BENNIGAN’S ONION SOUP

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Vegetables
Meats

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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WALDINE VAN GEFFEN
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1/2 lb Firm white onions — sliced
1/4 c Butter
2 tb Corn oil
3 tb Flour
1 qt Chicken broth
1 qt Beef broth
8 sl French bread
Swiss cheese — shredded
Parmesan — grated

Saute onions in butter and oil until onions are
transparent, but not well browned. When tender, turn
heat to lowest point and sprinkle with flour, stirring
vigorously. Pour intoDutch oven and stir in broths.
Heat thoroughly and divide among 8 oven-proof bowls.
Float a slice of bread atop each serving. Mix equal
parts of cheese to smooth paste and spread over bread.
Place all bowls on oven rack 4″ from broiler heat and
broil until cheese melts. Serve at once. Leftover soup
freezes well up to 6 months. Source: Gloria Pitzer

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Title: SPINACH SALAD WITH MOROCCAN LEMON
Categories: Foreign, Vegetables, Fruits
Yield: 4 servings

2 lb Spinach
1 1/2 c Finely chopped parsley
1 c Coarsely chopped cilantro
1 c Chopped celery leaves
3 Garlic cloves,minced/pressed
1/2 ts Paprika
1/4 ts Chili powder
1 tb Olive oil
2 Moroccan lemon quarters*
2 tb Lemon juice
6 Cherry tomatoes,stemmed,half

* – finely chopped
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Trim off spinach roots and remove bruised and yellowed leaves;
discard. Rinse spinach well, drain, and coarsely chop.
In a 5-6 quart pan, combine spinach, parsley, cilantro, and celery
leaves. Stir over high heat just until greens are wilted, 3-5
minutes. Pour vegetables into a colander set over a bowl. Press
spinach mixture to remove liquid; place vegetables in a serving bowl.
(If made ahead, cover and chill up to a day.)
Return drained spinach liquid to pan; add garlic, paprika, and chili
powder. Boil, uncovered, over high heat until reduced to about 1/4
cup, 3-5 minutes. Add oil, preserved lemon, and lemon juice. (If made
ahead, cover and chill up to a day.)
Top greens with tomatoes and pour dressing over the vegetables.

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Lemon Rice Pudding

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Serving Size : 7 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Puddings Rice
Vegetables Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c Water
1/2 c Long-grain rice — uncooked
1/3 c Raisins
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1 pk 1 oz instant sugar-free vani
2 ts Lemon peel — grated

Recipe by: DEC/JAN 1996 In a saucepan, bring water, rice,
raisins
and nutmeg to a boil. Reduce heat is absorbed. Cool Prepare pudding mix
according to
pkg directions. Stir in

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No-Bake Marshmallow-Chip Clusters

Recipe By : Family Circle, Sept 15/98
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Squares No-Bake/Cook

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 tbsp unsalted butter
4 1/4 cups mini marshmallows — divided
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups broken-up pretzels — preferably unsalted
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. In saucepan, melt butter. Stir in 3-1/4 cups marshmallows until melted. O
ff heat, add vanilla.

2. In large bowl, mix together peanuts, raisins and pretzels. Add marshmallow
mixture and stir to coat. Let cool slightly and add remaining marshmallows an
d chocolate chips.

3. Spray hands with cooking spray and roll mixture into haystacks or ball-shap
es and place on waxed paper lined baking sheets. Chill until set.

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NOTES : Make sure to use unsalted pretzels! Salt bits on regular ones are not
really pleasant in this cookie. These are very ooey and gooey and would be gre
at for kids.

CALDO GALLEGO

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Medium sized white beans
2 1/2 qt Water
1/2 lb Salt pork,cubed
1 ea Meaty ham bone or smoked
-pork hock
6 sm White potatoes, peeled and
-diced
1 bn Collards, mustard greens or
-spinach
4 ea Spanish sausages [chorizos]
Salt if needed
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1 ea Rinse beans, cover with 6
-cups of water in a large
Kettle, soak overnight.
2 ea When ready to cook , add
-additional 1 quart water
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the salt pork and ham bone
3 ea Bring to a boil. Cover,
-reduce heat and simmer

about 2 1/2 hours or until beans are tender. 4. Add
potatoes and collards or mustard greens [If using
spinach add later with the chorizos]. Simmer 20
minutes. 5. Cut chorizos in 1-inch pieces. Add to
beans and cook 10 min longer. Taste and add salt if
necessary [ I doubt it]. If too salty, add additional
water. 6. Remove ham bone. Cut off meat and return
meat to stew. Serve in soup bowls. Caldo Gallego

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Smoked Sausage and Lentil Gumbo

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups/Stews

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3/4 pound smoked sausage
1/3 cup oil
1/3 cup flour
4 stalks celery — chopped fine
3 cloves garlic — minced
2 onions — diced
2 large carrots — chopped fine
2 quarts chicken broth
1 3/4 cups dried lentils
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. In a 5 to 7 quart pan, over medium heat, cook sausage, stirring, until
brown. Spoon from pan; reserve. Add oil to drippings in pan to make 1/3 cup
fat. Add flour; stir until mixture is red brown, about 10 minutes.

