On Thursday, December 26, 2013 7:54:57 PM UTC-6, Cheri wrote:
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> > Since almost all Americans have come from somewhere else, we tend to
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> > trying to transform the ordinary into something special. A famous one
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> > is a recipe we call Shrimp scampi and I just read a blogger call plain
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> > white/button mushrooms from the grocery store Champignon Mushrooms.
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> > Can you think of any other examples? I'm blanking, but I know there
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> Sweet and sour aubergine, for eggplant.

Italian spaghetti.