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Almonds, Ramadan, and Re-visting Restaurants: San Francisco Chronicle Food and Dining section in 60 secondsPosted Sep 27th 2006 3:01PM by Sarah J. GimFiled under: Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Hors D'oeuvres, Snacks, Dessert, West Coast, Recipes, Raves & Reviews, Newspapers, America, Spices, in sixty secondsIt is time for the almond harvest in California, and the Chronicle has a few recipes: Almond-Breaded Chicken Cutlet with Capers and Lemon, Dried Apricot & Almond Bars, Almond Granola Clusters, Fresh Pear & Almond Dessert Pizza, and Ancho-Almond Mole Sauce.The holy month of Ramadan begins Saturday, in which Muslims fast every day from sunrise to sunset, then break their fasts each evening with a meal called iftaar. A couple of recipes for the iftaar table: Fruit Chaat and Badam Dood (Milk with Almond Meal).The Working Cooks recommends braising as a foolproof way to cook fish and provides a recipe for Braised White Fish & Vegetables in Lemongrass Coconut Milk. Also fast and fresh are Chipotle Beef Tacos. To go meatless, try portobello mushrooms in a sandwich.Three-month-old Xyclo in Oakland gets two stars (**) for its "modern meets Mekong" Vetnamese-style cuisine. Two stars (**) also awarded to Katia's: A Russian Tea Room. Michael Bauer re-visits Mecca, and says that "We shouldn't have to suffer for good food, but in the case of Mecca, it might just be worth it." He gives it three stars (***).
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