Title: APPLE BREAD PUDDING
Categories: Desserts, Low-fat
Yield: 12 servings

2 c Nonfat milk
3/4 c Maple syrup
1 tb Ground cinnamon
1 c Egg whites (6-8 eggs)
4 c Diced bread
2 c Apple, peeled, cored and
Diced
1 c Raisins

Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large bowl, combine the milk, maple syrup,
and cinnamon. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the
egg whites to the milk mixture and stir to combine thoroughly. Add the
bread and toss well. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes.
Fold in the diced apples and raisins and pour into a nonstick or lightly
oiled 8x12x2″ baking dish. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the top is
very brown and crisp. A knife inserted into the middle should come out
clean at this point. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Potty Jello etc

Recipe By : fairbanks@cobra.uni.edu.
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : New Text Import

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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Purchase the plastic bowl that fits in a child’s potty training chair (they
sell them at places like KMart). Wash the bowl and prepare lemon jello per
package directions. Float miniature O-Henry bars in it, refrigerate, and
serve. Get the picture?

Next fun recipe. Have you ever seen a recipe for Aquarium Jello? You take
blue jello, make it in a clean glass aquarium bowl. Float gummy fish and
plastic people for swimmers and plastic plants and stuff. Well, what we’d
do for a Halloween party would be to make a Toxic Aquarium. Mix orange and
blue jello to get a sickly shade of green. Lifesavers make old tires and you
can toss in other junky things for trash on the bottom of the sea. Something
barrel-shaped for that illegally dumped toxic waste. Float your fish
upsidedown on top, and add a plastic skeleton or two. Haven’t figured out
a good way to put something on the bottom to represent the sand, tho

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Title: Portabello Stir Fry (Narad)
Categories: Veg-cook, Sept.
Yield: 1 servings

2 Portabello Mushrooms
(cut up)
1 Carrot, sliced about 1/4″
Thick
1 md Zucchini, sliced about 1/4″
Thick
1/2 Head broccoli, cut into
Florets; stem is split and
Sliced 1/4″ thick
1 cn Sliced water chestnuts
1/2 lb Extra firm tofu, drained and
Cut into 1/2″ cubes
x Anything else that seems
Like a good idea at the
Time
1 T Mellow brown rice miso
Paste
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 t Fresh ginger, minced
1/8 t Chinese 5-spice mix
2 t Soy sauce
1 c Warm water
1 T Cornstarch, dissolved in a
Few tbs hot water
1 Splash of sake or white wine
Or dry sherry
1 To 2 tbs peanut oil

Dissolve the miso in the water. Dissolve the cornstarch in a small amount
of hot water and add to the miso, along with the soy sauce and 5-spice mix.
Set aside.

Heat the wok, then add the oil; heat for a minute and swirl around to coat
the wok. Add the garlic and ginger, stir around until the garlic starts to
brown. Add the mushrooms, toss for about 3 minutes until they start to
soften. Add the carrots, stir for about 2 minutes; then the broccoli,
another minute; then the water chestnuts, another minute; then the tofu.
Add a splash of sake, stir for another minute or two as the steam melds
everything, then pour on the sauce. Stir until it thickens (about 3
minutes), then serve with rice or noodles.

The portabellos have a chewey, firm body and a rather strong flavor, very
nice! I think next I’ll try some kind of dish mixing whole caps with
eggplant…I’ll let you know in a week or so!

as always, “eat! eat!”

From: narad@nudibranch.asd.sgi.com (Chuck Narad). rfvc Digest V94 Issue
#206, Sept. 24, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34,
TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.

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THAI EGG NOODLES AND PORK SOUP (BA MEE NAM)

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 c Bean sprouts
8 oz Egg noodles, fresh (Ba Mee)
6 md Garlic cloves
6 c Chicken stock
4 tb Ground pork
2 tb Dried shrimp
2 tb Fish sauce (Nam Pla)
3 ea Lettuce leaves
8 sl Pork, cooked, 1-1/2″ X 3″
2 ea Green onions, thinly sliced
1 tb Corriander leaves, chopped
1 t Granulated sugar
2 tb Peanuts, roasted crushed
1 tb Dried red chile flakes

Blanch the bean sprouts for a minute, then set them aside to drain. Boil
the noodles in plenty of water for five minutes, then drain them. Next,
cook the ground pork in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to
brown. Add chicken stock, dried shrimp and fish sauce, stir, and bring the
mixture to boil. Meanwhile, chop the garlic and fry it in a tablespoon of
vegetable oil until it is crisp. Place the blanched bean sprouts in the
bottom of a large serving bowl. Top with the cooked noodles. Pour the fried
garlic and its oil over top of the noodles. When the chicken stock mixture
boils, tear the lettuce leaves into strips, add them to the stock,
immediately remove the stock mixture from the stove, and pour it over the
noodles and bean sprouts. Garnish with pork slices, green onions and
corriander leaves. Sprinkle in the sugar, peanuts and chile flakes and
serve immediately.

