Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1/4 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 8 ounces linguine
• 1 large orange bell pepper, cut into matchstick-size strips
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinkly sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped green onions
• 5 large lettuce leaves
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup chopped salted peanuts (optional)

Combine first 8 ingredients in small bowl; whisk to blend. Set dressing aside. Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta; rinse with cold water and drain again. Transfer pasta to medium bowl. Add bell pepper and green onions. Toss salad with dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Line serving bowl with lettuce leaves. Transfer salad to prepared bowl. Sprinkle with cilantro and peanuts.

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Ingredients

• one 4-5 pound beef brisket
• 1 tablespoon steak seasoning (or one teaspoon each salt, pepper and garlic powder)
• 1 onion
• 1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 – 14 ounce can tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup dry red wine

Season brisket with steak seasoning. Sear in a pan on stove. Add to large oven safe pot. Cover with onion. In separate bowl, combine cranberry sauce, tomato sauce, and red wine. Pour over brisket. Bake at 350 degrees for 3-4 hours until brisket is tender.

Use your leftover brisket to Cook Once… Eat Twice! and make delicious shredded beef tostadas with little cooking effort. Remove leftover brisket from gravy. Put in a pan or crock pot with one jar (10 ounces) of salsa and 1/4 cup water. Cook on high for one hour until beef shreds. Place on tostada shells, topped with lettuce, avocado, tomatoes and cheese as desired.

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