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THE COMPLEXITY OF MASTERCHEF SIMPLIFICATION........THREE-COURSE LUNCHEON....

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A rolling wheel of Spicy Salmon Tartare with blackberries and avocado,  a crescent of Steak Tartare upon an herb oil with a black caviar  tuille,  &  a Pan-Roasted Beef Fillet, Dauphine Potato, Charred Asparagus & Red Wine Jus A beautifully cooked beef fillet, blushing pink and tender, paired with silky piped potato, smoky charred asparagus, earthy mushrooms, and a rich, glossy red wine jus.
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PIECES OF BROKEN 'THREE CHEESE' MAISE CORN TORTILLA CHIPS, TOSSED INTO A BOWL OF TUNA SALAD...THEN EATEN WITH A SALAD FORK....

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.....WAS MORE INSTANTLY REWARDING THAN THE COMPLICATED BREAKFAST THAT I DESIGNED, WHILE SLEEPING & DREAMING,  STILL ABED, THIS MORNING...... AS I SWITCH UP SUNRISE DINING FOR AFTERNOON TEA.    
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Summer Supper ...my 'take' on Grandmother's "mess o' collard greens"..

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....My 'mess o' kale' , skillet-cooked in water, seasoned with red balsamic vinaigrette, hot chili oil, Mike's 'hot honey' and pomegranate dressing.....heated, until no longer 'soupy'....then, sliced scallions, chopped sweet pickled ginger, toasted sunflower seeds, crushed salted dry 'Harvest Snacks' green pea pods, a single strip of broken-up fried bacon, some previously-cooked basmanti rice with pineapple and sliced, boiled okra are added....the concoction is reduced, again, and a bit of yellow corn kernals, three or four chopped cherry tomatos, a dollop of coriander paste and a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds then added.....Did I get this 'right', Grandma?
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THIS MORNING'S 'TAKE' ON ONE OF MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE LUNCHEON SANDWICH...FROM GIBSON'S BAR-B-QUE.......

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                                                                 HAVING EVOLVED FROM ITS HUMBLE ORIGINS ON A HAMBURGER BUN, WITH A 'SIDE' OF COLE SLAW.......
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Blossom, Dearie, peel me a grape.....If your fingers aren't nimble enough, make that an orange.......

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                            Always....make Art, when you can.....and don't toss the peelings.....candy them!  
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Beetle, Brooch & Blueberries on a Blue Plate.......

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a modest portion of lemon cake with blueberry preserves supplanted the huge slice of leftover, overly-sugary 'white wedding cake' that I was eyeing, earlier this morning...but tossed to a neighbor's 'I'll gobble up anything' dog. The 'blue' beetle brooch, missing its pin back........now, serves its post as a cake decoration, as though it were arranging blueberries....
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"Not like Grandma's" Shrimp 'n' Grits....... yellow grits cooked in coconut milk, butter and blazing hot Thai green curry, with spicy Argentine shrimp, sauteed in coconut milk, grated parmesan and asiago cheeses......not as 'peaceful' as it looks!

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alternate serving....try these on fresh, crushed basil leaves and stewed, sliced galangal root.....
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