Title: Shortbread Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Ethnic
Yield: 24 servings

1/2 lb Butter: softened
1/2 c Sugar; confectioners’
2 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt

This makes 24 COOKIES – that would serve very few, if they are as good as
they sound! Cream butter in mixer until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar
and beat until light and fluffy. Mix flour and salt and add, combining
thoroughly. Roll with rolling pin 1/4″ thick, cut (they suggest 1×2
rectangles; I rather prefer flowers or animals or something), place on
ungreased baking sheet and prick with fork. Bake at 350 for 20 – 25 min.>
until lightly browned around the edges., Cool on rack. (I would also dust
with a little sugar before baking – maybe even colored sugar if the
cookies
were for my granchildren, but my Scottish grandfather would turn over in
his grave if he knew I had commited such a travesty on shortbread!)

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Chilled Curried Pumpkin Soup

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 C. butter (1/2 stick)
1 Large white onion — sliced
3/4 C. sliced green onion — white part only
1 Can pumpkin — (16 oz.)
4 C. chicken stock or broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 Tsp. sugar
1/4 Tsp. curry powder — (1/4 to 1/2)
few springs parsley
2 C. milk — half half or
whipping cream
salt and freshly ground pepper

Melt butter in 4 to 6 quart saucepan over medium high
heat. Add onion and saute until soft and golden brown. Stir
in pumpkin, stock, bay leaf, sugar, curry powder, nutmeg and
parsley. Bring to simmer, then reduce heat and continue
simmering uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Transfer soup in batches to blender or food processor and
puree. Return to saucepan and add milk, and salt and pepper to
taste. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes, but do not allow to boil.
To serve hot, ladle into individual bowls. Float dollop
of cream on each and sprinkle with paprika. Top with chives.
To serve cold, chill soup thoroughly then ladle into individual
bowls. Float tomato slice on top, cover with dollop of cream,
and sprinkle with minced chives.
Garnishes: 1/2 cup whipping cream, sour cream or
yogurt; 1/2 cup minced chives or green onion; paprika ; 8 thin
tomato slices (for chilled soup).

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CHRISTMAS PLUM PUDDING

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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Note: You will need an 8
C pudding container i.e. a
Round metal bowl,a cover,
Steamer basket trivet or
Rack and a roomy soup kettle
Count on steaming pudding
For at least 6 hours
INGREDIENTS:
3 c Crumbs from good quality
White bread lightly packed
(about 1/2 loaf)
1 c Ea raisins,yellow raisins
Currants chopped
1 1/3 c Sugar
1/2 ts Ea mace cinnamom nutmeg
8 oz Butter melted
4 lg Eggs lightly beaten
1 d Almond extract
1/2 c Bitter orange marmelade
FOR SERVING:
1/2 c Rum or bourbon heated
Slighlty before serving
2 c Zabaione Sauce **
Holly sprigs to garnish
(optional)
** recipe follows

Toss the crumbs in a large mixing bowl along with the two types of
raisins, currants,sugar and spices. Then toss with the melted butter and
all remaining ingredients except for the holly,rum/bourbon and zabaione.
Taste for seasoning and add more if needed. Pack mixture into the container
and cover with roundof wax paper and lid. Set the continer on steaming
device and add enough water to come up 1/3 up the sides of puding
container. Cover kettle tightly bring to a simmer and let steam for 6
hours,checking water level now and then. Pudding is done when dark walnut
brown in color and fairly firm to touch. Let pudding cool and then store in
a wine cellar or the fridge. At least two hours before serving resteam the
pudding. Unmold onto a hot flameproof serving platter and decorate with the
holly. Bring to table along with the warmed booze and pour booze around
pudding. Ignite and let flame.Servewith the zabaione

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Title: Strawberry Shake
Categories: Snacks, Syd’s book
Servings: 2

1 c Fresh Strawberries *
3/4 c Skim Milk
1/2 c Low Fat Yogurt
1 tb Light Brown Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla Extract

* Strawberries should be rinsed and hulled. Frozen strawberries can be
used and should be thawed and drained.
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Place all ingredients in a blender bowl and process until smooth. Serve at
once. 133 calories per serving. From Syd’s Cookbook.

