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Mushrooms à la Grec 

à la — French term meaning “in the manner (or style) of”: In cooking, this phrase designates the style of preparation or a particular garnish. À la Francaise, for example, would mean “in the style of the French” and Mushrooms à la Grec would mean “mushrooms prepared in the Greek style” — [ah lah]

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