Vegetable and Pasta Soup

Recipe By : Rival’s Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Cuisine; 1995
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 onion — chopped
2 carrots — peel, slice thin
2 zucchini — thinly sliced
1 14 oz can whole tomatoes
2 14.5 oz cans beef broth
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon dried parsley — plus
4 teaspoons dried parsley
1 tablespoon oregano
1 1/2 cups small shell-shaped pasta — uncooked
grated Parmesan cheese

In Crock-Pot, combine onion, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, broth, water, parsley
, and oregano. Cover and cook on Low 8 to 10 hours or High for 4 to 5 hours.
Stir in uncooked pasta and cook for an additional 30 minutes or until pasta is
tender. Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese. Serve

Serves 6 to 8

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Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 09:16:57 -0400
From: MPAX@pbs.org

Stuffed Peppers

8 large chili peppers
2 cups of your favorite rice
2 tbl (or to taste) Creole spices
1 small onion
1 1/2 cups mixed frozen veggies

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut tops off peppers and take seeds out.
Place peppers on a tray and roast about 30 minutes.

Meanwhile cook rice according to directions. I add the onions, creole
spice (I buy this premixed), and frozen veggies with a little extra
water and this is what I cook the rice in. Go sit and relax.

When peppers and rice are done, take pepper out of the oven and
stuff with the rice and serve. Yummy. The leftovers make a great
lunch too.

From: Michelle Dick

From The Joy of Cooking:

BROWNED FLOUR

A variant used in gravies to enhance color and flavor [and as we now
know, to do fatfree cajun cooking]. The slow but inexpensive
procedure by which it is made is worth trying. The flour, when ready,
should smell nutty and baked. Place:

1 cup flour

in a dry heavy skillet. Stir constantly over very low direct heat,
scraping the flour from the sides and bottom of the pan. Or, heat the
flour in a very slow oven, 200 deg F to 250 deg F, in a very heavy
pan. Shake the pan periodically so the flour browns evenly. Do not
let it get too dark or, as with brown roux, it will become bitter and
lose its thickening power altogether. Even properly browned flour has
only about half the thickening power of all-purpose flour. It may be
stored in a tightly covered jar in a cool place.

Mock Whipped Cream Frosting

Recipe By : Pat Asher
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Today’s Imports

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 C Granulated Sugar
3/4 C Butter (1 1/2 Sticks)
1/2 C Shortening
1 C Milk — Lukewarm
3 Tsp Vanilla

Put all together in small bowl. Whip at slow speed until it stops
splattering, then full speed for not less than 10 min.

Delicious with Graham Cracker Cake.

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Title: Summer Fruit Salad
Categories: Salads, Fruits, Low-fat
Yield: 4 servings

2 c Cooked rice
– cooled to room temperature
1/2 c Quartered strawberries
1/2 c Grape halves
1/2 c Quartered kiwifruit slices
1/2 c Pineapple tidbits
1/2 c Banana slices
1/4 c Pineapple juice
2 tb Plain yogurt
1 tb Honey
Lettuce leaves

Combine rice and fruits in large bowl. Blend pineapple juice, yogurt, and
honey in small bowl; pour over rice mixture. Toss lightly. Serve on
lettuce leaves.

Each serving provides:
* 161 calories
* 2.6 g. protein
* 0.5 g. fat
* 37.6 g. carbohydrate
* 8 mg. sodium
* 1 mg. cholesterol

Source: Sport Sense – The Common Sense Approach to a Healthful Lifestyle
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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Title: Red Pepper Pickle
Categories: Indian, Relishes, Vegetables
Yield: 6 Servings

1 Red bell pepper
Small onion – see below
1/2 Lemon, juice of -OR-
1 tb Bottled lemon juice
2 ts Cumin seed
Fresh-ground black pepper

NOTES: This is served in small quantities (about 2 tablespoons per
person) as a crisp contrast to tender vegetables and creamy dhals.

ABBREVIATIONS: ts = teaspoon
tb = tablespoon

Cut the red pepper in half; deseed and remove all white membrane.
Slice as thinly as the sharpness of your knife will allow 🙂 then
cut the longer slices in half. Keep in mind always the way this
will look when you serve it. Make it possible to pick them up in a
tablespoon.

Put the pepper slices in a non-metal bowl (if you use a metal one
the lemon juice will react with it and the pickle will have a metallic
taste).

Cut the top end off the onion then shave off very thin slices.
Really the sharper your knife the better. Make them wafer-thin and if you
can’t consider sharpening your knife. Separate the rings. Mix them
in with the pepper slices – use your own judgement as to how much
onion you want. I use 1/8 small onion to a medium red bell pepper but
that’s just me.

Add the lemon juice, grind over black pepper to taste and mix in
the cumin seed.

Now cover the bowl and leave for at least an hour, NOT in the
fridge but even possibly in the sun, stirring once or twice.

