– Stainless steel bowl filled with everything to bake a special batch of
cookies – include mix, rolling pin, cookie cutters, spices etc…tie up
with tea towel and ribbon. Instead of bowl could use cookie sheet as
holder.

– Colonder filled with pasta, sauce, fork or sieve spoon, grated cheese –
tie up with plaid cloth and ribbon

– Basket full of teas, herbs, coffees, mugs, spoons sugars etc.

– Tin of homemade Christmas cookies and the recipes too!

– Bread board with Gingerbread recipe, mix, spices, rolling pin,
Gingerbread man cutters etc. Tie up with cellophane and Christmas bow.

– Square basket filled with everything to make an ethnic dish – ie. Mexican
– taco shells, fixings, coupon for ground beef, cheeses, salsa etc.

Use your imagination and make any combination into a great gift basket –
but instead of a basket use a cooking utensil, bowl or pot to put the items
in.

Title: BRUSSELS SPROUTS IN MAPLE GLAZE
Categories: Cyberealm, Vegetables, Low-cal
Yield: 12 servings

3 c White Onions, small, peeled
3 c Brussel Sprouts, small
1/2 c Maple Syrup
2 tb Tarraggon Vinegar
3 c Canned Chestnuts
1/2 ts Black Pepper

1. With a small knife, cut an x into the root ends of
the onions and the brussel sprouts.

2. In a large pot of boiling water; blanch onions for
3-4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in
a medium-sized bowl.

3. Blanch sprouts in the same water for 3-4
minutes.Pour into a colander; let cool, set aside.

4. In a 3-quart saucepan, warm maple syrup for 4
minutes over medium – high heat.

5. Add the vinegar and onions.Reduce heat and simmer
until the liquid has almost evaporated. 20-30 minutes.

6. Add chestnuts and sprouts;stir and cook until
sprouts are heated but still bright green, about 5
minutes.

7. Season with pepper.

Out of “Lose Weight Naturally” cookbook Typed by
Brigitte Sealing Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY
315-786-1120

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UNBELIEVABLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Recipe By :COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW # MF 6659
Serving Size : Preparation Time :
Categories :New Text Import

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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10 tablespoons softened sweet butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, — lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
3 cups rolled oatmeal — (not instant)

Lightly butter a cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Beat together the butter, sugar, egg, orange zest and almond extract. With=
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your fingers press the oatmeal into the butter until the dough just holds
together. Form the dough into tiny balls and with the tines of a fork press
them down. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Yield: 2 1/2 dozen

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Title: Zucchini Fiesta Salad
Categories: Vegetarian, Salads, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

1/2 lb Small zucchini*
1/2 lb Small crookneck squash*
2 tb Lemon juice
1/4 c Salad oil
1/2 ts Salt
1 x Dash of pepper, ground cumin
1 ea Green onion, thinly sliced
1/3 c Diced green chilies
1/3 c Pimento-stuffed olives**
1 pk (3 oz.) cream cheese***
1 ea Small avocado
1 x Lettuce leaves
1 x Fresh coriander (cilantro)

* Cut crosswise in 1/4 inch-thick slices.
** Cut in half crosswise.
*** Cut in 3/4-inch cubes.
Steam zucchini and crookneck squash over boiling water until
crisp-tender (about 3 minutes). Plunge into ice water to cool; drain
well.
In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, oil, salt pepper, and cumin.
Add drained squash and stir lightly; chill for 30 minutes. Add onion,
chilies, olives, and cheese. Peel and pit avocado; cut into small
cubes. Add to salad and mix lightly.
To serve, arrange lettuce leaves on 4 salad plates. Mound equal
portions of salad on each plate. Garnish each salad with a sprig of
coriander.
Per Serving: 5 grams protein, 10 grams carbohydrate, 24 milligrams
cholesterol, 335 calories.

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Title: Peach Melba
Categories: Diabetic, Desserts
Yield: 6 servings

6 Peach halves, fresh or can 1/2 c Raspberries, pureed
1/3 c Low-fat vanilla yogurt Sugar subs. if needed

Place each peach half in a serving dish. Spoon about 1 tbsp yogurt
over each peach half. Pour on the raspberry puree. Add sugar
substitute before serving if the puree needs to be sweetened.

