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| | Middle Earth Feast: Tolkien fan concocts a meal fit for a Hobbit |
 | | No ordinary barbecue, this was a lavish feast of regional cooking from Middle Earth, the setting of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." Stephanie Simmons, her 13-year-old daughter, Areya, and colleague Zak Jones had started preparing the food for the Saturday fete on Thursday night. |
 | | On the flip side, was a map of The West of Middle Earth at the end of the Third Age. |
 | | The salads, Nimcelen, the hobbit version of potato salad, and Calaquendi, a mixed greens salad with whole herbs, were refreshing, while the appetizers, Middle Earth's version of herb focaccia and a tomato, mozzarella and mushroom salad, sustained the appetite until the main dishes arrived. |
| www.post-gazette.com /food/20020919middleearth0919fnp3.asp (1858 words) |
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