EASY BORSCHT SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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15 oz Beets red,cooked,cubed
2 tb Butter
1 lg Onion,finely chopped
6 oz Cabbage,cut fine in strips
2 tb Wine Vinegar, red
2 Tomatoes,peeled,cubed
1 t Sugar
4 Parsley twigs,tied together
1 Bay Leaf
1 1/8 qt Vegetable broth
Salt
Pepper
1/2 c Sour Cream
1 bn Dill, chopped

1. Saute the onion in the butter;add the beets and the
cabbage and saute. 2. Add the rest of the ingridients,
cover and simmer until all is soft;
stir often. 3. Taste again and seson, if needed;
remove parsley and bayleaf. 4. Put soup in plates or
mugs and add i dollop of sour cream in the middle
and sprinkle with dill. Serve hot. Translated by
Brigitte Sealing
Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-785-8098

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Easy Layered Buckeyes

Recipe By : Home Cooking Magazine- Sept. 1998
Serving Size : 20 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 cup butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 package (16 oz.) powdered sugar
1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

Melt butter. Add peanut butter. Stir. Remove from heat. Add powdered sugar
a little at a time, stirring in until smooth. Press into 8 x 8 inch pan. Melt
chocolate chips in microwave oven on high, stirring after 1 minute and checkin
g every 30 seconds thereafter. Stir well and spread on top of peanut butter mi
xture. Let stand to cool or chill. Cut into squares. Makes 20.

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NOTES : Cut before chocolate is set or it will be very difficult to remove from
pan.

Title: Ginger Vinaigrette
Categories: Marinades, Oriental, Sauces, Salads, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

1/4 c Crystallized ginger, chopped
4 tb Rice wine vinegar
2 tb Soy sauce
1 ts Sesame oil
2 tb Honey or maple syrup
1 tb Dijon mustard
1/2 c Olive oil
1/2 Lemon, juice of
Hot red peppers, diced

The author writes: “Particularly good with baby Pac Choi and other
oriental greens. For a main course, marinate cooked shrimp in this
dressing before adding greens.”

In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients. Heat and simmer for 3
minutes. Pour over greens while still hot.

Recipe developed by Ellen Ogden. In “The Cook’s Garden” catalog,
Vol. 9, No. 1. Spring 1992. Pg. 14. Posted by Cathy Harned.

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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 93 10:19:01 EDT
From: EPATRICK@PEARL.TUFTS.EDU

From the August issue of Gourmet magazine.

Once steeped, this vinegar is supposed to “keep for several months.
(Garnishes and other solids left in the jar, however, may discolor or
break down.)”

Tarragon Green-Peppercorn Vinegar

1 cup packed fresh tarragon leaves plus sprigs for garnish,
rinsed and spun dry
1 T. freeze-dried green peppercorns, cracked coarse, plus whole
peppercorns for garnish
2 cups white-wine vinegar
Put the tarragon leaves in a very clean 1 qt glass jar and
bruise them with a wooden spoon. Add the cracked peppercorns and
the vinegar and let the mixture steep, covered with the lid, in a
cool dark place for at 4 days to 2 weeks. Strain the vinegar
through a find sieve into a glass pitcher, discarding the solids,
and pour it into 2 very clean 1/2 pint glass jars. Add the
tarragon sprigs and the whole peppercorns and seal the jars with
the lids.

Crock-Pot Minestrone Soup

Recipe By : Rival Crock-Pot Book
Serving Size : 7 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beans Crockpot
Soups Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Med Onion — chopped
2 Med Carrots — thinly sliced
2 Stalks Celery — 1/2″ dice>>>
1 Med Red Bell Pepper — seed, 1/2″ dice
1 Med Zucchini — sliced 1/4″ thick
2 Cl Garlic — minced
2 Cans Vegetable Broth — 14 1/2 oz can
1 Can Tomatoes — crushed, 28 oz. can
2 Cans Kidney Beans — drained 15 1/2 oz.
2 Tsp Marjoram — dried
1/4 Tsp Black Pepper — ground coarsley
1 1/2 C Rice — cooked

Add all ingredients except the rice to Crock-Pot. Cover; cook on Low 8 to 10
hours [High: 4 to 5 hours]. Add the cooked rice and stir to combine. Serves 6
to 8.

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Banana On A Stick

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Kids Stuff Snacks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 banana
2 craft sticks
vanilla yogurt
cookie crumbs or graham cracker crumbs — crushed

Break the banana in half.

