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@Irishk,

I'm averse to poultry.

@dyslexia,

Have some tofu, then Smile

@msolga,

mmmm mandarins and fish

so many good combos

one of the first big parties I ever hosted - we stuffed whole fish with slices of varied citrus fruits and rice - wrapped the fish and grilled/roasted them - so delish

I think you can't go wrong with fish/mandarin orange. Use the mandarin to make a sweet/sour glaze, or cut sections of mandarins into a stuffing/dressing to go on the side (if you're not into stuffed fish).

You can also stuff a chicken with mandarin sections, celery and garlic before you roast it. Again, a citrus/honey glaze would work nicely here.

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@Irishk,

Irishk wrote:

Have some tofu, then

kiss my go-to-hell.

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mandarin orange chicken salad with almonds - another yum

You need mismi here for this - she is the goddess of salads.

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@ehBeth,

Paella con old rags (a la Palma)

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http://www.ehow.com/spinach-salad/

some interesting options at this link (I love spinach with citrus)

How to Make Roasted Beets and Wilted Greens Salad With Orange Vinaigrette

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How to Make Fennel and Mixed Greens Salad With Clementine and Walnut Vinaigrette

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Insufficient time to read all your suggestions properly right now, but thank you all very much! Smile

Needless to say, mandarins for "dessert course" at work today.

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@msolga,

http://www.knicknosh.com/2009/10/spinach-salad-with-baked-goat-cheese.html

Quote:

1 cup wheat berries
4 cups water
1 6-8 oz log goat cheese, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoon lavender buds, ground in a mortar & pestle or spice grinder
8 cups baby spinach
24 oil-cured black olives

Place wheat berries and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for about 60 minutes. Wheat berries are cooked when they are plump, but still chewy.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.

Mix the bread crumbs, walnuts, and lavender on a plate. Roll the cold cheese slices in the crumbs to evenly coat. Place the slices on the baking sheet and bake for 5 - 10 minutes, or until they're lightly browned, but still keep their shape.

While the cheese bakes, prepare the dressing.

Lavender-Orange Vinaigrette
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons lavender buds, ground in a mortar & pestle or spice grinder
1 large garlic clove, minced
Pinch of salt and black pepper

Whisk everything together in a small bowl.

Combine the wheat berries, spinach, and olives. Toss with the dressing just before serving. Top each portion with several slices of baked goat cheese.

Serves 4 as a main dish or 6 - 8 as a side dish

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@ehBeth,

Mmmmmmm... I think I'll try out this salad,---substituting the spinach with parsley, of course.

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@Thomas,

So, I just learned about what it is to be a sock puppet -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sockpuppet_(Internet)

Do they like parsley?

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@ehBeth,

Thank you so much, all, for your suggestions. I'm thinking (this coming weekend) I'll go for either a chicken/mandarin or fish/mandarin dish.
I will report back!

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@Thomas,

But I'm quite serious, Thomas.
I would love to give each of you, who contributed your recipe suggestions here, a BIG bag of mandarins!

(Wouldn't it be good if that was possible?)

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@msolga,

Maybe you can sit on Deb's lap when she comes to New York in October?

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@msolga,

mmmmmmm

inspired by the question, I went and bought some clementines yesterday - I'm going to do something with the clemmies and turkey legs - not sure exactly what yet - there will also be lentils involved

(and parsley)

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@ehBeth,

This sounds very interesting, Beth!

Do let us know how if goes. I think you might be breaking new culinary ground here! Smile

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@Thomas,

... with many big bags of mandarins, as presents to A2K cooks, Thomas? Very Happy

My arrival would be an interesting day for US customs! Razz

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MsOlga, can you make ice cream in your fridge? Mandarin sorbet culd be deliscious.

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Here is a recipe that came up in a recent A2K-real-life conversation: Badener Zwiebelkuchen, or Badenite Onion Cake. (Baden is a small province in the South-West of Germany.) All quantities are odd numbers because the original recipe is German, hence metric.

Ingredients for six persons:

For the dough:

13.2 ounces of flower
0.88 ounces of yeast
1 teaspoon of sugar
8.45 fluid ounces of lukewarm milk
5 tablespoons of oil (I use something neutral-tasting like sunflower oil)
Salt

For the cover:

2.2 pounds of onions
5.3 ounces of bacon (vegetarians can leave that out or substitute it with fake, vegetarian bacon)
three eggs
8.45 fluid ounces of sour cream
Salt
Pepper
Red pepper powder

For the baking sheet:

Butter or margarine

Procedure:

Make a yeast dough, using the ingredients listed.
Grease the baking sheet and roll out the dough on it; press up the dough around the edge.
pre-heat the oven to 392 degree fahrenheit
Cut the onions into very thin rings. Cut the bacon into small cubes. Mix them both and distribute them upon the base of dough.
Whisk the eggs with the sour cream; season the mix with salt, pepper, and red pepper powder; pour it evenly upon the onion mixture.
Put baking sheet into the oven's middle sliding ledge and bake for 30-35 minutes
Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool for about 30 minutes.

Enjoy! Recipe for Käsewehen to follow in a week or so. (Literally, Käsewehen translates to Cheese Contractions (as in labor contractions), which doesn't make any sense at all. Even so, they're delish.)

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@Thomas,

Mandarin sorbet does sound good..

on the whatchacallit, Badener Zwiebelkuchen, that is right up my alley.
I still eat bacon once in a while, but I'd put in one single slice here instead of 1/3 pound, just for flavor.

I'm saving this to a Works file... and then leaving it on my desktop. You know I like onions. So, the onions aren't cooked at all first? That's easy enough..

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@Thomas,

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MsOlga, can you make ice cream in your fridge? Mandarin sorbet culd be deliscious.

Oh I agree, Thomas!

But one small problem: not a big freezer. Which, sadly, is rather full, from my cooking adventures already. (I am steadily making my way through the backlog, though!)

And, unlike the tsar, I like sorbets & ice creams in summer, not so much in winter. (Which means kind of a long storage period. Maybe not such a good idea.)

Thank you for your suggestion, though. It sounds quite delicious! Smile

How annoying that I can't have a glut of mandarins in high summer!

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