Cream Of Green Bean

Recipe By : Key Gourmet CD Rom
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 onions — peeled chopped
2 medium potatoes — peeled chopped
4 cups chicken broth
2 garlic cloves
1 package (10 oz.) frozen green beans
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups milk
Salt pepper — to taste

Follow directions for Vichyssoise for cooking garlic, onions, potatoes and chic
ken broth. Then add green beans and cook for 5 to 10 minutes. Then do same as
Vichyssoise for milk, cream and seasonings. Puree. Serve hot. (Broccoli, cau
liflower, asparagus, spinach, watercress, cucumber or anything you can think of
, may be used in place of the green beans.)

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BERRY BUTTER *

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breakfast Extras
Fruits

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 c Fresh berries — strawberries
– raspberries OR blueberries
3 tb Light corn syrup
1 c Butter — softened

In 5 cup blender container or food processor, puree
berries. Press through sieve to remove seeds or skins,
if necessary; set aside. In small mixer bowl, beat
butter until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Add berry
puree and corn syrup to butter. Beat at medium speed
until well mixed. Cover; store refrigerated. Let stand
at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.

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Title: Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 42 servings

Cookies
2/3 c Sugar
1 c Butter; softened
1/2 ts Almond extract
2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Raspberry jam
Glaze
1 c Powdered sugar
1 1/2 ts Almond extract
2 To
3 ts Water

Recipe by: Land O’Lakes
Preparation Time: 1:00
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixer bowl, combine sugar,
butter, and almond extract. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often,
until creamy (1 to 2 minutes). Reduce speed to low; add flour. Continue
beating until well-mixed (1 to 2 minutes).

Shape dough into 1″ balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. With
thumb, make indentation in center of each cookie (edges may crack
slightly). Fill each indentation with about 1/4 teaspoon jam. Bake for
14 to 18 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let stand on cookie
sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool.

In a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons almond
extract. Gradually stir in enough water to make a thin glaze. Drizzle
over cooled cookies.

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Title: Gingered Figs
Categories: Fruits
Yield: 5 servings

20 California dried figs
3 c Cold water
1 tb Light molasses
2 ts Powdered ginger
1/2 c Sugar

Place figs and water in saucepan. Bring to hard boil, then lower heat and
simmer. Cover figs and cook for 20 minutes. Add molasses, ginger and
sugar. Stir gently in order to avoid breaking figs. Simmer for 15
minutes more or until figs are plumped and tender. Serves 5 or 6.
Wonderful with ham, pork, chicken, steak or roast beef!

Source: 48 Family Favorites with California Figs
Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board
Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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BREAKFAST SAUSAGE PATTIES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Magazine Breakfast
Meats

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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10 oz Ground turkey
1/2 ts Dried sage
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/4 ts Rosemary — crushed
1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Olive oil

1. In a medium bowl, with a fork, combine all the
ingredients except the oil. Shape into 8 equal 1/4″
thick patties.

2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the
patties; cook 10 minutes, turning once, until browned
on both sides.

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Title: Teriyaki Marinade
Categories: Sauces, Grill
Yield: 1 cup

1/4 c Soy sauce
1/4 c Sake
2 tb Safflower oil
2 tb Dark sesame oil
3 tb Light brown sugar
2 tb Rice vinegar
2 ea Garlic cloves, crushed
1 ts Ginger, grated

Combine all the ingredients in a small container. Let stand until the
sugar is dissolved. When brushing onto the foods, swirl the mixture
often to keep it well combined.

Use to marinade cut pressed tofu, marinade for 1 hour, or marinade
cubed tempeh for 1 hour or cubed seitan. Aternatively, brush over
grilling tomatoes.

Nava Atlas, “Vegetarian Celebrations”

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Title: HAM HOMINY CHOWDER
Categories: Soups/stews, Meats
Yield: 4 servings

1 tb Vegetable oil
1 lb Red potatoes; cubed
1 md Onion; chopped
1 md Red or green bell pepper;
. chopped
1 1/4 c Cooked ham; cubed
1/2 c Celery; chopped
1 cn White or yellow hominy; 14oz
1 cn Green chilies; chopped, 4oz
1 tb Flour; all-purpose
1 1/4 ts Dried thyme leaves
1 1/2 ts Salt (optional)
1/4 ts Black pepper
1 1/2 c Milk

In a 3-quart saucepan, combine the oil, potatoes,
onion, bell peppers, ham and celery. Cook over low
heat 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the
hominy, chilies, flour, thyme, salt and pepper.
Gradually stir in the milk, and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, simmer, covered, for 30 to 40 minutes
or until soup is thickened and potatoes are tender.

