Title: GRAPE TARTLETS WITH ALMOND CRUST
Categories: Tarts, Fruits
Yield: 8 tartlets

——————————–ALMOND CRUST——————————–
1/4 c Almonds; slivered blanched
1 1/2 c Flour, all purpose
1/4 ts -Salt
3 tb Brown sugar; firmly packed
1/2 c Butter;cold, unsalted,1stick
-cut into small pieces
1 lg Egg; cold
1/2 ts Almond extract
1/4 ts Lemon zest;freshly grated

———————————–GLAZE———————————–
3/4 c Apricot preserves
3 tb Sherry

——————————–TO ASSEMBLE——————————–
3/4 lb Grapes; preferably an
-assortment of 2-3 colors,
-halved if necessary,
-seeded
1/4 c Almonds, slivered; lightly
-toasted

“Take these to a picnic in the pans that they were baked in to prevent
crushing. Assemble them not more than 6 hours before serving time.
For a single 10 inch tarts, bake the crust for 15 minutes with foil
in and a further 20 to 30 minutes empty.”

Finely grind almonds in a food processor with on/off motion, or crush
with a rolling pin until as finely ground as possible. Add flour,
salt and brown sugar to processor and blend, or combine ground
almonds, flour, salt and brown sugar in a bowl and stir to blend. Add
butter and process or work with the fingertips until mixture
reassembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl beat egg lightly. Stir in
the vanilla and lemon zest. With a processor on, add egg mixture to
dough through feed tube and process until dough forms. Pat dough into
ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least 30
minutes. Remove dough from refrigerator and divide into 8 equal
parts. Press each piece into a lightly buttered 3 to 3 1/2 inch
tartlet pan, preferably with removable rim, patting into an even
layer. (The dough will soften as you work with it.) Chill tartlet
shells in freezer for at least 30 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 400F.
remove tartlet shells from freezer, line each with a square of foil,
and fill with pie weights or dried beans to prevent dough from
puffing during baking. bake on baking sheet in center of oven for 10
minutes. remove foil with weights, reduce oven temperature to 350F,
and continue baking for 15 to 20 minutes, or until pastry is a rich,
golden brown. Let tartlet shells cool in pans and place on wire racks
to cool completely. To prevent glaze, combine preserves and sherry in
a small saucepan and warm over medium heat, stirring, until preserves
are melted. strain through a sieve.
To assemble tarts, brush tarts on the bottom of each tartlet shell.
arrange grapes, cut sides down, in a decorative pattern, alternating
colors, in the bottom of each pastry shell. Brush remaining glaze,
reheating it if necessary, over grapes and edges of tartlets.
sprinkle toasted almonds over tartlets before glaze sets. Serve at
room temperature.

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Title: SPANIKOPITA
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 40 servings

———————-SPINACH FILLING———————-
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 pk Froz. chopped spinach,thawed
1 ts Dill
1 Clove garlic
1 Small tomato, diced
8 oz Feta cheese, crumbled
6 oz Cream cheese, softened
Freshly ground pepper

———————–PHYLLO DOUGH———————–
1/2 lb Frozen Phyllo dough
1 c Butter, melted

PREPARE DOUGH – Thaw according to pkg instructions
(may be refrozen). Cut Phyllo dough into 6"x9″ strips;
cover w/wax paper with a damp towel over all.
If dough gets too wet or dry, it will be unworkable –
but it’s not difficult once you get used to it.
PREPARE FILLING – In oil, saute spinach, dill garlic
tomato until tender. Add cheeses pepper. Mix
thoroughly until ingredients are hot; cool slightly.
ASSEMBLY – Brush 1 strip of Phyllo dough (it’s VERY
thin, don’t worry if it tears a little) with melted
butter. Place ts of filling at 1 end. Fold into small
triangles (as if folding a flag). Continue folding
triangle over over to end of Phyllo strip. Brush
top w/melted butter. Repeat for each strip.*** Bake in
preheated 350 oven for 15-20 min. or until tops are
lt. brown. ***May be frozen at this point – freeze 1
layer on cookie sheet, store in freezerproof
bag–handy to have!!! I have received many compliments
with these! Denise/Syracuse, NY

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Title: White Gazpacho
Categories: Appetizers Soups
Servings: 6

4 t Instant Chicken Bouillion OR 4 ea Cubes Chicken Bouillion
2 c Boiling Water 3 ea Med Cucumbers
16 oz (1 pk) Sour Creem 2 T Lemon Juice
1/4 t Garlic Powder 1/4 t Pepper

Pare and seed cucumbers. Cut into cubes so that you have about 3 cups of
cubes.

In small saucepan, dissolve bouillion in water. Cool completely. In
blender or food processor, blend cucumber with 1/2 Cup Bouillon liquid
until smooth. In medium bowl, combine cucumber mixture, remaining bouillon
liquid, sour cream, lemon juice, garlic powder and pepper; mix well. Chill
thoroughly. Garnish as desired. Serve with condiments. Refrigerate left
overs.

SUGGESTED CONDIMENTS:

Chopped Fresh Tomato
Chopped Green Onions
Chopped Green Peppers
Toasted Slivered Almonds
Toasted Croutons.

