* Crossposted from: [MME] Gourmet
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      Title: Ciambela with Summer Berry Compote
 Categories: Compote
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
 
        1 pt blueberries
        1 pt blackberries
        1 pt raspberries
  :          Juice of 1/2 lemon
        3 TB sugar
        2 c  all-purpose flour
      1/2 c  sugar
      1/2 ts baking powder
        8 TB cold sweet butter, cut into
      1/2    -inch dice -- plus 1 tabl
        1 lg egg
        1 ts almond extract
      1/4 c  cold milk
  
  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  
  In a medium saucepan, combine berries, lemon juice and sugar. Place
  over medium heat and cook until just boiling, about 5 to 6 minutes.
  Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  
  Place flour, sugar and baking powder in a food processor and pulse
  quickly to blend. Add cold butter and pulse quickly until mixture
  resembles fine bread crumbs. In a separate bowl, beat egg, almond
  extract and milk until smooth. With food processor going, add liquid
  all at once and blend 10 to 15 seconds, until just forming a ball.
  Remove dough from processor to a well-floured cutting board. Shape
  the dough into a log about 14 inches long and 1-1/2 inches tall.
  Grease a cookie sheet with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and lay
  the log in a round in center. Place in a preheated oven and bake for
  30 to 35 minutes, until light golden brown. Remove and allow to cool
  to room temperature. Cut into slices about 1-inch thick, top with 2
  tablespoons of berry compote and serve.
  
  Yield: 4 servings
  
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      Title: Condimento Alle Verdure (Cool Summer Vegetabl
 Categories: Appetizers, Italian, Vegetarian
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      1 sm Red onion, diced
    1/2 ea Cucumber, peeled & diced
      2 ea Ripe tomatoes
  1 1/4 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Oregano
    1/4 c  Parsley, finely chopped
    1/4 c  Basil, finely shredded
    1/8 ts Red pepper flakes
  1 1/2 tb Olive oil
           Salt & pepper
 
  Set the diced onion & cucumber in a bowl.  Bring water to a boil,
  drop in the tomatoes for a minute, remove & peel. Seed & dice the
  tomatoes & add to the bowl. Sprinkle with the salt & leave for 2
  hours. Drain any liquid from the vegetables & stir in the herbs &
  pepper flakes. Toss with olive oil & season. Serve either as an
  antipasto salad or toss with cooled curls of pasta to serve as a
  summer salad.
 
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... Sincerely yours Gigi
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