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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Collard Greens

Recipe By : Sylvia Woods
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :1:20
Categories : Soul Food Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 each smoked ham hocks
4 cups water
2 pounds collard greens
1 tablespoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper — flakes
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup bacon drippings

1) Put the pork skin and bone (smoked ham hocks) into a 5 quart pot with
the water. Heat to boiling, then reduce to a simmer. Cover the pot and
simmer for 45 minutes. Skim the foam from the broth once or twice.

2) Meanwhile, prepare the collards: Cut away the very thick part of stems.
Wash the collard greens thoroughly – They can be very gritty. Drain them by
shaking off any excess water and chop them into small pieces. Stir the
collard greens into the pot and add the salt, red pepper, and sugar. Drizzle
all with the bacon drippings. Cook, covered, at a lively simmer
until the collard greens are tender, about 20 minutes.

3) Turn off the heat and check the seasonings. Cover the pot and let the
collard greens sit a few minutes before serving.

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Green Onion Dressing

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Condiments

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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***** NONE *****

1 Egg yolk

1 c Chopped green onions

3 tb White vinegar

1 tb Creole mustard

1/4 ts Chopped garlic clove

1/2 ts Sugar

1/2 ts Salt

1/2 ts White pepper

1 tb Worcestershire sauce

1 c Vegetable oil

Combine all ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.

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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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Minestrone (Pressure Cooked)

Recipe By : Cooking Under Pressure; copyright 1989
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups and Stocks

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3/4 cup dried navy (pea) beans — picked over rinsed
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic — finely minced
1 large onion — coarsely chopped
3 large carrots — cut in 1/2″ slices
1 medium leek — thinly sliced
3 stalks celery — cut in 1″ slices
1 cup tightly packed minced fresh basil — or
Italian (flat-leaved) parsley — divided
1 teaspoon dried thyme — or
dried oregano
1 14 oz can Italian plum tomatoes with juice
3 cups cold water
3 cups vegetable stock
2 cups green beans, trimmed — cut in thirds
1/2 cup orzo, tubettini, — or
other small Italian pasta
1 cup boiling water (up to 2 c) — optional
2 large zucchini — cut in 1/2″ slices
3 cups shredded cabbage — cored
1 teaspoon salt — or to taste
freshly ground black pepper — to taste

***Garnish***
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (up to 1 1/2 c)
or
grated Romano cheese

serves 8 to 10

Soak the navy beans overnight or use the pressure cooker quick presoak method (
see basic cooking times). Rinse, drain, and set aside.

Heat the olive oil in the cooker,and saute the garlic and onion until the onion
becomes limp, about 3 minutes. Add the carrots, leek, celery, 1/2 cup basil,
thyme, reserved navy beans, plum tomatoes with their juice, water and stock. L
ock the lid in place and over high heat bring to high pressure. Adjust heat to
maintain high pressure, and cook 20 minutes. Let the pressure drop naturally
or use a quick release method. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to all
ow any excess steam to escape.

Add the green beans and orzo and cook uncovered over medium heat for 5 minutes,
stirring frequently so that the orzo doesn’t drop to the bottom of the pot and
burn. If the soup becomes too thick, add 1 to 2 cups boiling water. Add zucc
hini, cabbage, remaining basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the z
ucchini and green beans are crisp-tender, about 3 to 5 additional minutes. ser
ve in individual bowls, garnished with Parmesan or romano.

Author’s note: For a friend of mine, a superb minestrone always contains one s
ecret ingredient: a tablespoon of sugar to enhance all of the flavors. She may
be right.

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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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LASAGNA with TOFU

Recipe By : FF MailList: Houston Post,Tofu Cookery,Hagler (R.Simmons)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Main Dishes Italian
Vegan Tofu
Casseroles

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce — up to 4 cups
1 1/2 pounds firm tofu — (use Lowfat tofu)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic — up to 3; minced
1/2 pound lasagna noodles — cooked

Note:
It was a bit runny when I made it last night (but quite tasty), and the
next time, I think I’ll use half tofu and half LF cottage cheese or even
mashed potato. This is a lot of tofu, so look for a brand with the lowest
fat you can find (mine had 8g/lb).

Preheat oven to 350 deg F

In a food processor or blender, puree to a fine grainy ricotta-like
texture the tofu, lemon juice, basil, honey, salt, and garlic (or
garlic salt).

Start making layers in a 9″ x 13″ baking dish, starting with a thin
layer of spaghetti sauce, then a layer of cooked noodles, then a layer
of half of the tofu filling. Continue in the same order, using half the
remaining sauce, noodles, the remaining tofu filling, ending with the
remaining spaghetti sauce (I put one more layer of noodles on top of the
last of the filling, then the remaining spaghetti sauce; i.e., sauce,
noodles, filling, sauce, noodles, filling, noodles, sauce).

Bake for about 30 minutes.

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Per serving: 356 Calories; 13g Fat (32% calories from fat); 19g Protein;
45g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 821mg Sodium

Title: GINGER APPLE CRISP
Categories: Low-cal, Desserts, Fruits
Yield: 6 servings

1/3 c Cornflake crumbs
1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
3 tb Flour
2 tb Crystallized ginger, chopped
-or 1 tsp ginger
2 tb Margarine/butter melted
6 Rome or McIntosh apples,
-peeled, cored and thinly
-sliced (6 cups)
2 tb Sugar
2 ts Lemon juice
1 1/2 c Frozen vanilla nonfat yogurt
-or vanilla ice milk

Heat oven to 400F. Spray 8 inch square (1 1/2 quart)
baking disk with non stick spray. In a small bowl,
combine the cornflake crumbs, brown sugar, flour and
ginger; mix well. Add in melted margarine or butter
and mix well. Place apples in spray-coated dish. Add
sugar and lemon juice; toss to coat. Sprinkle apples
with crumb mixture; press gently. Bake for 25-30
minutes or until apples are tender and mixture is
bubbly. Cool slightly; serve with frozen vanilla
yogurt or ice milk.

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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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