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Apricot Bow Ties(Abrikos Slojfe)

admin — Sun, 20 May 2012 07:55:04 +0000

1/2 recipe Danish Pastry Dough apricot preserves 1 egg — slightly beaten 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons sugar Mix walnuts and sugar. Set asise. Roll pastry on floured surface to 2 20″ x 15″ rectangles. Trim edges evenly. With a sharp knife cut into 12 5″ squares. Place 1 teaspoon of apricot preserves along one of the edges of the pastry 1/2 inch in from the edge. Fold over opposite edge; press edges together to seal. With a sharp knife, make a lengthwise slit in folded pastry to within 1 inch of each end. Slip one end under and pull it through the slit. (Looks very strange!) . Place 2 inches apart on cooky sheets. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 30 to 45 minutes. Brush with egg; sprinkle with walnut mixture. Place in hot oven (400?f); lower hear immediately to 3500176f. Bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack; cool.

Picante Turkey Pie

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 19:54:31 +0000

1 lb Ground turkey 1/2 c Seasoned bread crumbs 1 c Pace Picante Sauce 1 ts Oregano leaves, crushed 4 Garlic cloves, minced 1 md Zucchini, thinly sliced 1 c Thinly sliced mushrooms 1 sm Green pepper, chopped 1 tb Olive oil 1 cn Tomato paste (6 oz) 1/3 c Sliced ripe olives 1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese 1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese Many thanks to Mary Jane Womack of Merced, California, for this delicious one-dish dinner. A real family pleaser, the ground turkey “crust” is filled with pizza-flavored vegetables and cheese. Combine turkey, crumbs, 1/4 cup of the Pace Picante Sauce, 1/4 teaspoon of the oregano and 2 cloves garlic in medium bowl; mix well. Press onto bottom and sides of 9″ pie plate. Bake at 350′F. 20 minutes. While shell is baking, cook vegetables and remaining garlic in oil in 10″ skillet 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup Pace Picante Sauce, tomato paste, olives and remaining 3/4 teaspoon oregano. Simmer 5 minutes or until thickened. Stir in Parmesan cheese; spoon into baked shell. Top with mozzarella cheese; return to oven 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with additional Pace Picante Sauce.

Mollie’s Spaghetti

admin — Sat, 19 May 2012 07:54:12 +0000

1 lb Hamburger meat 1 Minced garlic 1 T Whole basil 1 lb Can of tomatoes 2 6oz. cans tomatoe paste 1 Small mushrooms 12 oz Noodle 1 t Salt 1 c Water Brown hamburger meat and drain. Add next 5 ingredients and simmer, covered 14-20 minutes/ Stir often. Cook noodles in salted water. Add italian seasoning, oregano, and onion to taste.

Bacalhau’A Bras

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:54:27 +0000

1 1/2 lb Bacalhau (dry weight) 1 1/2 lb Potatoes 1 1/2 c Olive oil 2 Garlic cloves, peeled 8 Eggs Salt and pepper Fresh parsley, chopped Olive oil Tomatoes Lettuce Black olives Soak the cod fish at least overnight, longer if possible. Carefully remove bones and pieces of skin. Peel and cut the potatoes in long, thick match sticks. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet, add the garlic cloves and fry till golden. Discard the garlic. Stir-fry the flaked cod. Add the potato sticks, previously lightly fried in another skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Let cook for a while over a low fire and meanwhile beat the eggs in a bowl. Scramble over the cod and potatoes and let cook till everything is set together, Sprinkle with the chopped parsley, decorate with black olives, and serve surrounded by lettuce leaves and tomato slices. Variation: Bacalhau ‘a Lisbonense’: In the same skillet you first fried the potato sticks lightly fry 2 medium onions finely sliced. Add to the main skillet when you add the potatoes. —-

Middle Eastern Style Beef

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:55:06 +0000

1 lb Lean round steak,cut into Strips 1 sm Onion,chopped 2 tb Butter or margarine 1 cn 10 1/2 oz. condensed beef Broth 1/2 Soup can water 1 1/2 c Frozen broccoli, cauliflower And carrots,thawed 1/4 c Raisins 1 tb Lemon juice 1/8 ts Cinnamon 1 1/2 c Dry rice 1/2 c Sliced almonds Brown beef and onion in hot butter in a large skillet.Add broth water,vegetables,raisins,lemon juice and cinnamon.Bring to a boil Stir in rice and almonds.Cover;remove from heat.Let stand 5 minutes.Fluff with a fork.Makes 4 servings.