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Title: Cocoa-Mallow Cookie-Wiches
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 servings

Cookie
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Butter — Softened
1 ts Vanilla
1 lg Egg
1 c Milk
2 c Flour
1/2 c Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1/2 ts Salt
Filling
2 c Powdered Sugar
1 c Marshmallow Cream
1/4 c Butter
1/4 c Shortening
3 ts Milk
1 ts Vanilla

Heat oven to 375 deg. Grease cookie sheets. In large
bowl, combine sugar, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon
vanilla and egg; blend well. Stir in 1 cup milk.
Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add
reamining ingredients, mixing well. Drop dough by
rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie
sheets. Bake at 37 deg for 7 to 9 minutes or until
edges appear set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cooking
sheets. Cool.

In large bowl, combine all filling ingredients, beat
until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Place flat
slice of 2 cookies together with 1 tablespoon filling
, sandwich-style. Store in tightly covered container.
30 sandwich cookies. Typos by Pat Asher.

Recipe By : Pillsbury Chocolate Lovers II

From: Pat Asher Date: Tue, 29
Oct 1996 16:13:18 -0600

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Title: Mini Monte Cristo Sandwiches
Categories: Appetizers
Servings: 4

2 T Butter Or Margarine,Softened 2 T Prepared Mustard
8 ea Slices White Bread 4 oz (4 slices) Swiss or
Fontina*
4 oz (4 slices) Cooked Ham 3 ea Large Eggs
1/2 c Milk 1 ea Env. Golden Onion Soup
Mix
1/4 c Butter Or Margarine

* Use either type of cheese, but not both.

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Blend 2 T butter with mustard; even spread on each bread slice. Equally
top 4 bread slices with cheese and ham; top with remaining bread, buttered
side down. Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles.

Beat eggs, milk, and golden onion recipe soup mix until well blended. Dip
sandwiches in egg mixture, coating well.

In large skillet, melt 1/4 C butter and cook sandwiches over medium heat,
turning once, until golden.

Makes about 16 mini sandwiches

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Title: Pasta and Fagioli
Categories: Soups, Italian
Yield: 8 servings

-CATHIE COPPOLINO (TDDB08B
1 tb Extra-virgin Olive Oil
1 Onion; finely chopped
3 Cloves garlic; minced
1 lb Fresh Roma Tomatoes*
1 ts Dried oregano
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Dried rosemary; crushed
1/4 ts Dried marjoram; crushed
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4 ts Salt and pepper
15 oz Cannellini**
1/2 c Water; or more
8 oz Rotelle pasta; cooked
1/3 c Finely chopped parsley
1/2 ts Balsamic vinegar
Parmesan cheese for topping

Yep, My crew are Bean People too. So incredibly
healthy, inexpensive and good good good! Made an
interesting Pasta and Fagioli the other night. Here’s
the Recipe *peeled, seeded and diced or 1 16-oz. can
plum tomatoes, drained and chopped **kidney or navy
beans, rinsed and drained >>>>>> In large skillet (or
4 – 6 qt. heavy casserole), heat oil. Saute onions and
garlic over low heat about 8 to 10 minutes, until
onions are soft and translucent. Add tomatoes,
oregano, thyme, rosemary, cayenne and salt and pepper.
Simmer about 10 minutes until sauce is thick and hot.
Add beans and water, cook about 5 to 8 minutes to heat
>> through. Stir in pasta, parsley and balsamic
vinegar. To serve spoon 1 1/4 Cups on four plates and
top with a little parmesan cheese. Each serving
contains about 330 calories; 4 milligrams cholesterol;
6 grams fat; 610 milligrams sodium. Now..We thought
this was good, but I found it somewhat spicy. I do
like spicy food, but for this combination, I think
milder is better. Sooooo I would leave out the
marjoram and the cayenne and maybe cut the black
pepper to 1/8 tsp and add more at table if desired.
The parmesan cheese should not be more than 1/4 cup
total between 4 servings. I left it off all together.
My husband (the weird Italian :} ) does not like
Parmesan cheese. I can take it or leave it.

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JAMAICAN RED PEA SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups/stews

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 lb Smoked ham hocks — chopped
-or salted pig’s tail
1 lb Stewing beef — cubed
2 c Kidney beans, dried
4 qt Water
4 sm Potatoes — peeled and cubed
1/2 c Coconut milk — optional
1 Onions — chopped
2 Green onions — chopped
1 Sprig fresh thyme
1 Hot pepper
Salt

Soak the pig’s tail overnight in fresh water to cover. Then thoroughly
rinse the pig’s tail (or ham hocks) in cold water. Combine in a large
heavy sauce- pan with the beef, dried kidney beans (if using canned
beans don’t add at this time), and the water. Cover and cook over
medium heat for about 1 hour, until the meat and beans are tender.
Add the potatoes, coconut milk, and any other peeled root vegetables
or dumplings along with the onion, scallions, thyme and hot pepper.
(If using canned beans, add at this time.) Add salt to taste. Stir
the soup and allow to simmer for 1 hour. Remove the whole hot pepper
and thyme sprig before serving. Serve hot. This is even better served
the second day.

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