Cookie Icing

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:10
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 c butter — softened
1 lb powdered sugar — sifted
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
food coloring

Beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add salt and vanilla. Beat, divide and
color. If icing becomes too stiff, add a few drops of water. Icing can be
kept for several days in refrigerator in a sealed container. Allow to reach
room temp before using.

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Per serving: 3374 Calories; 182g Fat (47% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 452g
Carbohydrate; 490mg Cholesterol; 2122mg Sodium

NOTES : Consistency is between the decorator and royal icings.

Grilled Chicken Tostadas

Recipe By : Del Monte
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:15
Categories : Not Sent

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 14.5oz can diced tomatoes w/ garlic and onion
1 15oz can pinto beans — drained
2 tsp minced jalapeno — optional
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 c cubed grilled chicken or turkey
4 flour tortillas
1/2 c sharp cheddar cheese — shredded

Combine tomatoes, beans, jalapeno and cumin in skillet. Add cooked
chicken. Heat 5 minutes or until thickened.

Arrange tortillas in a single layer on grill over medium coals. Srpead
about 3/4 cup chicken mixture over each tortilla. Top with cheese.
Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cook about 3 minutes or until bottom
of tortilla browns and cheese melts. Serve with salsa and garnish with
shredded lettuce and diced avacado if desired.

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Title: WEDDING CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 1 Servings

4 1/2 c Sifted cake flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Mace
1 lb Shortening
1 lb Brown sugar
10 Eggs, well beaten
1/2 lb Candied cherries,cut in half
1/2 lb Candied pineapple, diced
1 lb Dates, seeded and sliced
1 lb Raisins
1 lb Currants
1/2 lb Citron, thinly sliced
1/2 lb Candied orange and lemon
Peel, sliced
1/2 lb Nut meats, chopped
1 c Honey
1 c Molasses
1/2 c Cider

Sift flour, baking powder and spices together 3 times. Cream
shortening
and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, fruit, nuts, honey, molasses and
cider.
Add flour in small amounts, mixing well after each addition. Turn into
cake pans which have been greased, lined with heavy paper and again
greased. Bake in a 250 degree oven. For large loaves, bake in 8x4x3
inch
pans about 4 hours. For small loaves, bake in 6x3x2 1/2 inch pans
about 2
1/2 to 3 hours. For 8 1/2 inch tube pan, bake 4 to 5 hours. Test with
toothpick before removing from the oven. Makes 10 pounds of cake.
Spread
ornamental icing on top and sides of cake and decorate with simple
borders
and rosettes of icing. Randy Rigg The Pinnacle Club BBS 812-963-9139

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WHITE TURNIP SOUP (POTAGE AUX NAVETS BLANCS)

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tb Butter
8 sm Turnips (1 1/2lb), peeled,
-coarsely chopped
1 lg Onion, coarsely chopped
6 c To 8 cups boiling water
4 sl To 5 sl good-quality white
Bread, i.e, French, peasant
2 ts Salt, if desired
1/2 ts Freshly ground black pepper
4 Egg yolks
1 c Cream
1/2 c Parsley or chives, chopped

Melt butter in a medium kettle and add chopped turnips
and onions. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes
or until onions are translucent. Stir frequently.
Bring 6 to 8 cups water to the boil–the amount
depending on how much soup you wish to make, as well
as its desired strength. Pour the boiling water into
the turnip/onion mixture. Break the bread slices into
the kettle. Heat the soup to the boil; reduce heat and
simmer for aout 15 minutes or until turnips are tender
when pierced with a fork. Set the soup aside to cool.
Season with salt, if desired, and pepper. When the
soup has cooled sufficiently, four into a food
processor or blender or press through a sieve with a
wooden spoon. Note: At this point the soup can be
refrigerated for a day or two, or frozen for several
weeks. Later the egg, cream and garnish will be added.
Before serving, reheat the soup–but do not boil–and
add the egg yolks beaten with the cream. Stir
constantly until the mixture is blended and creamy.
Check seasoning. Serve in heated soup bowls and
garnish with parsley or chives.

