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Tossed Arugula Salad with Apples in Grand Marnier

Posted on 05/27/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a very simple, healthy and tasty salad. Just use arugula and baby spinach or mix it up on the greens. Tossed Arugula Salad with Apples in Grand Marnier 4 cups mixed arugula and baby spinach 1 apple cored … Continue reading →

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Steel head trout with Grand Marnier

Posted on 12/23/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Steel head trout looks and tastes almost exactly like salmon, but at half the cost for fresh. Naturally I decided to give it a try and came up with this quick sauce to go along with it. Create individual polenta … Continue reading →

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Strawberries in Grand Marnier

Posted on 02/18/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Here’s a healthy dessert idea courtesy of my wife. The trick is to slice the berries fairly large and let them soak up the liquor for a couple hours in the refrigerator. Strawberries in Grand Marnier 5-7 strawberries per person … Continue reading →

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Baked Figs with Grand Marnier

Posted on 12/02/2010 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This will be the last post dealing with figs. I swear. At least for today. I discovered this recipe crammed in the back of a cookbook where I am sure I put it for safe keeping a couple years ago … Continue reading →

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The Irish Flag

Posted on 03/29/2016 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

So we missed St. Patricks Day this year and as punishment forced ourselves to drink one of these. Then we forced ourselves to do three more. We’re still having fun trying out our new camera phone. To read a more … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Orange Punch

Posted on 11/14/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is drink is pretty, simple and serves a crowd. What more could you ask for the holidays? Cranberry Orange Punch 4 cups cranberry juice 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, pulp strained 12 oz ginger beer or ginger ale … Continue reading →

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Duck Breasts in Orange Sauce

Posted on 04/20/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Here is a really quick and fancy way to serve wild or farm raised duck. Juice the oranges, do not buy orange juice. Seared Duck Breasts with Orange 8 wild duck breasts or 4 farm raised some fat trimmed off … Continue reading →

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Rustic Apple Tart

Posted on 03/25/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This tart is fairly straight forward and a great way to use up apples. Rustic Apple Tart Dough 1 1/3 cup unbleached white flour 8 tbsp butter 1 egg yolk Pinch salt Ice water Filling 1/2 cup sugar, plus 2 … Continue reading →

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The Red Lion

Posted on 01/01/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

We don’t often drink Grand Marnier mixed into cocktails. We prefer to simply indulge in the liqueur by itself. But we had just a tad bit left and had just bought a new bottle so we headed over to the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Suppers: The Summer Salad Edition

Posted on 08/10/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

Young Wifey gave us this idea when she did a roundup on all of her favorite summer salads. Each one looked fantastic. Since we’re still in picnic and cookout season, we thought we’d share our favorite summer salads too. We … Continue reading →

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