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Rhododendron Café featured on Melissa’s Ingredient Challenge

Special thanks to Dennis Linden for the Ingredient Challenge opportunity in this month’s July feature in Melissa’s Magazine. By Dennis Linden – – July, 2011 July’s featured recipe is truly an editable midsummer night’s dream turned into delicious reality by Don … Continue reading

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Thai Chicken Sandwich

Marinade: 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 Tbl lime juice 1/2 minced jalapeno pepper (reserve remainder for peanut sauce) 1 1/2 tsp minced ginger 1 1/2 Tbl brown sugar 1 1/2 Tbl minced garlic 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper Spicy … Continue reading

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Caesar Salad

This classic is served daily as part of our menu and is a favorite of our many returning diners. Ingredients: 1/2 oz (about 1 Tbl) anchovies – minced fine 2 whole eggs 1 Tbl minced garlic 2 Tbl red wine … Continue reading

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Pasta Carbonara

This is one of my favorite dishes and is not only easy to prepare but can have many variations which makes it very cook and eater friendly. This could even be eaten for breakfast as the main ingredients besides pasta … Continue reading

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Solomillo

This recipe from our Spain and Portugal Month is a fantastic stew-like dish using just a few ingredients. It was one of our favorites when we travelled through Spain and the featured cheese – “Cabrales” is actually named after the … Continue reading

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Fall Pasta

Ingredients 3/4 cup onion, julienned 1 cup – diced butternut squash 4 large links Cooked Italian sausage – cut lengthwise and 1/2 “ slices 1 Apple or Pear (cored and diced) 1/2 cup toasted peeled and broken hazelnuts 1/2 cup … Continue reading

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Pork or Chicken Normandy

This recipe hails from the Northwest coast of France – An apple region just like Washington State! This is great with either pork or chicken and you can use the traditional Calvados (apple brandy) or substitute brandy and apple cider. … Continue reading

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Fisherman’s Stew

This recipe is easy to make and you can “stew” any combination of fish and shellfish in the broth. Serve with crusty French bread and with any starch – roasted potatoes, rice, or Pasta! Enjoy!   Start with: 2 Tbl … Continue reading

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Kammooniya (Egyptian Fried Fish)

This is a very simple recipe for Fried Fish from Egypt.  The ingredients and preparation are straight forward and delicious.   You’ll need: (per serving) 6 to 8 oz boneless fish filet (halibut and cod work great) 1 cup all … Continue reading

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Italian Custard

Our very popular “Italian Custard Dessert”. It is the most asked for Recipe in our arsenal. A little background is that the dessert is a semifreddo which is: Italian for “half cold,” semifreddo culinarily refers to any of various chilled … Continue reading

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