POLENTA WITH BEEF AND SAUSAGE STEW

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meats Italian
Alcohol

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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-JUDI M. PHELPS (G.PHELPS1)
1 3/4 lb Lean beef
3/4 lb Italian sweet sausage
2 Garlic cloves — mashed
10 Parsley sprigs — leaves only
1/2 lb Fresh mushrooms
3 tb Olive oil
1/4 c Butter
2 oz Salt pork — diced
1/2 lb Onions — peeled and diced
1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper
1 Bay leaf — crumbled
1/2 c Dry white wine
2 tb Celery — minced
2 tb Carrot — minced
1 lg Fresh tomato or
1/2 c Canned plum tomatoes — chop
-fine
1/2 c — hot water
pn Freshly grated nutmeg
Salt — optional
Polenta — freshly cooked (see
-separate recipe)

Cut the beef into 1/2-inch cubes. Remove casing from the sausage and
cut the meat into 1-inch pieces.
Chop garlic and parsley together until almost pureed.
Cut the mushrooms into thin slices; or use 1/2 oz dried mushrooms and soak
them in 1/2 cup lukewarm water for 15 minutes. Drain, saving the water, and
chop the mushrooms.
Combine olive oil, butter, and salt pork in a saucepan; heat. Add onions
and saute slowly until medium brown. Add beef and sausage and brown for 10
minutes. Add garlic and parsley, black pepper and bay leaf. Stir and cook
for 10 minutes. Add wine, stir, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Add
celery, carrot, tomatoes and mushrooms. Stir and cook for 10 minutes
longer. Add hot water and water from dried mushrooms if any. Stir, cover,
and simmer for 40 minutes.
Grate a little nutmeg over the top and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes
longer. Test beef for doneness; taste for salt and add if necessary, but
salt pork may have added enough.
Divide the hot polenta among 4 to 6 warm plates.
Serve the stew and gravy over polenta. Enjoy a bottle of Valpolicella
with it.
Source: Leone’s Italian Cookbook.

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Gorgonzola Cream Sauce

Recipe By : Jonathan D. Wood (11/95)
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese Pasta
Sauces Marinades Mc

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 cups milk
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter — melted
3 tablespoons gorgonzola cheese — cru

Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour and mix ’til smooth. Add milk, stirring
until thickened. Then add cheese, stirring until melted and sauce is smooth.

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NOTES : Serve over pasta, Gorgonzola Walnut Ravioli

Split Pea Soup -1

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pulses And Grains Soups
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Lb. Split Green Peas — (2 1/4 cup)
1 Cup Chopped Onions — (to 1 1/2 cups)
1 Cup Celery — diced
1 Cup Potatoes — diced
1 Carrots — shredded (1 to 2)
1/8 Teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 Clove Garlic — minced -or-
1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Celery Seed

Start early (at least 4-5 hours) so it can cook all day. In a large
soup kettle, cover peas with 2 quarts cold water. Simmer for 2
minutes. Remove from heat and let stand. Add all other
ingredients. Leave soup to simmer on low heat, don’t boil, for
3-4 hours Stir occassionally. When peas are tender, run 1/3 to
1/2 of soup through blender. Leave other part of soup as it is.
Mix blended soup and unblended soup together. Taste. You may
want to adjust the seasonings at this time. Brandon added some
italian spices and salt and pepper.

(Revised from Extension Homemakers of Sedgwick County
cookbook-Jane Cadwell)

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Title: PISTACHIO CREAM DESSERT PIZZA
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 1 servings

Dessert Pizza Shells
2 c Milk
1/2 c Ground pistachios
4 Egg yolks
1/3 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Fresh fruit for garnish

Combine the milk and the ground pistachios and heat to boiling. Let
stand for 30 minutes. Strain through a chinoise or cheesecloth.

Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until light and pale
yellow. Add the pistachio milk. Transfer to a saucepan and cook over
low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a
spoon. Cool slightly and add vanilla. Refrigerate until well chilled.

Spread pistachio cream over a baked pizza shell. Garnish with fresh
fruit such as strawberries, slices of fresh pears or blueberries.

Source: Pat Bruno Jr., Pizza Today, June 1992.

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Breakfast hash purples:

Ingredients:

Purple potatoes
Green Onions (amount according to taste)
Garlic (amount according to taste)
Red peppers (amount according to taste)
Salt
Pepper
Cayenne pepper powder or paprika (depending on heat desired)

Soak the purple potatoes in a bowl of water for about a half an hour. This
makes it very easy to scrub the skins, eliminating the need to peel them
and lose those nutrients. After scrubbing, pat them dry and cut them into
approximately 3/4″ cubes. Be careful where you cut them, as they can stain
(purple potato juice!). Put them in a mixing bowl.
Wash, trim, and slice the green onions. Add to potatoes.
Finely chop the garlic and add to potatoes.
Wash and cut up the red peppers to taste. I like fairly large hunks of sweet
red pepper.
Add salt, pepper, and pepper powder to taste.
Spray a little bit of pam or other cooking spray in a non-stick roasting pan.
Bake in a 400-degree oven for approximately 1/2 hour. This time will vary with
the size and amount of the potato pieces. Stir occasionally while baking.
I have found that ensuring that they lie in a single layer works the best and
yields a crispy, not soggy, crust on the potatoes.

