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Essential FOOD GROUP
Perhaps the real marvel is that Min could arrive in the United States at 15 speaking only Korean and Portuguese and emerge as a fifth-grade English teacher. She says she learned the language and a healthy regard for fine ingredients by reading labels and signs in American supermarkets.
"It was," she says modestly, "a matter of survival. "
Maybe, though, the marvel is that in the last year Renee has found a way to merge her nursing and culinary skills by working as a life-skills instructor in a treatment program for women with drug and alcohol addictions.
Or that Donna has finally decided to marry her companion of 14 years, James Kane, when the group goes to Umbria in the fall. Or that her Forking Delicious friends have vowed to undertake the ambitious task of catering her wedding reception.
Renee says she can't explain the chemistry this group has experienced.
"We have a sisterhood and I don't really understand why," she says. "I guess we were all looking for something. "
Staff writer Dianna Marder can be reached at 215-854-4211 or dmarder@phillynews.com. Read her recent work at http://go.philly.com/diannamarder
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Golden Gazpacho
Makes 6 servings, about 1 cup each
2 large yellow tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped (about 2 cups)
1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
1/2 each: red and green bell peppers, cored, seeded and chopped (about 1/2 cup each)
1/2 red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon each: chopped fresh mint and cilantro
1 tablespoon honey
