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Recipe Binder

Breakfast:

    Frittata (with Fridge Leftovers)

 

Desserts:

    Almond and Orange Cake (Nigella) 

    Speculaas Meringues (Molly Baz)

    Chocolate Tigré Financier-Cake

 

Drinks:

    Cosmonaut

    Fluffy Duck

    Hot Chocolate (The Holiday) 

    Lynchburg Lemonade


Mains:

    Sarmale (Family Recipe)

    Hot Chocolate (The Holiday) 

    Coq au Vin (Julia Child)


Salads:

            Chickpea Kale Salad 

 

Soups:

   Leek & Potato Soup (Julia Child)

 

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