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Title: Mediterranean Tomato Soup with Pasta
Categories: Soups, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Pasta, Arlene
Yield: 4 servings

5 tb Olive Oil
1 lg Onion, minced
2 1/2 lb Ripe tomatoes, cut in large
Dice
4 lg Garlic cloves, chopped
2 c Chicken stock or any broth
1 1/4 c Water
1 1/4 ts Dried leaf oregano crumbled
Salt and freshly ground
Pepper to taste
1 c Small pasta, such as thimble
Shaped ditali (salad
Macaroni)
2 tb Coarsely chopped fresh basil
Bowl of freshly grated
Parmesan cheese (for serving
If desired)

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low
heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally,
about 12 minutes or until soft but not brown. Add
tomatoes, garlic, stock, water, oregano, salt, and
pepper; bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat
45 minutes.

Puree soup in a food mill; or puree in a food
processor and strain, pressing so pulp goes through
strainer. (Soup can be kept, covered, 2 days in a
refrigerator.) Return soup to saucepan and reheat.
If soup appears thin, simmer uncovered 2-3 minutes to
thicken slightly.

Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil and add
salt. Just before serving add pasta and cook
uncovered over high heat, stirring occasionally, 5-8
minutes or until tender but firm to the bite. Drain
well. Add to soup.

Stir in 1 tablespoon basil. Taste and adjust
seasoning. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon
basil. Serve with parmesan cheese, if desired.

NOTE:
Made this only when you have very ripe tomatoes – they
are the soul of this soup while the ditali, or pasta
thimbles, give it body. The soup is relatively easy
to prepare because there is no need to peel or seed
the tomatoes. After cooking, they are pureed in
either a food mill or food processor. A garnish of
tomato slices nad basil sprigs looks very attractive.

This recipe came from a friends pasta cookbook. It is
great!!!

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STEVIE’S PORTUGUESE RICE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Turkey Grains
Low-cal

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 3/4 c — water
2 ts Olive oil
1/4 ts Salt
1 1/4 c Brown rice
2 lb Lean ground turkey
1 md Onion — chopped
2 Cloves garlic — finely
-chopped
2 28-oz cans peeled tomatoes
-chopped with juice
16 oz Can tomato sauce
1 t Hot red pepper sauce — or to
-taste
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/2 ts Black pepper

In a medium saucepan, bring cups water, the oil, and
salt to a boil over high heat. Add the brown rice,
reduce the heat to low, and simmer covered for about
50 minutes, until the rice is tender. Drain the rice
if necessary, and set aside.

Meanwhile in a large nonstick skillet, cook the ground
turkey, chopped onion, and garlic over medium heat for
about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the
turkey loses its pink color. Stir in the tomatoes and
their juice, tomato sauce, hot pepper sauce, oregano,
and black pepper.

Bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to low, and cook,
uncovered, for about 45 minutes. Stir in the cooked
brown rice, simmer an additional 5 minutes, and serve
immediately.

Per serving: Calories: 225, Protein: 25 g,
Carbohydrates: 28 g, Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 58 mg,
Sodium 700 mg, Fiber: 4 g, 8 percent calories from
fat. Source: The Healthy Firehouse Cookbook.

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Title: SIZZLING RICE SOUP (HOM)
Categories: Soups, Chinese
Yield: 6 servings

6 c Chicken broth
2 tb Shredded Smithfield ham
4 sm Cakes Chinese bean curd
-cubed, rinsed in cold water
6 lg Chinese black mushrooms
– soaked, squeezed dry
– and shredded
4 c Peanut oil for deep-frying

————————RICE CRUST————————
Rice
Oil, peanut

————————–GARNISH————————–
Chopped scallions
Sesame oil

BRING THE BROTH TO A SIMMER in a pot and add the ham,
bean curd and mushrooms. Let it simmer 5 minutes. Heat
the oil in a wok to very hot (about 380F). Test the
oil by dropping a small piece of Rice Crust into it.
It should float immediately. Slip the whole Rice Crust
into the oil. As it begins to puff up like popcorn,
break it up into large chunks with long chopsticks.
Turn it to brown on all sides (about 1 minute). Remove
the rice and drain it. At the table, add the rice to
the serving bowl of soup. It will sizzle as the steam
rises and provide quite a show. Add the scallions and
sesame oil just before serving. (The oil used for
deep-frying can be cooled, strained through a fine
sieve and stored in a jar for future use.)