Linguine With Spinach Sauce

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:54:23 +0000

1/3 c Butter 1/3 c Olive oil 1/4 c White wine 2 ea Onions, thinly sliced 4 ea Cloves garlic, crushed 1 c Mushrooms, sliced (or 4 oz c -an) 2 pk 10 oz frozen chopped spinach 2 tb Basil, dried;or- 1/4 c Basil, fresh, chopped 1 ts Salt 1 c Parmesan cheese, grated 1 lb Linguine, cooked Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 25mn Heat butter, oil and wine in large skillet. Add onion, garlic, and frozen spinach. Cover, reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir to break up spinach, and simmer 5 more minutes. While sauce is cooking, cook linguine according to pkg directions; drain. Stir sauce again; add mushrooms, basil and salt. Simmer 5 more minutes (longer if spinach is still partially frozen), then remove from heat. Stir in Parmesan. Serve sauce over hot linguine.

Louisiana Alligator

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:54:40 +0000

12 oz Aligator tail, pounded thin 8 oz Boudin sausage or Cajun link 2 oz Flour, seasoned salt/pepper 2 oz Cooking oil or clarif.butter 1 oz Bourbon whiskey 4 oz Heavy cream 16 oz Corn cake batter 12 oz Louisiana Compound Butter 4 oz Green onion, thin sliced Pound alligator into 12-1 oz medallions. Heat saucepan with oil. Lightly dredge medallions in flour and saute in hot pan for 10 seconds on each side. Remove from pan and hold on heated plate. Slice sausage in to thin pieces and place in saucepan. Cook for 1 minute, add bourbon and flame. Add compound buttern and melt it while swirling pan. Add cream and whip until smooth. Make 8 3-inch cornmeal cakes on griddle. On heated plate put corn cakes in middle. Put cooked alligator on corn cakes and ladle 3 oz sauce with sausage over all. Sprinkle with sliced green onions for garnish.

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Weight Watcher’s Pineapple Cheese Cake

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:54:35 +0000

1/2 pineapple — med. 1 cup water 2 packages gelatin 1 1/3 cups ricotta cheese 1 cap vanilla extract 1 cup diet soda — (Fresca, Lemon, — Creme) Sweetener to taste — (3 pkg.) Boil the pineapple and water for 20 minutes. Blend soda and gelatin. Add to cooked pineapple, chill until syrupy. Blend well. Add all other ingredients a nd blend. Place in pie pan and refrigerate. busted by sooz

Hot Mexican Salsa

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:54:18 +0000

15 oz Canned tomatoes; drained 1/2 sm Onion 1/4 c Green chili peppers; canned 4 tb Fresh coriander; chopped 1 Garlic clove 1/2 tb Vinegar 1/4 ts Tabasco sauce 1/8 ts Cayenne pepper; ground Preparation Time: 1:10 Place all ingredients in blender jar. Process briefly until blended but not smooth. Cover and refrigerate. HELPFUL HINTS: If you prefer a chunker sauce, blend only half the onion, chilis, and coriander with the tomatoes. Finely chop the remaining onion, chilis, and coriander and add them to the blended sauce. Keeps well in refrigerator. This is a very hot salsa. Use less cayenne pepper, if desired. The amount of coriander may also be varied to suit your taste.

Bran Muffins Ii

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:54:46 +0000

2 1/4 c Whole bran 1 c Buttermilk 1/3 c Dark molasses 1/4 c Firm packed dark brown sugar 1 c Sifted all-purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/2 c Dark seedless raisins (opt) 1 Egg, slightly beaten 1/4 c Vegetable shortening, melted 1. Mix bran, buttermilk, molasses and brown sugar in a small bowl, let stand until all liquid is absorbed. 2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into large bowl. Stir in raisins, if desired. 3. Stir egg and melted shortening into bran mixture. Add bran-egg mixture all at once into flour mixture. Stir lightly with a fork until evenly moist. 4. Spoon batter into heat-resistant plastic coffee cup holders that have been lined with paper muffin liners. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full. 5. Place 6 muffins at a time around the outside edge of the turn- table, leaving the center of the turntable empty. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 3 minutes, or until muffins test done with a toothpick. 6. Repeat with remaining muffin batter. Makes 12 muffins

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