Pear And Gorgonzola Salad With Candied Pecans

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This Pear and Gorgonzola Salad with Candied Pecans is an autumn staple! Especially for entertaining.  This is one of my go-to entertaining salads. It’s so easy to prep in advance, which means all you have to do is arrange the pears over a bed of field greens, and top with crumbled cheese and candied pecans.

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Low Carb Hatch Chile Rellenos Casserole

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This low carb Chile Rellenos Casserole has all the flavor of  regular chile rellenos, but without the breading and frying.    Once a year, my girlfriend Jelayne has a Chile Rellenos party. Her family is from New Mexico, and her uncle sends a large

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Nicoise Salad, A Classic Composed Salad {Salade Niçoise}

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A Nicoise Salad is really called a salad composée, because it’s not tossed, but rather “composed”, on a serving platter or plate. Nicoise means, from Nice. You don’t have to “compose” a salad, but it does make a nice presentation. While a Nicoise Salad is traditionally arranged on a platter,

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