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Stone fruit Salad

Greens of choice Lychees Cherries Peaches Nectarines Plums Apricots Feta Sliced almonds Bella Nonnas Extra Virgin Olive Oil Bella Nonnas Lychee Balsamic Lychee  Honey Vinaigrette While the salad is delicious on its own, nothing pulls together a salad like a flavorful homemade vinaigrette. And this Lychee honey vinaigrette is the perfect topping for all the juicy stone fruit and briny crumbled feta. The vinaigrette just requires 4 basic ingredients: oil, balsamic, honey and S & P. Add them all to a blender and blend on high until emulsified.  

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Lychee Martini

Ingredients:  6 ounces vodka (Use a great vodka like Chopin, Belvedere) 1 ounce Grand Marnier 1½ ounces lychee balsamic 4 lychees, for garnish (substitute raspberry if you can not find Lychee) Instructions Place your martini glasses in the freezer a couple of minutes before serving, optional. In a martini shaker add the vodka, Grand Marnier, balsamic and fill with ice cubes. Shake vigorously for a couple of seconds. Pour into 2 martini glasses and garnish with two Lychees per glass.

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Bacon Egg Bites

Ingredients 8 oz Cottage Cheese 8 oz Gruyere Cheese (or more)8 Eggs Bella Nonnas Olive Oil to coat muffin panHot Sauce (to taste)  Salt/Pepper   How to Make Bacon Egg Bites Step 1: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Use Bella Nonnas Olive Oil (Basil, Butter, Evoo) to line muffin pans. Get the diced bacon cooked to crisp and set aside on paper towels to absorb excess grease.  Step 2: Using a food processor (recommended) or a blender, blend the cottage cheese for about 1 minutes or until it’s whipped smooth with no curds. Into the same food processor, add in the eggs, gruyere, hot sauce, salt/pepper, and cornstarch. Blend until combined and smooth.  Step 3: Get a pot or kettle of water boiled on the stove and...

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