Sorry can’t remember where this recipe came from. Possibly same
place as the potato chops. It is certainly not by me though I wish it
was…

MMMMM

Robust Italian Stew: Wine-Braised Beef over Creamy Polent

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–ITALIAN STEW—–
3 tbsp Olive Oil: Extra Virgin
7 lb Beef Chuck Roast: 1″ Cubes
Large Onion: Minced
1/4 c Fresh Italian Parsley: Chop
Garlic Cloves: Chopped
Bay Leaves
1/4 tsp Cloves: Ground
1/4 tsp Cinnamon: Ground
1/4 tsp Allspice: Ground
1 c Red Wine: Dry
2 1/4 c Beef Stock or Canned Broth
32 oz Whole Italian Plum Tomatoes
1/2 c Nicoise Olives: Pitted
4 tsp Rosemary: Chopped
Red Bell Peppers — 1/4″ Strip
—–POLENTA—–
9 c Water
1 1/2 tsp Salt
2 c Cornmeal

Italian Stew:

Heat oil in heavy Dutch oven over high heat. Add 1/5 of beef and brown on
on all sides, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
Transfer beef to bowl using slotted spoon. Repeat with remaining beef in 4
more batches. Reduce heat to medium.

Add onion and Italian parsley to Dutch oven and cook until onion is golden
brown, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Stir in chopped garlic, bay
leaves, cloves, cinnamon and allspice.

Return beef to Dutch oven and stir to coat with onion and spice mixture.
Add red wine and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Simmer
mixture 15 minutes. Add beef stock and simmer 10 minutes. Add tomatoes
with their juices, breaking up tomatoes with back of spoon. Mix in olives
and rosemary. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until beef is tender,
stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours. Add bell peppers, cover and cook
until just tender, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

(Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Polenta:

Bring water and salt to boil in heavy large saucepan. Gradually whisk in
cornmeal. Continue whisking until mixture boils and thickens, about 2
minutes. Reduce heat to low. Cook cornmeal until thick and thoroughly
cooked, whisking occasionally, about 30 minutes.

(Can be prepared up to 4 hours ahead. Transfer polenta to metal bowl.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Set bowl over large saucepan of
barely-simmering water. Stir occasionally.)
Serving:

Bring beef to simmer, stirring occasionally. spoon polenta into shallow
soup bowls. Spoon beef over.

Source: Bon Appetite, November 1992

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SPINACH WALNUT SALAD

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Salads Side dish
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Spinach
1 t Salt
6 ea Green onions
2 tb Olive oil
2 tb Lemon juice
2 oz Walnuts

Wash the spinach very well. Remove the stems. Shake the leaves to
remove any surplus water then pat dry with paper towels (or spin in
a lettuce spinner). Tear the leaves into large pieces arrange on a
shallow dish. Sprinkle with the salt, stir in thoroughly leave to
stand for 15 minutes. Drain squeeze dry.
Place the spinach in a bowl. Chop the green onions finely sprinkle
in the bowl. Mix together the oil lemon juice pour into the
bowl. Toss lightly sprinkle with chopped walnuts.

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Title: APPLE-MOLASSES BREAD
Categories: Quick bread, Usenet
Yield: 1 loaf

1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
3 Eggs
2 c Flour, all-purpose
1 t Baking powder
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Cinnamon, ground
1/4 t Nutmeg, ground
1 c Applesauce
1/4 c Dark molasses (treacle)
1 c Raisins
1/2 c Nuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar
until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition.

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside. Combine
applesauce and molasses.

Add dry ingredients alternately with applesauce mixture to egg mixture.
Fold in raisins and nuts. Pour into a greased 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inch
loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted
into the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and
continue cooling on a wire rack.

NOTES:

* A simple, fragrant, apple-nut raisin bread — I found this recipe on the
back of a label for a baking loaf pan. It is easy to make and because of
the molasses it is very fragrant while baking. Yield: 1 large loaf.

: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 15 minutes preparation, 1 hour baking, 30 minutes cooling.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.

: Lou Ann Puetz
: Tektronix Inc. (CAE Systems Division), Santa Clara, California, USA
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: Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust

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Title: Stuffed Green Peppers
Categories: Main dish, Microwave
Yield: 6 servings

3 lg Green peppers
— cut in half lengthwise
1 lb Lean ground beef
2 c Cooked rice
1 ts Onion powder
1 ts Ground thyme
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Garlic powder
1/4 ts Ground black pepper
1 Egg; lightly beaten
15 oz Tomato sauce; divided
2 ts Beef bouillon granules

——————————OPTIONAL GARNISH——————————
Grated Parmesan cheese

Place pepper halves in shallow 3-quart microproof baking dish. Cover and
cook on HIGH (maximum power) 4 minutes. Combine beef, rice, seasonings,
egg, and 1/2 cup tomato sauce in large mixing bowl. Mound beef mixture in
pepper halves. Cover and cook on HIGH 10 minutes, rotating once. Combine
remaining tomato sauce and bouillon granules. Pour over stuffed peppers.
Cook uncovered on HIGH 5 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes. Garnish with
Parmesan cheese, if desired.

Each serving provides:
* 325 calories
* 22.0 g. protein
* 16.7 g. fat
* 21.2 g. carbohydrate
* 994 mg. sodium
* 117 mg. cholesterol

Source: MICROCOOKING WITH RICE
Reprinted with permission from The USA Rice Council
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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