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RIDICULOUSLY EASY LENTIL SOUP

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 1/2 c Lentils (regular, not red)
7 c Water
1 md Yellow onion, chopped
3 To 5 cloves garlic, minced
Or pressed
1 tb Olive oil
1 t Salt
x Freshly ground black pepper
x Juice of one lemon

Bring the lentils and water to a boil in a large soup
pot, then reduce heat and simmer. When the lentils
have cooked for about 40 minutes, saute the onion and
garlic in the olive oil until the onion is soft, then
add the mixture to the lentils, along with the salt
and plenty of black pepper. Simmer for another 30
minutes or so. Just before serving, add about half
the lemon juice, then taste to see whether you want to
add the rest. Add more salt and/or pepper if you like.

This is a very simple and soothing soup.

From: janet@netcom.com (Janet M. Lafler). rfvc Digest
V94 Issue #202 Sept. 20, 1994. Formatted by Sue Smith,
S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV.

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1lb dried white beans (Great Northern or navy)
water to soak
1 meaty ham bone or 2 smoked ham hocks
3 qts. water, to cook
3 medium onions, chopped fine
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 stalks celery, chopped fine
1/4 c. parsley, chopped fine
1 c. cooked mashed potatoes or 1/3 c. instant potato flakes
salt to taste (I found this unnecessary)
1/4 t. freshly ground black pepper, or more to taste
snippets of parsley or chives to garnish (optional)
Rinse and sort beans, and soak overnight in water to cover. Drain
beans and place in 5qt. soup kettle with the ham bones. Add 3qts.
COLD water. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer over low heat
for 2 hours. Skim if necessary. In the meantime, chop onions,
garlic, celery and parsley. When beans and meat have cooked 2
hours, add chopped vegetables and potato to the pot.

Simmer 1 hour longer, or until beans are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
Remove bones and meat from soup. Die meat into 1/2-inch pieces and
return to pot. Discard bones. Reheat soup to serve. Garnish with parsley
or chives.

LEEK-AND-ARTICHOKE SOUP

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lg Artichoke — -ÿÿ
2 md -Artichokes
1 c Water — acidulated with
– the juice of
1 Lemon
2 Garlic cloves
1 tb Virgin olive oil
1 lg Leek — white part only
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2 md Leeks, white part only
– washed and sliced
1 sm New potato — quartered
– and thinly sliced
6 Leaves butter lettuce
– sliced into 1/4″ strips
-ÿÿa handful of
– Sorrel leaves, sliced
1 tb Chopped parsley
2 Mint leaves — chopped
Salt
5 1/2 c Water
1 lb Fresh peas — shucked, -ÿÿ
1 c -Frozen peas
—–GARNISHES—–
Freshly ground pepper
Chopped chervil
-ÿÿChopped Parsley
Extra-virgin olive oil
Parmigiano-Reggiano
– freshly grated

TRIM THE ARTICHOKES. Break off the tough outer leaves
and slice off the top 2/3 of the remaining inner
leaves. Trim the outsides, cut the artichokes in
quarters and remove the chokes. Dice the trimmed
hearts into small pieces. Put them in the acidulated
water as you work. Keep the garlic cloves whole. Warm
the olive oil and add the leeks, drained artichokes,
garlic, potato, lettuce or sorrel, parsley and mint.
Season with the salt, add 1/2 cup water and stew
gently until the vegetables are wilted, about 5
minutes. Add the peas and the rest of the water. Bring
to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, partially
covered, for 20 minutes or until the artichokes are
cooked. Taste for salt. Puree the soup or leave it as
is and serve with the freshly ground pepper, add a few
good pinches of chervil or parsley, a spoonful of
olive oil drizzled into each soup plate and a dusting
of cheese.

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