1 serving = 62 calories, 1 fruit exchange 1 gram protein, 13 grams
carbohydrate, 0 fat, 37 mg sodium

Adapted from Quick Easy Diabetic Menus by Betty Wedman, 1993 Shared
but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier March 94

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POLENTA AL RADICCHIO AI FERRI (POLENTA GRILLED RADICCHI

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Italian
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
Polenta, cooked as above
Olive oil
1 md Head radicchio
1/4 c Olive oil
Salt pepper
Vinegar, optional

Preheat a broiler or fire up a grill. Cut the cooled polenta into 1
1/2″ X 3″ rectangles brush lightly with olive oil. To grill, cook
the polenta until it is lightly crispy marked with the
characteristic brown stripes on both sides. To broil, set thepolenta
on a broiler pan about 4″ from the heat broil, turning once, until
the slices are golden slightly crisp at the edges. Remove set on
a platter.
While the polenta is broiling, discard any bruised outside leaves of
the radicchio, cut it in half lengthwise then cut into quarters.
Wash dry each piece carefully. Drizzle half the olive oil over the
radicchio season with salt pepper. Set on an oiled broiler or on
the barbecue. As the radicchio begins to soften darken in colour,
turn it to broil evenly.
Using your fingers or a knife, tear or cut the grilled radicchio into
small pieces. Arrange over the polenta drizzle with the rest of the
olive oil vinegar if you desire. Taste for salt. Add freshly
ground pepper serve hot or at rom temperature.

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Title: KONA COAST PIZZA
Categories: Appetizers, Pizza
Yield: 2 servings

2 tb CONTIDINA Pizza Squeeze
-Pizza Sauce
1/4 ts Hoisin sauce
1 English muffin, split and
-toasted
1 tb Coarsely chopped water
-chestnuts
1 tb Chopped red bell pepper
2 tb Drained, crushed pineapple
2 tb Thinly sliced ham, cut in
-strips
1 tb Shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tb Thinly sliced green onion

In small bowl, combine pizza sauce and hoisin sauce;
spread on English muffin halves. Top with water
chestnuts, bell pepper, pineapple, ham, cheese and
green onion. Place on baking sheet; bake in preheated
450’f. oven for 5 minutes.

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CORNMEAL MUFFINS, JOYCE’S

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 c Flour
1 c Cornmeal
2 tb Sugar
4 ts Baking powder
1 t Salt
1 Egg
1 c Milk
2 tb Melted butter or margarine

Sift to-gether flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder
and salt. Add beaten egg and milk, mix well and add
melted butter or margarine. Put into greased muffin
pans and bake in 400 F oven 20 -25 min

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INFUSED OILS – MA LA OIL “CHINA MOON”

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
1 c Oil, Corn or Peanut
1 c Oil, Sesame, Japanese
1/2 c Scallions, green white
– cut in rings
15 Ginger quarter-size coins
– smashed
2 tb Peppercorns, Szechwan brown
2/3 c Chile Flakes, dried red
-shockingly pungent
2 ts Salt, Kosher

Combine all ingredients in a heavy, non aluminum 1 1/2
quart saucepan. Rest a deep-fry thermometer on the rim
of the pot. Over moderately low heat, bring the
mixture to a bubbly 225 degrees stirring occasionally.
Let simmer for 15 minutes, checking to ensure the
temperature does not rise. Remove from the heat and
let stand until cool or overnight.

Strain the oil without pressing the solids; then,
discard the solids. Store the oil in an impeccably
clean glass jar at cool room temperature.

Because of the large proportion of sesame oil, this is
a rich oil. A little bit goes a long way. A spoonful
added to a salad dressing or brushed on the plate on
which a fish will steam or on the skin of a just
smoked or roasted bird gives an inimitable touch of
lushness. If you are a bread baker, brush a bit on
your next loaf, if you are tossing pasta, drizzle a
bit on the noodles just before serving.

Source: “China Moon” Barbara Tropp Workman Publishing
Company ISBN 1-56305-315-2 1992 typed by Dorothy Hair
6/29/94

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MILLET AND TURNIP “MASHED POTATOES”

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dish Vegetarian
Side Dish

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
——– ———— ——————————–
4 c Millet
6 c Water
1 1/2 ts Salt
4 c Diced turnips

Wash millet and drain with a fine mesh strainer until
water comes clean. Place millet in a heavy pot and add
cooking water. Let soak 4-8 hours or overnight before
cooking.

Add salt and diced turnips. Bring to a boil, place
heat deflector under the pot, then simmer over low
flame for 45-50 minutes. For a creamier texture, allow
millet to sit in the pot 10 minutes before uncovering.
Mash with a potato masher; if necessary, add a cup of
water while mashing to make a mashed potato
consistency. Transfer to a serving bowl and cover.
Serve with an ice cream scoop and top with gravy.

Total calories per serving: 207 Fat: 2 grams

From the Vegetarian Journal Nov/Dec 1992,page 7 From:
Susan Grabowski

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