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Title: Crockpot hungarian goulash
Categories: Soups, Beef
Yield: 6 servings

2 lb Round steaks, cut in 1/2″
-cubes
1 c Chopped onion
1 Clove garlic, minced
2 tb Flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pepper
1 1/2 ts Paprika
1/4 ts Dried thyme, crushed
1 (14 1/2 oz) can tomatoes
1 c Sour cream
Noodles

Put steak cubes, onion, garlic in crockpot. Stir in flour and mix to coat
steak cubes. Add all remaining ingredients except sour cream. Stir well.
Cover and cook on Low 8-10 hours. Add sour cream 30 minutes before serving,
and stir in thoroughly. (High: 4-5 hours, stirring

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WHOLE WHEAT BAGELS – PAN-1

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breadmaker Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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XKGR41A Don Fifield
1 1/8 c Whole wheat flour (5 1/4 oz)
1 1/8 c Bread flour (5 1/4 oz)
1 t Salt
1 tb Butter
2 tb Molasses
2/3 c Water
1 1/2 ts Dry yeast
TOPPINGS:
3/4 tb Poppy seed (optional)
3/4 tb Sesame seeds (optional)

1. Place first 4 ingredients inside the bread pan. Add molasses and
water. Close cover and place dry yeast into the yeast holder. SELECT:
WHOLE WHEAT DOUGH MODE. Press start. (Breadmaker completes the basic
dough mode 3 hours and 15 minutes later) 2. Rest in a greased covered
bowl in refrigerator for 20 minutes. 3. Divide the dough into 6 equal
portions. Roll each portion on a lightly floured surface into a log,
approximately 3/4 inch thick and 8 inches long, using the palm of
your hand. 4. Seal the ends together tightly to make a ring with a 1
1/2 to 2 inch hole in the center. 5.Place on a greased baking pan.
Spray water on top. Proof at 90 deg. for 30 minutes . 6. Bring 1
gallon water with 1 tb sugar to a boil. 7. Reduce to a simmer. Cook 4
or 5 bagels at a time for 7 minutes, turning once. Drain well. 8.
Place on a greased baking pan. 9. Sprinkle tops with poppy seeds or
sesame seeds, if desired. 10. Bake in 45 deg. oven for 25 to 30
minutes until golden brown, turning them over after half the baking
time.

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Grandma Sofie’s Split Pea Soup with French Bread Croutons

Recipe By : Sofie Schmidt Murray
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Winter
Guest Family

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–SOUP—–
1 lb Split peas
1/2 lb Bacon
1 lg Onion — chopped
2 lg Stalks celery
3 tb Parsley — chopped
—–CROUTONS—–
1 Loaf sourdough French bread
1/4 c Butter — or more if needed
1 Garlic clove — minced (opt.)

This is NOT low-fat, low-calorie, or low _anything_ for that matter,
but
absolutely delicious and an all-time family favorite!

Rinse peas in cold water and bring to a boil in 3 quarts of water.
Cut
bacon small and brown with onion. Add with drippings to peas. Cook
until
peas are soft and just starting to disintegrate, about one hour,
stirring
occasionally to prevent the solids from settling out and sticking to
the
bottom of the pot. Chop celery small and add with parsley to the soup
and
cook until the celery is soft, about 15 minutes more. Thin with water
if
necessary to the proper consistency; it should be like light cream
with
little bits of pea still visible. If too thick, it is more like ‘pea
porridge’ and not as appetizing.

Meanwhile, make the croutons. Cut the bread (leave crust on) into
3/4″
cubes. Melt the butter in a frying pan (Grandma Sofie used a heavy
cast
iron one), and when the foam is just through dying down but before the
butter begins to brown, add the bread cubes in batches sized according
to the size of your pan: The croutons should never be more than one
layer
deep.

