SIMPLE TOFU VEGETABLES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main dish Side dish
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 md Onions, cubed
1 md Green bell pepper, cubed
1/2 lb Mushrooms, halved
1 lb Cubed tofu
1/2 c Sunflower seeds
1 c Water
1 t Basil
1 t Sage

In hot oil, saute onions till limp. Add pepper, mushrooms, tofu, seeds
water herbs. Simmer till vegetables are limp. Serve over cooked rice.

“Vegetarian Times Cookbook”

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VANILLA BEAN FROZEN YOGURT

Recipe By : Net
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Frozen Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
12 ounces evaporated skim milk
1 egg — slightly beaten
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 vanilla beans
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups nonfat yogurt — stirred

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and corstarch.
Stir in milk, beaten egg and corn syrup. Cook, stirring,
over low heat until mixture thickens and coats a metal
spoon. Remove from heat; cool.
Slit the vanilla bean and scrape the seeds into the mix-
ture along with the vanilla extract and yogurt. Freeze in
ice cream freezer according to manufacturer’s instructions.
Makes 8 servings.

Per serving: Calories 153 Fat 1g Cholesterol 29mg
Sodium 100mg Percent calories from fat 5%

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Spicy Popcorn

Recipe By : Betty Crocker’s New Choices Cookbook
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:15
Categories : Snacks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tbsp water
4 tsps margarine
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne
10 c popcorn — popped

Preheat oven at 400. Prepare baking sheet with cooking spray. Place popped
popcorn on prepared baking sheet. Toss combination of seasonings for the
flavor. Bake for 10 minutes, tossing once.

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Title: STIR-FRIED HAMSTEAK AND ASPARAGUS
Categories: Chinese, Pork
Yield: 6 servings

1 tb Diet margarine
1 lb Fat-trimmed hamsteak
3/4 c Unsalted, fat-skimmed beef
-broth or water
1 lb Fresh asparagus, diagonally
-sliced into 1-inch pieces
1 Clove minced garlic
1 ts Ground ginger
1 tb Cornstarch
1 tb Sherry or white wine
1 ts Light soy sauce

Melt margarine in large non-stick skillet. Add
hamsteak; brown on both sides over moderate heat.
Transfer to cutting board. Combine broth, asparagus,
garlic and ginger in skillet. Simmer uncovered, just
until asparagus is tender-crunchy, 3-5 minutes
depending on thickness. Meanwhile, slice hamsteak very
thinly. Blend cornstarch with wine and soy to make a
paste; stir into skillet, until sauce simmers and
thickens. Stir in ham slices and heat through.

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Title: ASPARAGUS WITH BLACK BEAN BEEF
Categories: Chinese, Beef
Yield: 4 servings

1/2 lb Beef, sliced, marinated
1 lb Asparagus
1/4 ts Baking soda, dissolved in
2 teaspoons water
1 tb Chinese fermented black
Beans, minced with:
4 Garlic cloves
1 ts Rice wine
2 ts Soy sauce
Peanut oil

———————MARINADE FOR BEEF———————
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Rice wine
1/2 ts Sugar
1/4 ts MSG (optional)
1/2 ts Salt

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1 ts Cornstarch
1/3 c Water

Cut the beef when it is partially frozen, and cut it
across the grain into thin slices.

Stir baking soda solution into the beef (to help
tenderize it). Stir in the marinade. Then stir in 1
tsp peanut oil and marinate the beef for one hour or
more in the refrigerator.

Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil over high heat, add 1/2
teaspoon salt. Stir in asparagus. Add 1/4 cup water.
Cover pan for 2 minutes, and do not lift lid. When
done, remove to a platter.

Over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Stir-fry the
RINSED black beans and garlic mixture. Stir for a few
seconds. Add the beef. Stir-fry quickly until
barely. Do not overcook or the beef will become
tough. Sizzle in 1 tablespoon of rice wine and 2
teaspoons of soy sauce. Stir in asparagus.

Add gravy mixture. Stir until thickened. Serve hot.

SOURCE: Stella Chan’s Secrets in the Art of Chinese
Cooking.

Posted by Cate Vanicek

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Title: Harvest Apple Pie
Categories: Apples, Desserts
Yield: 8 servings

MMMMM—————————CRUST——————————–
1 9″ double pie crust

MMMMM————————–FILLING——————————-
1/2 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 T All-purpose flour
1/2 t Cinnamon
1 T Shortening
6 c Apples,tart baking,
-peeled,sliced
3 T Apple cider or juice

MMMMM—————————GLAZE——————————–
Granulated sugar

1. Heat oven to 375’F.
2. For filling, combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour and
cinnamon. Cut in shortening with fork until crumbs form. Toss apples
with crumb mixture. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Sprinkle cider over
filling. Moisten pastry edge with water.
3. Roll top crust same as bottom. Lift onto filled pie. Trim 1/2″
beyond edge of pie plate. Fold top edge under bottom crust. Flute.
Cut slits or designs in top of crust for steam to escape.
4. For glaze, brush top with milk and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
5. Bake at 375’F. for 40-50 minutes. Cover edge of pie with foil last
10 minutes, if necessary, to prevent overbrowning. Cool until barely
warm or to room temperature before serving.

