it whole and slice at the end. Depending on its tenderness, count 2 - 3 hours. MORE»

Recipe #305224

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German Romaine Salad With Westphalian Vinaigrette

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This salad uses chilled, crisp lettuce and a vinaigrette that is heated. It would be best to use Westphalian ham, a dry cured smoked ham. If that is unavailable, any prosciutto type ham will do. MORE»

Recipe #305186

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Brazil - Quindim De Yaya

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This delicious quindim uses no milk, and is quite dense. MORE»

Recipe #305031

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Verjus

Posted by Mme Melissa  

Verjus is the juice of green grapes that are near ripe! At harvest time, August and September in the northern hemisphere, green grape bunches are quickly snipped for the wine press. Selecting through the collected bunches, only the ripe grapes... MORE»

Recipe #240375

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Poulet Au Verjus - Chicken With Verjus

(1 reviews) Posted by Mme Melissa  

This can be eaten all year, because you can bottle the juice of green grapes! If you want your ingredients fresh, this is a dish you make in August or September in the northern hemisphere, just before the green grapes ripen to sweetness. The... MORE»

Recipe #240371

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Champurro (Mexican Cocoa) - Mexico

Posted by Mme Melissa  

This is a traditionally a wedding drink. Serve this thick, yummy drink hot with whipped cream. Use brown or white sugar. MORE»

Recipe #236231

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Mexican Hot Chocolate

Posted by Mme Melissa  

If you can get Ibarra Mexican chocolate, use the kind sold in disks, and use one disk. If you can't get that kind of Mexican chocolate, choose a bitter chocolate that is high in cocoa, such as a 70% cacao type by Lindt, Valrhona, or whatever brand... MORE»

Recipe #236230

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Salmon Adobado - Mexico

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Adapted from Isadora restaurant, Mexico City. MORE»

Recipe #235223

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Radish and Avocado Salad - Mexico

(7 reviews) Posted by Mme Melissa  

Adapted from "Cuisine of the Water Gods" by Patricia Quintana. MORE»

Recipe #235221

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