Clam Chowder — Maine Style

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Stews Fish Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 Pound Salt Pork — diced
1 1/2 Cups Onions — diced
3 Cups Potatoes — diced
1 Quart Water
2 Cups Clams
1 12 Oz. Can Evaporated Milk

Dice the onions and salt pork, then sauté slowly in an iron frying pan.
Empty into a chowder pan. Add a quart (more or less) of water and bring
it to a boil. Add the diced potatoes and bring back to a boil. Put the
clams through a meat grinder then add to the pot. Simmer until done. Add
salt and pepper. When done, add the evaporated milk. Turn off heat and
let set. Heat again just before serving. Serve with Crackers. (I made
this one with canned chopped clams and it was good!)

From: Charlotte Grunwald’s private collection of Authentic New England
Cooking

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Title: Albondigas
Categories: Pork/ham, Mexican, Ground beef, Beef
Yield: 4 servings

1/2 lb Ground pork 1 Clove garlic, diced
1/2 lb Ground beef 1/2 c Chili huerta
1 Egg 2 Yerba buena
1/2 c Brown rice, uncooked 1 Thick slice French bread
1 Onion, diced fine 1/2 ts Comino (cumin)
1/2 ts Tomio (thyme) 2 Carrots, sliced thin
8 c Water 1 c Peas, fresh or frozen
1 Tomato, chopped

Mix pork, beef, egg, rice, 1/2 of onion, and tomio together; make into
small balls. Bring water to boil and add balls; simmer at low boil for 1
hour. Add tomato, garlic, chili, and rest of chopped onion; let simmer 35
minutes. Add yerba buena and simmer 10 minutes. Soak french bread in small
amount of soup broth until very soft. Place in blender with comino; chop
together; add to soup. Next add carrots and peas; simmer until vegetables
are tender. Serve.

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Title: MONT BLANC (CREAM/CHESTNUT/MERINGUE)
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 10 servings

————————-MERINGUE————————-
4 Egg whites, room temp
1/8 ts Salt
1/8 ts Cream of tartar
1 c Less 1 tb sugar
3/4 ts Vanilla

———————-CHESTNUT PUREE———————-
3 lb Fresh chestnuts or one 1lb
-15 oz can chestnut puree
1 Vanilla bean (if using fresh
-chestnuts)
3/4 c Water
1/3 c Sugar

———————–CREAM FILLING———————–
1 1/2 c Whipping cream
1 tb (or 2) tb sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 Egg white, room temp
2 Squares semisweet chocolate
-grated

FOR MERINGUE:
Preheat oven to 250 deg F. Grease a baking sheet,
sprinkle with flour, and mark 1 9inch circle or 10 3.5
inch circles (this may require more than one baking
sheet) In large bowl, beat egg whites with salt until
foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks
form. Beat in 2 tb sugar until mixture holds long,
stiff peaks when beater is lifted. *Fold* in remaining
sugar and vanilla. Place in pastry bag fitted with
1/2-inch plain tube and pipe 1 large round or 10 small
ones onto prepared sheet. Bake 1 hour or until
meringue is firm to the touch. If meringue (s) brown
during baking, reduce heat. Transfer meringue (s) to
rack and let cool. FOR CHESTNUT PUREE:
Peel chestnuts using small, sharp knife and leaving
inner skin. Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Place chestnuts
in shallow heatproof dish and bake 10 to 15 minutes,
or until skin dries and peels off easily. Rub nuts in
rough cloth to remove skins. Place peeled nuts in
saucepan with vanilla bean and water to cover and
bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, cover and
simmer 25 to 30 minutes, or until very tender. Remove
vanilla bean (it may be washed and reused.) Drain
chestnuts, then put through food mill or sieve, or in
food processor, and puree.
Briefly boil together 3/4 c water and sugar to make
thin sugar syrup, then set aside to cool. When cool,
beat enough syrup into chestnut puree to make it thin
enough to pipe through pastry bag but still thick
enough to hold its shape. If using canned puree,
sweeten to taste, making sure it is thin enough to be
piped. Fit pastry bag with 1/8-inch plain tube and
fill with puree. Beat cream until stiff, then add
sugar to taste and vanilla. Beat egg white in separate
bowl until stiff peaks form, then fold into cream.
Place cream mixture into pastry bag fitted with star
tip. Arrange meringue (s) on serving platter and pipe
chestnut puree in bird’s nest shape around edge of
meringue. Pipe cream mixture in center, piling it
high. Sprinkle grated chocolate over whipped cream and
chill until serving time.

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Title: French Cream Pie
Categories: Desserts, Heirloom
Yield: 1 Servings

1 c White sugar
1 c Raisins
1 c Sour cream
1 ts Flour
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 Egg, beaten

Mix first five ingredients together, add beaten egg.
Cook in double boiler till thick, remove from stove.
Add 1 tsp. soda. Spread in a baked pie shell. Chill.
Cover with whipped cream. Source: Heritage Recipes ch.

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Buck-eye Balls

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Candy

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 16 oz. pkg. confectioner’s sugar
1 6 oz. pkg. semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoons solid vegetable shortening

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper. Mix peanut butter, vanilla, sugar and
butter with hands to form a smooth dough. Shape into 1″ balls. Refrigerate.
Melt chocolate and shortening together. When smooth pour into a small bowl.
Dip 3/4 of ball in chocolate. Return to refrigerator.