Sometimes Grandma Sofie sauteed a little bit of garlic in the butter
before adding the bread and sometimes not — the croutons are good
both
ways. I think that living all of her life in California sometimes
overrode her German upbringing and that’s how the garlic snuck in!

Fry the bread cubes over MEDIUM heat until dark golden, stirring and
tossing frequently to brown on all sides. Take your time about this,
as if
you get the butter too hot it will burn and taste bitter. If the
croutons
are done correctly, they will be crisp and fairly dry and light enough
to
float on top of the soup.

Ladle the hot soup into bowls and pass the croutons in a basket for
each
person to add at the table.

Note that you _could_ get by with a half a loaf of French bread for
the
croutons, but only if you’re alone while you’re making the soup.
Otherwise, the croutons have a tendency to ‘dissappear’ when you’re
not
looking!

From: My husbands maternal grandmother Sofie Schmidt Murray,
1892-1980.
She was one of those cooks who never used recipes; I wrote this down
one
time while watching her make it. — Linda Hurlbert Shogren
(hurlbert@concentric.net)

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MEE KROB (SWEET THAI NOODLES)

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 c Water
1 c Sugar (white granulated)
1 c Vinegar (white)
1 t Salt
1/4 lb Dried shrimp (Kung Haeng)
8 ea Serrano chilies
1 bn Green onions (whites only)
8 oz Tofu, firm or extra firm
3 ea Eggs
2 c Vegetable oil (approx. amnt)
1/4 lb Rice noodles (very thin)

1. Combine the water, sugar, vinegar, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring
the mixture to a gentle boil and cook about ten minutes, until it forms a
thin syrup. Set aside.

2. Put the dried shrimp in a sieve and rinse them thoroughly under running
water. Set them aside in the sieve to drain. Remove the stems, but not
the seeds, from the chilies. Slice the green onions and chilies lengthwise
into thin strips and set them aside together.

3. Slice the tofu into 1/4-inch cubes and set aside. Beat the eggs
lightly, until they are well mixed but not frothy. Strain through a fine
sieve and set aside.

4. Pour about three inches of oil in a wok and heat it to 400 degrees F.
Dry the tofu with paper towels and deep fry it until the cubes are firm and
light golden, but not dry and hard. Remove them from the oil and set aside
to drain on paper towels.

5. Using the same oil, deep fry the noodles a handful at a time. The
noodles will puff up immediately and begin to turn brown in about ten
seconds. (Note: these are the same type of noodles that are used to make
chinese chicken salad.) Be careful not to let them burn. They should be
light golden and very puffy. If they do not expand immediately upon
touching the oil, the oil is not hot enough. If they turn dark
immediately, the oil is too hot. Scoop the noodles out to drain on paper
towels. Remove about half the oil from the wok and save it for another
use.

6. Dribble the beaten, sieved eggs over the surface of the hot oil in the
wok, to form narrow strands: holding the bowl of eggs in one hand, dip the
other into the eggs, stretch it out about 12 inches over the oil, and let
the egg run in a thin, steady stream from your fingertips while moving your
hand in a circular motion so the surface of the oil is covered wit a thin
net of egg. You will need to repeat this procedure about four times. The
intent is to create a thin net of egg strands that will cook quickly
without massing together. When the strands are set completely and light
golden on the bottom, flip them over carefully and brown the other side.
Remove from the oil and drain on paper towels.

7. Dry the shrimp thoroughly with paper towels. Using the same oil, deep
fry the shrimp until they are just crisp and light golden, about three
minutes. Be prepared for the very strong smell they produce as they fry,
but don’t be concerned, since the shrimp will taste nothing like they
smell. (You may wish to do this well in advance of the time your guests
will arrive and set the shrimp aside to drain on paper towels.) They will
form a great deal of foam while they are frying, and it will be necessary
to use a strainer to lift them up occasionally to see how well they are
cooking. Do not over cook them or let them get dry or hard! Remove them
from the oil and drain on paper towels. Discard the remaining oil.