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Title: FANWOOD CHOW-CHOW
Categories: Relishes
Yield: 6 servings

1 Peck ripe tomatoes
2 c Chopped onions
2 tb Salt
1 tb Celery seed
2 Apples, chopped
1/4 ts Red pepper
1 ts Whole cloves
2 c Water
1 1/3 c Brown sugar
1 tb Broken stick cinnamon
1 tb Mustard

Scald, peel, and slice tomatoes. Chop onions.
Sprinkle with salt. Allow to stand 2 hours. Drain.
Add apples and boil slowly for 2 hours. Add vinegar,
brown sugar, mustard, red pepper, celery seed,
cinnamon, and cloves. More salt may be added if
desired. Simmer about 1/2 hour. Florence Taft Eaton,
Concord, MA.

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Title: MEXICAN CHOCOLATE PIE
Categories: Ethnic, Desserts, Pies
Yield: 1 servings

1 pk Unflavored gelatine
1/2 c Water
4 Eggs
3 Semisweet chocolate (1oz sq)
1/4 c Sugar
1/3 c Coffee liqueur
1/4 c Almonds; slivered
1 ts Margarine
1 1/2 c Heavy cream
1 Pie shell; baked

DIRECTIONS – FILLING, SPRINKLE GELATINE OVER 1/2 C COLD WATER IN
MEASURING CUP; LET SOFTEN ABOUT 5 MIN. SEPARATE EGGS, PLACING TWO
WHITES (refrigerate
remain- ing whits) IN SMALL BOWL OF ELETRIC MIXER, YOLKS IN TOP OF
DOUBLE BOILER. LET EGG WHITES WARM TO ROOM TEMP. BEAT EGG YOLKS
SLIGHTLY WITH WOODEN SPOON STIR IN GELATINE MIXTURE,CHOCO AND 2 T
SUGAR, COOK OVER HOT,NOT BOILING, WATER, STIRRING, UNTIL CHOCO IS
MELTED AND GELATINE IS DISSOLVED (10 MIN). REMOVE FROM HEAT. STIR IN
COFFEE-FLAVORED LIQUEUR. TURN CHOCO MIX. INTO A MEDIUM LARGE BOWL;
PLACE IN LARGE BOWL OF ICE WATER. STIR OCC. UNTIL COOL + CONSISTENCY
OF UNBEATEN EGG WHITE (15 MIN) TOAST ALMONDS, COOL. IN CHILLED BOWL,
WHIP CRM UNTIL STIFF,REFRIG. BEAT EGG WHITE (SOFT PEAKS) GRADUALLY
BEAT IN REMAINING 2 T SUGAR, BEATING UNTIL STIFF PEAKS. WITH WIRE
WHISK, FOLD EGG WHITES AND 1 1/2 C SHIPPED CREAM INTO CHOCO MIX. TURN
INTO PIE SHELL. CHILL AT LEAST 3 HRS.(OVERNIGHT) CHOP ALMONDS.
GARNISH
WITH NUTS, WHIPPED CREAM. MAKES 10-12 SERVINGS.

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Title: Pumpkin spiced cake #3
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 24 servings

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2 c All-purpose flour
4 Eggs, beaten
2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Baking soda
2 c Sugar
2 c Pumpkin puree
1 c Vegetable oil

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1 Stick butter
8 oz Cream cheese
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 Box powdered sugar

In one bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; set aside. In
another bowl, mix eggs and sugar until blended – add salad oil and mix
well. Add pumpkin, mix well; combine with first bowl. Pour mixture into
tube pan (bundt or angel food pan). Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 55
minutes; remove cake from oven and allow to cool to room temperature before
frosting.

FROSTING: Blend butter and cream cheese together, add vanilla. Gradually
add powdered sugar until well blended. Frost cooled cake, place in
refrigerator. Remove from refrigerator 1/2 hour before serving.

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CHARLESTON OKRA SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : None

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Ham Bone (w/ Some Meat
-Still Attached)
3 c Okra, Sliced Thin
6 lg Tomatoes, Peeled, Seeded
-Diced
1/2 c Green Bell Pepper, Cored,
-Seeded Diced
1 tb Butter
1 sm Onion, Diced
Salt
Black Pepper, Ground
Rice, Cooked

Put the hambone in a soup pan. Add water to cover.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour or
longer. Add the okra, tomatoes and green pepper. Melt
the butter in a small pan. Saute the onion until
golden. Add to the soup. Simmer until the soup is
thick (about 2 hours). Remove the hambone. Shred the
meat into the soup. Serve over rice in soup bowls.

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