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KALAMARAKIA (GREEK SQUID)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Seafood Appetizers
Greek

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Squid, about 2″ long
1 Flour for coating
1 Salt
1/2 c Olive oil
1/4 c Sauterne wine
1 Lemon, juice of

Wash the squid thoroughly, and pull out the soft backbone and ink sack from
the head of each. Remove the black membrane from ove the whole squid. Coat
them with flour and sprinkle with salt. Heat the olive oil in a heavy
skillet and fry the squid until brown. Pour the wine over the squid, stir,
and turn off the heat. Add lemon juice and stir. Let the squid stand in
the sauce for ten minutes, then drain. Arrange on a hot serving dish.
Serve on small individual plates with forks.

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ITALIAN FILLING FOR YEAST PASTY DOUGH

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Pork
Ceideburg 2

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Italian sausage
2 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Pine nuts
1 Clove garlic, minced
1/2 lb Spinach, cooked, squeezed
-dry and chopped
1 c Ricotta cheese
1 Egg, beaten
Salt and freshly ground
-pepper
1 Egg beaten with 1
-tablespoon milk or water

Remove sausage from casings, crumble into skillet; saute over
medium-high heat until browned. Drain well and transfer to mixing
bowl.

Heat olive oil and saute pine nuts until golden. Add garlic and cook
briefly. Add to sausage along with spinach, ricotta and egg; mix
well. Season with salt and pepper.

Roll out dough, cut into 4-inch squares. Place 2 tablespoons filling
in center of dough, Fold over. Seal with tines of fork. Place on
lightly greased baking sheet. Let stand in warm place for 15
minutes. Brush with egg wash.

Bake in a 425F oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Serve at room temperature.

Makes about 24 buns.

From the San Francisco Chronicle, 8/10/88.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; November 11 1992.

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Title: Pepperoni Mushroom Pizza
Categories: Main dish
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/2 c Cooked rice
1 Egg; beaten
2 oz Shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 c -Tomato sauce, or up to…
3/4 c Tomato sauce
1/4 ts Basil leaves
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Ground oregano
1 tb Grated Parmesan cheese
1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
— divided
2 oz Pepperoni, thinly sliced
1/2 c Sliced mushrooms
1 tb Snipped fresh parsley

Microwave Oven Instructions:
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Combine rice, egg, and Cheddar cheese. Press into buttered microproof
12-inch pizza pan or 10-inch pie pan. Cook uncovered on MEDIUM (50% power)
2 minutes. Combine tomato sauce, basil, garlic powder, and oregano.
Spread over rice crust. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley. Cook
uncovered on MEDIUM 7 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes.

Conventional Oven Instructions:
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Combine rice, egg, and Cheddar cheese. Press into buttered 12-inch pizza
pan or 10-inch pie pan. Bake at 400 degrees 4 minutes. Combine tomato
sauce, basil, garlic powder, and oregano. Spread over rice crust.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Layer 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese,
pepperoni, and mushrooms. Top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
and parsley. Bake at 400 degrees 8 to 10 minutes.

Each serving provides:
* 312 calories
* 18.4 grams protein
* 17.9 grams fat
* 18.7 grams carbohydrate
* 848 milligrams sodium
* 110 milligrams cholesterol

Source: Cooking with Rice
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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New Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo,****

Recipe By : Paul Prudhomme’s Fork in the Road
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Paul Prudhomme Seafood

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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SEASONING MIX
2 teaspoons paprika
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 2/3 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/3 teaspoons salt
1 1/3 teaspoons onion powder
1 1/3 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
7/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 teaspoon white pepper
1/3 teaspoon cayenne

2/3 pound chicken breast halves without skin — diced into
1/2″ cube
2/3 pound shrimp — peeled deveined
1/2 quart mustard greens — chopped
1/2 quart onions — chopped
1 1/3 cups green bell pepper — chopped
1 1/3 cups celery — chopped
1/2 quart okra — sliced
2 bay leaves
2/3 cup apple juice
1/4 cup all-purpose flour — browned
1/2 quart chicken stock
1 1/3 cups fish stock
1/2 quart collard greens — chopped
1 quart cooked rice

Combine the seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl.
Sprinkle the diced chicken with 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix, and
sprinkle the shrimp with another 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix.
Preheat a heavy 5-quart pot over high heat to 350°,about 4 minutes.
Add 3 cups of the mustard greens, 2 cups of the onions, all of the bell
peppers and the celery, 1 cup of the okra, and the bay leaves. Cook,
stirring occasionally to check for sticking, about 8 minutes.
Add the apple juice and remaining seasoning mix, stir, and cook until
most of the liquid is absorbed, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the seasoned
chicken, cover the pot, and cook 2 minutes. Add the browned flour and stir
until it is completely absorbed and a paste forms. Cover and cook 1 minute.
Add both the stocks, stir well, cover, and bring to a boil, and cook 3
minutes. Add the collard greens, the remaining mustard greens, onions, and
okra, and mix thoroughly. Cover the pot and bring to a boil, about 5
minutes. Add the seasoned shrimp, stir, bring to a boil, and cook until
shrimp turn pink and plump, about 3 to 4 minutes. Serve over rice.

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NOTES : Verry good even though I couldn’t find okra. I also substituted
chicken sausage for the chicken.

Title: Reeses Peanut Butter Bars
Categories: Candies
Yield: 24 servings

-From the Kitchen of
-Lawrence Cindy Kellie
1 pk Graham crackers
-crushed
2 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Margarine
1 c Peanut butter
1 c Chocolate Chips
2/3 c Peanut butter

Melt margarine, peanut butter. Add crushed crackers and sugar. Press
into 9×13 pan.

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 2/3 cup peanut butter. Spread over
the top. Cool and munch

MMMMM