8. Clean the wok thoroughly and place half the sugar syrup from step 1 in
it. Heat the syrup almost to boiling, but do not let it boil. Add half
the noodles, half the egg nets (see the variation below), half the tofu,
and half the shrimp. Mix gently until the syrup is absorbed, being careful
to break the noodles as little as possible. Remove the mixture from the
wok and place it on a serving platter. Repeat this step with the rest of
the syrup, noodles, eggs, and shrimp.

9. Garnish the Mee Krob with the green onion whites and chilies. Serve
immediately or hold it at room temperature for up to two hours.

VARIATION: If the eggs have formed attractive nets (you should be so
lucky!), you may drape them over the Mee Krob as a garnish rather than
adding them in step 8.

From: Thai Home-Cooking From Kamolmal’s Kitchen, by William Crawford and
Kamolmal Pootaraksa. Submitted By TODD OURSTON On FRI, 12-03-93
(19:40)

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Tomato Soup*

Recipe By : Good Old Food
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Onion — coarsely chopped
1 Stalk Celery — coarsely chopped
1 Clove Garlic — finely chopped
2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
1 1/2 Pounds (About 4 Medium-Size) Fresh Tomatoes,
Peeled And Coarsely Chopped
1 Quart Chicken Broth
1 Tablespoon Fresh Thyme Leaves, Chopped Or 1 Tsp Dried
Salt And Pepper
Croutons:
3 Tablespoons Butter
8 Thick Slices French Bread

Heat the butter in a large saucepan over moderate heat. Add the onion,
celery and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes, until softened. Stir in the
tomato paste. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth and thyme, and season with
salt and papper to taste. Increase the heat to high and bring the mixture to
a boil. Lower the temperature and simmer until the vegetables are tender and
the flavors are blended, about 20 minutes. Pour the soup into a food
processor or blender and process until pureed. If using a blender, you will
have to puree the soup in several batches. Strain the puree through a sieve
to remove the tomato seeds, then return the soup to the saucepan and keep it
warm while you make the croutons.

Heat the oven to 425F. Heat the butter in a small pan and brush it on both
sides of the bread slices. Arrange these on a baking tray and bake until
golden brown, about 6 minutes. Serve immediately with the hot soup, either
on the side or floating on the surface.

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Pastitso (Greek Pasta Supreme)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Ground Beef Pasta
Wine Greek
Mc

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–CREMA—–
1/2 cup Butter
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
8 tablespoons Flour
Salt
4 cups Milk
White Pepper
4 To 6 Egg Yolks
—–PASTITSO—–
8 ounces Macaroni (2 c raw) — cook and
1 tablespoon Olive oil
-drain
—–MEAT FILLING—–
1 ounce Butter
Salt
1 lg Onion — finely chopped
Freshly ground Black Pepper
1 1/2 pounds Ground beef
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
1/2 cup Dried breadcrumbs
3/4 cup Dry Red Wine
1 1/2 cups Grated Kefalotiri OR
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 350~. Melt 1 oz of butter in large skillet and saute onion
til soft and transparent. Add the meat, cook until browned. Mix tomato paste
with wine and add to meat. Continue cooking, adding nutmeg, salt, pepper,
and cinnamon. Cook about 15 minutes, take off heat, cool and mix in half the
breadcrumbs and half the grated cheese. Set aside. Do not allow meat to
“bulk”, keep it separated. Cook the macaroni in boiling water with oil til
soft. Drain and set aside. Make crema. Stir in 1/4 c. cheese.
To Assemble: Grease a baking dish (LIKE A LASAGNA PAN) and sprinkle it with
breadcrumbs. Spread half the cooked pasta over the bottom of the dish and
sprinkle it with 1/4 c reserved cheese. Spread all of the meat over the
pasta. Pour half the sauce over the meat and spread the rest of the pasta
over it. Sprinkle it with 2 TB. of cheese. Pour the rest of the sauce on top
and smooth with a spatula. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and
breadcrumbs and bake in the preheated oven 50-60 minutes. Let stand 10
minutes before cutting into squares. Serve with Greek salad and lots of
chilled retsina wine.

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