2. Add celery, garlic, onion, and carrots; cook, stirring, until vegetables
begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved sausage, chicken broth,
lentils, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and cayenne. Bring to boiling over
high heat; reduce to simmer, cover and cook until lentils are soft when
pressed, about 40 minutes.

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Title: Cheddar Apple Dandy
Categories: Cheese Desserts Fruits
Servings: 6

6 c Apples; *
1/4 c Sugar
2 tb Unbleached Flour
1 1/2 c Cheddar; Sharp, Shredded
3/4 c Unbleached Flour
1/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter

* Use tart cooking apples such as Macs or Granny Smith;s. Core, pare,
and thinly slice the apples.
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Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Combine the apples, sugar, flour and 1
cup of cheese. Place in a greased 8-inch square baking pan. Combine the
flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the butter until the mixture
resembles coarse crumbs then sprinkle over the apple mixture. Bake in the
preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with
the remaining cheese. Return to the oven until the cheese melts. Serve
warm with hard sauce or ice cream.

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Date: Sun, 12 Feb 95 17:45:41 PST
From: artemis@netcom.com (Michelle Dick)

The book is _Fat Free, Flavor Full: Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Guide to Losing
Weight Living Longer_ by Gabe Mirkin and Diana Rich. (1995, ISBN:
0-316-57440-6).

SPICY CHICK PEAS AND SPINACH

1 large onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
6 carrots, sliced thin
1 cup bouillon
1/2 teaspoon harissa
1 lb chick peas, cooked or 3 cans, drained
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 lb fresh spinach, rinsed and torn in pieces
Cooked brown rice or couscous

Bring the onion, garlic, carrots, bouillon and harissa to a boil in a
large pot and simmer until the vegetables are softened, about 20
minutes. Add the chick peas, cilantro and spinach and simmer until
the spinach is wilted. Serve over brown rice or couscous. Each diner
can stir in a little more harissa to suit his or her own taste.

4 to 6 servings.

Title: MARGO KNUDSON’S CHILI
Categories: Chili, Wp
Servings: 6

2 Medium onions, chopped
6 Cloves garlic, approximately
2 tb Kidney suet or lard
(caudal fat???)
2 oz Gebhardt’s Chili Powder
1/2 oz Regular dark chili powder
3 lb Prime beef, cubed or
Coarsely ground
White pepper to taste
1 c Beef broth
3 oz Bulk pork sausage
1 Medium green chili pepper,
Minced
1/2 ts Hot New Mexico chili powder
1/2 oz Cumin
1/2 ts Coriander (optional)
6 oz Tomato sauce
1/2 c Oregano tea (1 T. oregano
Steeped in hot water 30 min.
1/2 oz Salt
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper (if needed)
Dash Tabasco Sauce

Winner, 1987 World Championship

Saute onions and minced garlic in suet about 3 minutes. Add
Gebhardt’s and regular chili powder. Mix well.

Brown beef in another pan, a pound at a time, adding white pepper
while browning. Add meat to onions and spices, using a little broth
to keep from sticking.

Saute sausage and green chili pepper together 2 minutes. Add to the
pot along with meat and onions. Cook 15 minutes.

Add New Mexico chili powder, cumin, coriander, tomato sauce and
remaining broth. Mix well and cook for 30 minutes.

Add oregano tea (strained). Cover and cook over low heat about 2
hours or until meat is tender, stirring occasionally.

During the last 20 or 30 minutes add salt, cayenne pepper and
Tabasco, if needed.

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PIATTI OIL

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Mixes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 oz Extra virgin olive oil
Healthy dollop of fresh
1 oz Balsamic vinegar
Garlic — chopped
1 pn Salt Pepper
Fresh parsley — chopped
1 pn Red chili flakes

“Important: Piatti oil is not an exact science,
variations to taste are subject to whim.” Comments:
The following recipe is from a wel know restaurant in
the California Wine Country, PIATTI’S of Sonoma. Mix
ingredients and blend. It is served with Italian food,
and is for dipping into with good crusty bread.
Sharron Solomon

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