M-J’s Elegant Spinach Salad

M-J’s Spinach Salad features bacon, toasted walnuts and Parmesan cheese, in a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing. ©M-J de Mesterton 2012

>Elegant Japanese-Style Radish-Cucumber Salad

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This refreshing and elegant cucumber-radish salad is dressed with a rice wine vinegar-honey vinaigrette.

>The Texture of Brioche

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This is what brioche, made properly, is like on the inside. The texture of brioche is light, and one can pull it apart in  fluffy strands. ©M-J de Mesterton 2011

>Elegant Strawberry Dessert

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An elegant strawberry dessert is made by cutting two thin slices of pound cake into round pieces, placing sliced strawberries upon the first one, covering it with piped-on whipped cream, and repeating the process in artful fashion. ©M-J de Mesterton 2011

>Elegant, Nutritious Radishes

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A most health-promoting vegetable, the refreshing, piquant radish is eaten in France (often at breakfast) with soft butter as a dip. The nutritious radish is a well-known liver-tonic.
©M-J de Mesterton

>Elegant Home-Made Hamburger Buns

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See The Elegant Cook: Bread for M-J’s Home-Made Hamburger Bun Recipe

>Elegant Chopped Vegetable Salad

>Similar to the diced salads I enjoyed long ago at El Gaucho in Amsterdam, this elegant chopped salad is a refreshing accompaniment to any meat dish.

Celery, cucumber, and red onion are chopped into small bits and tossed with vinegar and oil for an elegant salad. ©M-J de Mesterton