FOR RICE CRUST: Prepare rice as you normally would,
but cook it in a wide, heavy pot at least 15 minutes
after the rice is soft so that a crust forms on the
bottom of the pot. Spoon off the top layer of loose
rice and set aside for Fried Rice or freeze it for
future use. If left to stand overnight at room
temperature, the crust will be easier to remove from
the pot. To use the rice right away, keep the pot on
low heat and dribble peanut oil around the edge. Heat
for a few minutes, then loosen the crust with a
spatula. It should come out in one whole piece. Invert
the crust onto a plate. It can now be frozen for
future use or used while still hot.

KEN HOM – PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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PUMPKIN BROWNINES/ICE CREAM/CARAMEL SAUCE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Brownies Ice Cream
Halloween

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 c Unsalted butter — room temp
1 c Brown sugar, packed
1 lg Egg
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c All-purpose flour
1 t Baking powder
3/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground ginger
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Canned solid pack pumpkin
1/2 c Coarsely chopped pecans
**************
1/4 c Cream cheese — room temp
2 tb Sugar
1 Egg yolk
2 ts Whipping cream
Vanilla ice cream
(or frozen yogurt)
Caramel sauce — warmed
(purchased or home-made)

These untraditional brownies don’t contain
chocolate, but they sure taste great. Dense, moist
and cakelike, they have a pumpkin flavor perfect for
Halloween. Makes 10 .
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour 8-inch
square glass baking dish. Using electric mixer, beat
butter in large bowl until light. Gradually add bron
sugar and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes.
Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat to blend.
Add flour, baking powder, spices and salt and beat
until well mixed. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in nuts.
Spread batter in prepared pan (batter will be thick).
Mix cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons sugar, egg yolk, cream
and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in bowl to blend.
Drop cream cheese mixture by heaping Tablespoons atop
batter. Using small knife, gently swirl cream cheese
mixture into batter, creating marbled pattern.
Bake until tester inserted into center comes out
clean and top is firm, about 35 minutes. (Can be made
1 day ahead.
Cool. Cover with foil and let stand at room
temperature.
Reheat covered in 350F oven for 15 minutes before
serving. Cut warm brownies into squares. Arrange on
plates. Top with scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with
caramel sauce.
Source: Bon Appetit-October

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RED LOBSTER’S CHEESY GARLIC ROLLS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads Garlic

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 1/2 lb Baking mix (RL uses a
-specially made product, but
-Bisquick buttermilk baking
-mix is a decent substitute)
6 oz Grated mild cheddar cheese
21 oz Cold water

Mix together above ingredients (by hand, an electric
mixer will NOT work) until JUST combined –do not
overmix. Scoop with a 1 1/2 ounce scoop onto 2
parchment-lined baking sheets (20 per sheet), and bake
in a 450 convection oven for 4-5 minutes. Rotate the
sheets, and bake another 4-5 minutes. (Note, a
commercial convection oven cooks about 25 percent
faster than a home oven — for the same results,
increase the baking time somewhat, but be careful not
to overbrown the rolls, they should be a light golden
brown). Remove rolls from the oven, and brush with
garlic butter mixture (again, RL uses a proprietary
product, but you can make a decent imitation by adding
garlic powder, NOT salt) to taste, plus some
dehydrated parsley flakes to liquid margarine. Do not
add too much butter to the rolls, or the garlic flavor
will overpower the cheese. For variations, increase
the cheese to 8 oz. (better, and the way the Lobster
used to do it), or substitute about 5 oz. shredded
Parmesan (NOT the dried stuff that comes in a can) for
the cheddar. The Parmesan variation is excellent.
IMHO, better than the original. As a breakfast bread
(or snack for the cook), you may also add 4-5 slices
of crisp cooked bacon to this. In this case, brush
with regular liquid margarine instead of garlic butter.

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Chocolate Dream Drops

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 60 Preparation Time :0:15
Categories : Chocolate Drop

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup crisco
3 ounces cream cheese
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate — melted and
cooled
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts — chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together margarine, crisco, cream cheese and sugar. Add
egg, vanilla and milk. Stir in chocolate and dry ingredients. Stir in
nuts. Drop by spoonfuls on cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.

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