Sorry about the approximate amounts. I make this different every time. We
find that the combination of purple, green, red, and white makes a dish
that is a visual delight. It’s also a low fat replacement for those
greasy breakfast hash browns.

Title: Cajun Catfish Remoulade
Categories: Fish, Main dish, Cajun
Yield: 8 Servings

1.00 c Nonfat Mayonnaise
0.33 c Creole Mustard
0.33 c Fresh Horseradish
1.00 tb Lemon Juice
1.00 tb Worcestershire Sauce
4.00 dr Tabasco
1.00 tb Onion; grated
8.00 Catfish Fillets
1.00 qt Water
2.00 ts Old Bay Seasoning
2.00 Bay Leaves
0.50 ts Cayenne Pepper
1.00 Head Butter Lettuce; torn
-into bite-sized pieces
2.00 Beefsteak Tomatoes; cut into
-wedges
Parsley

Mix first seven ingredients in a glass jar; cover and refrigerate
overnight. Cut catfish fillets into bite-sized pieces. Bring water,
Old Bay Seasoning, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper to a gentle simmer
and add catfish fillets. Cook until the meat flakes, about 10
minutes. Remove from heat, cover and let the fish cool in the cooking
liquid. Refrigerate until serving time. To serve, drain the catfish
fillets and place them on a lettuce-lined platter. Place the
remoulade sauce in a bowl and nestle it in the center of the serving
platter and serve. Garnish with tomato wedges and parsley.

Source: Medford Mail Tribune, 10 January 1995 TYped by Katherine Smith
Kook-Net: The Shadow Zone IV – Stinson Beach, CA

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BIG WHITE SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Desserts
Fixed

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg — grated
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups unbleached flour
2 egg
sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Seedless raisins In a measuring cup, mix the buttermilk and baking
soda; set aside. In a large mixer bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and
eggs; mix well. Add the buttermilk-soda mixture and blend. Then add
the salt, nutmeg, vanilla, and baking powder and mix again. Blend in
the flour (the batter will be very runny). Cover and refrigerate
overnight. The next day, preheat oven to 400 F. For the very best
results, use ungreased non-stick baking sheets. Dark or shiny sheets
conduct the heat differently, and the cookie will have crisp brown
edges, which are just what you don’t want. Use 1 heaping tablespoon of
batter per cookie, and place them on the sheets. Liberally sprinkle
more sugar on top of each cookie and dot with 3 raisins. Keep batter
refrigerated between bakings. Bake for just 5 minutes. The cookies
should be just barely done–still almost white. If they are golden,
you have left them in too long. Remove from oven, and allow the
cookies to remain on the cookie sheet for 3 more minutes to continue
baking. Carefully remove cookies with a metal spatula to a wax
paper-covered rack to cool. The cookies keep well in tightly covered
containers or can be frozen. In either case, each cookie should be
wrapped individually or between layers of wax paper. They are so
tender, so moist, so cakelike that they cling together if this is not
done.

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Scalloped Potato and Tuna Casserole

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables Casseroles
Fish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 Cups Potatoes — Pared slice thin
3 Tablespoons Butter
1/4 Cup Flour
2 Tablespoons Mustard — prepared
2 Cups Milk
1 Teaspoon Salt — to taste
1/8 Teaspoon Pepper — to taste
1 Can Tuna — 7oz Use 2 cans for a
dish
1 Cup Onions — peel and slice thin

Cook potatoes in boiling salted water 10 minutes,;Drain. Meanwhile melt
butter in top of a double boiler over direct heat. Stir in flour, then
mustard. Add milk, salt and pepper to taste, and stir over boiling water
until smooth and thickened. Arrange the sliced potatoes,tuna and onions in
alternate layers in a greased 2 quart casserole. Pour sauce over all, and
BAKE in a moderate oven 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Makes 6 Servings. You
can also use a 2nd can of tuna to make a richer dish. OR you can substitue
a can of Salmon in stead of the Tuna.

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CANNING HOT PEPPERS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables Hot

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 c Hot peppers, any kind
Olive oil, extra virgin
1 Garlic clove, chopped (opt)
6 Drops lemon juice (opt)

Hot tomales!!! Turn them into hot pimentos. Split and
remove seeds and veins and stems, Saute’ with garlic
in extra virgin olive oil until tenter but not brown,
pack still hot peppers tightly into jar leaving 1/2
inch headroom. Meanwhile heat 1 cup E V olive oil in
sauce pan to 300 degrees, using a pointed knife pierce
a hole down the center of the peppers to the bottom of
the jar, pour the hot oil into this hole a little at a
time to avoid boil over, fill the jar to 1/4 inch from
the top slowly. Wipe the jar top and sides with a
paper towel and apply the cap tightly.
No further processing is needed. The jarred product is
shelf stable (check for the requisite depressed lid).
Be sure to sterilize the lid at the very least, the
hot oil will sterilize the jar and peppers.

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