STARTER: Crust pie with bacon and onion
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"A lot of people cry when they chop onions, the trick is not to form an emotional bond." Jimmy Carr
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• Appetizers
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SOUP: Borscht
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• Soups
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SALAD: Crabmeat and corn salad
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"I have always enjoyed the delicate flavor of crab meat; it's a taste that reminds me of the sea's vast mysteries." - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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• Salads
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MAIN COURSE: French-Style Shrimp in Champagne Cream Sauce
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This dish is inspired by France cuisine, where seafood is often cooked with butter, cream, and wine. Using champagne adds a refined touch typical of French cooking. In French cuisine, cooking seafood with wine or champagne is a classic technique used to enhance natural flavors. Champagne, with its light acidity and delicate bubbles, creates a luxurious sauce—turning simple shrimp into an elegant dish often served on special occasions.
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• Breakfast
• Entrees
• Dinner
• Grill
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DESSERT: Apple Sponge Roll
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This light and tender sponge roll is filled with soft cinnamon apples and rolled while still warm to create the perfect spiral. The sponge stays flexible, moist, and fluffy, while the apple filling provides just the right balance of sweetness and freshness. With a few simple bakery tricks, this recipe is reliable enough for beginners yet elegant enough for any dessert table.
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• Baking
• Tortes
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NEW RECIPE
Lavender Syrup
Lavender syrup has long been made in Provence, France, where fields of fragrant lavender bloom every summer. This homemade version uses freshly harvested culinary lavender blossoms to create a delicate floral syrup that pairs beautifully with coffee, tea, lemonade, sparkling water, cocktails, and desserts. The flavor is subtle and elegant—never overpowering—when steeped for the proper amount of time.
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