Push a craft stick into the flat end of each banana half.

Spread the banana halves with yogurt. Then roll them in crumbs.

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Title: Bean Tortilla Casserole
Categories: Vegetables Tortillas Main dish Mexican Poultry
Servings: 10

4 c Water; *
1 lb Pinto Beans; Dried, *
1/2 c Onion; Finely Chopped, 1 Med
2 ea Cloves Garlic
1 x Chiles; **
1 1/2 t Chicken Bouillon; Instant
1/8 t Cumin; Ground
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
2 1/2 c Cooked Chicken; Diced
12 ea Flour Tortillas; ***
1 1/2 c Dairy Sour Cream
1 1/2 c Montery Jack Cheese;Shredded
1/4 c Green Onions w/Tops; Sliced

* Four 15 oz cans of pinto beans may be substituted for the water and
** You should use 1/3 to 1/2 cup of canned chipotle chiles in adabo
*** Tortillas should be 8-inches in diameter and be warmed.
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Mix water, beans, chopped onion and garlic in 4-quart Dutch oven. Heat to
boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until beans are tender, about 3
hours adding water if necessary. Place half the beans, 1/2 cup of bean
liquid, the chipotle chiles, bouillon (dry), and cumin in food processor
workbowl fitted with steel blade or in blender container. Cover and
process until smooth; pour into large bowl. Place remaining beans with
just enough liquid to cover in workbowl. Cover and process until smooth;
add to bean mixture in bowl. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet until hot; stir
in bean mixture. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, until mixture is
consistency of cake batter. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spoon scan 1/4
cup chicken onto half of each tortilla; fold tortillas into halves.
Arrange in greased 3-quart round shallow casserole or rectangular baking
dish 13 X 9 X 2-inches; spoon bean mixture over tortillas. Top with sour
cream, cheese and green onions. Bake uncovered until hot and bubbly, 15
to 20 minutes.

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Beef Stew w/Sun-Dried Tomatoes

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (not oil packed)
1 1/2 pounds beef stew meat
1 1/2 pounds new potatoes (about 12) — cut in half
12 pearl onions, cut in half if large
(or 1 med. onion cut into 8 wedges)
1 8 oz. pkg. baby cut carrots
2 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons flour

Rehydrate tomatoes as directed on package; drain and coarsely chop. Mix all
ingredients, except 1/4 cup water and the flour, in a crockpot. Cover and
cook on low heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or until vegetables and beef are
tender. Mix water and flour; gradually stir into beef mixture. Cover and
cook on high setting for 10 to 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Remove bay leaf.

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Title: ORIENTAL MEATBALLS
Categories: Chinese, Pork
Yield: 6 servings

1/2 c Uncooked short grain rice
3/4 lb Lean ground pork
2 Water chestnuts
3 ts Dried shrimp, soaked/minced
1 Stalk green onion, minced
1/2 ts Minced ginger
2 tb Chopped carrot
2 ts Soya sauce
4 ts Cornstarch
1 Egg white
3/4 ts Sugar
3/4 ts Salt
Pinch white pepper

Soak rice in warm water for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Drain
well and set aside. Mix pork with the remaining
ingredients in a bowl. Form into 14 meat balls: take
a fistful of the mixture and squeeze out a meatball
between your thumb and index finger. Use a wet soup
spoon to remove meatballs from your fist. Roll the
meatballs in the soaked rice until evenly coated.
Gently press rice into meatballs. Steam over high
heat for 25-30 minutes. Add more water to the steamer
if necessary. Serve with soya sauce, if desired.

Pearls can be kept in the refrigerator and resteamed.

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Title: Neiman Marcus $250 Cookie
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 30 servings

2 c Butter or margarine 2 c Granulated sugar
2 c Brown sugar 4 ea Eggs
2 ts Vanilla 4 c Flour
3 c Ground oatmeal (fine powder) 1 ts Salt
2 ts Baking powder 2 ts Baking soda
24 oz Chocolate chips 1 ea 8 oz hershey bar, grated
3 c Chopped nuts

Cream butter with white and brown sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Blend
together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add
chocolate chips, candy and nuts. Roll into balls and place 2 inches apart
on cookie sheet. Bake for 6 minutes in 375 degree oven. Recipe can be
halved. Makes 100-150 cookies. Note: Supposedly, Neiman Marcus charges
$250 for this recipe. However,
let it be known that’s not the case.

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