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Lobster with Joe’s Spicy Portuguese Sauce

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  I love lobster!  Unfortunately, on the West Coast, it is a luxury.  Our East Coast friends are lucky as past year the prices dipped down to $4.99 a pound.  I would have been indulging all the time!  Occasionally, you need to treat yourself, and making lobster at home is less expensive then hitting Joe’s more »

Fresh Cherry Soup with Cool Mint

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This week at The Back Burner we are getting ready to celebrate spring with an adulation of cherries. Which sparked something in my ancestral memory. Something from very long ago. Back when I was a snooty Francophile. Watch what you are thinking I said WAS! I warn you though, this is not a cocktail per more »

Grilled Duck with Cherry Dipping Sauce

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My dad retired to what I like to call the High Country some twenty years ago.  Since then he has relocated to Nevada.  Regardless, I have very fond memories of my time spent up there with family.  He lived in a small rural area in Montana that had the population of a small village, it more »

Egg in Your Drink (Not on Your Face)

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Does the idea of an egg in your cocktail make you a bit queasy? Or worse does it make you want to run from the room in fear of your life? Well relax it’s all in your head. A raw egg white helps unify the flavors in diverse ingredients. What is doesn’t do is add more »