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Title: Broccoli and Garlic Pasta
Categories: Vegetables, Pasta
Yield: 8 Servings

16 oz Linguine pasta
1 bn Broccoli, cut into florets
1 Garlic clove, minced
1 tb Olive oil
1 cn Reduced-sodium chicken broth
(13 1/4 oz.)
1 pt Cherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 ts Crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese

Prepare linguine according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in skillet over medium heat, cook broccoli
and garlic in hot oil 2 minutes. Add broth and
tomatoes; bring to a boil and cook 6 minutes or until
tender. Drain pasta and place in serving bowl; top
with broccoli mixture, red pepper flakes and cheese.
Toss well. Serve with Garlic bread and salad. Work
time: 5 min. Total: 10 min. Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: For Women First

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Title: MOCHA CREAM (MARGUERITE PATTEN)
Categories: Desserts
Yield: 4 servings

10 fl Milk
4 oz Plain chocolate
2 ts Instant coffee powder
3 Eggs – size 2
2 Egg yolks from size 2 eggs
2 dr Vanilla essence
10 fl Single cream
1 oz Sugar

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1 oz Plain chocolate or chocolate
-coffee beans
1 1/2 oz Blancbed tlaked almonds
1 oz Demerara sugar
5 fl Double cream

Warm the milk, then chop the chocolate into small pieces. Add to the
milk, with the coffee powder and heat until the chocolate has melted.

Beat the eggs and egg yolks with the vanilla and cream, add the
chocolate and coffee flavoured milk. Mix well, add the amount of
sugar required.

Strain into a 1.5 pint/900 ml souffle dish or fairly deep ovenproof
serving dish. Stand in a tin half filled with cold water.

Preheat the oven to 150oC/300oF, Gas Mark 2. Bake for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4
hours, or until just firm. Allow to cool.

Grate the chocolate, if using this. Sprinkle the nuts and sugar over
the pudding. Whip the cream and pipe or spoon on the dessert. Top
with the chocolate or chocolate coffee beans.

Freezing: This freezes for 2 months if made with cream, as in the
recipe.

Variation: Omit the cream in the dessert and use 10 fl extra milk.

Source: Marguerite Patten’s Marvellous Meals, Your Magazine, UK

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BIRNENSUPPE (PEAR SOUP)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups/Stews

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 tb Raisins
1 tb Dry sherry
2 sm Pears, cored, pared, and
-sliced
1 1/2 c Water
1 Inch cinnamon stick
1 d Crush aniseed
2 Teaspoons. granulated sugar
1/2 Teaspoons. lemon juice

In small bowl combine raisins and sherry; set aside.

In 1-quart saucepan combine pears, water, cinnamon
stick, and aniseed; bring to a boil and cook until
pears are very soft, about 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon
stick and let mixture cool. Transfer to blender
container and process until smooth; pour into bowl or
container and stir in raisin mixture, sugar, and lemon
juice. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Makes
2 servings.

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Title: FLOUR SOUP (TURKISH)
Categories: Soups
Yield: 1 servings

8 c Meat stock
6 tb Butter
3/4 c Flour
2 ts Salt
1/3 ts Paprika

1- Melt 4tbs of butter in a saucepan. Add the flour
and lightly brown it. Slowly add the meat stock,
stirring constantly, to have a smooth cream. Cover and
let simmer for 15 minutes. 2- Heat 2 tbs of butter.
Add paprika and pour over the soup.

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Title: GHANA JOLLOF RICE
Categories: Ethnic, Chicken
Yield: 8 servings

Coombes
2 c Water
1 3lb chicken — cut into 8
Pcs
2 16oz cans stewed tomatoes
2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Black pepper
3/4 c Cooked smoked ham — cubed
1 c Uncooked rice
1 lg Onion — sliced
3 c Cabbage — shredded
1/2 lb Fresh green beans —
Quartered
And stems removed OR
1 10oz pk frozen beans
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper

Pour water into a large pot. Add the chicken, tomatoes, salt, and
pepper. Cover; bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30
minutes. Stir in the ham, rice, onion, cabbage, green beans,
cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to
low. Cover and simmer until the chicken is fork-tender and the rice
is cooked, 25-30 minutes. TheAfrican-American Kitchen

Recipe By :

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Baked Apples

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Low Fat Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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8 Apples — cored
2 tablespoons Cinnamon
1 can Diet cream or root beer
Soda

Arange apples in baking dish, sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour soda over apples
and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serve warm, cold or partially frozen
(terrific!).

Recipe by: Diane Morrissey.
Converted to MM by Donna Webster Donna@webster.post.demon.co.uk

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