MANGO TAMARIND CHUTNEY

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Canning Sauces
Fruits Relishes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 c Dried tamarind pulp — packed
-or-
1/2 c Fresh lime juice — strained
+ 1/2 cup water
2 1/2 c — Water
3 lb Mangoes*
1 c Onions — in 1/4″ dice
1 c Golden raisins
1 c Dried currants
4 tb Fresh ginger — minced
— or more to taste
3 lg Garlic cloves — minced fine
1 Lemon — grated zest of
2 c Light brown sugar — packed
3/4 c Sugar
2 tb Mustard seed
1 tb Salt
2 ts Dried red pepper — crushed*
2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Turmeric
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
— or more to taste
1 1/2 c Distilled white vinegar

*Mangoes can be unripe, half-ripe or part unripe and
part ripe. Using part or all almost-ripe fruit will
yield a chutney with a softer texture. If you like
jammy chutney, cut the fruit into small bits; for a
chunky product, use 1/2″ or larger cubes and stop
cooking the mixture as soon as the fruit pieces are
translucent.

**In place of the crushed dried red pepper, can
substitute 2 dried hot peppers (each 2 1/2 to 3″ long)
which have been seeded and crumbled, or 1 tb. finely
minced red or green fresh hot peppers. Increase any
of these if you are sure you want a hotter chutney.

Crumble tamarind into a small bowl and stir in 1 1/2
cups of the water; let tamarind soak for at least an
hour, meanwhile preparing the remaining ingredients.
Or substitute the fresh lime juice plus 1/2 cup of
water at this point.

Peel and dice the mangoes, cutting them into small
pieces for a jamlike chutney, into 1/2″ or larger dice
for a chunky mixture. Place the pieces in a preserving
pan. Add the onions, raisins, currants, ginger,
garlic, lemon zest, brown and granulated sugars,
mustard seed, salt, crushed hot red pepper, cinnamon,
turmeric, cloves, ground red pepper, white vinegar and
the remaining 1 cup water; stir the mixture and let it
rest until the tamarind “juice” is ready, or for up to
several hours, if that is convenient.

When the tamarind pulp is very soft, strain the liquid
through a sieve, pressing it to remove all possible
liquid and any pulp that will pass through. Discard
the pulp remaining in the sieve. Add the liquid to
the chutney mixture.

Set the pan over medium heat and bring the ingredients
to a boil. Lower the heat so the mixture simmers and
cook it, uncovered, stirring often, until the mango
and onion pieces are translucent and the chutney has
thickened to the consistency of preserves, 1 to 2
hours depending on the firmness of the fruit. (The
chutney will thicken further in the jar, so don’t
reduce it too much.) If the chutney threatens to
stick before the mango pieces are translucent, add a
little water.

Remove chutney from the heat, cool a sample, and taste
it for tartness, sweetness, and degree of hotness.
(The overall flavor is elusive at this point, but
these factors can be judged.) If you wish, add a
little more vinegar, sugar or ground hot red pepper.

Reheat the chutney to boiling and ladle it into hot,
clean pint or half-pint canning jars, leaving 1/4″ of
headspace. Seal the jars; process for 15 minutes (for
either size jar) in a boiling-water bath. Cool, label,
and store the jars for a least a month so that its
many flavors can blend and balance. This will keep
for at least a year in a cool pantry.

Yield: 6 to 7 cups.

From _Fancy Pantry_ by Helen Witty. New York: Workman
Publishing Company, Inc., 1986. Pp. 56-58. ISBN
0-89480-037-X. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

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Title: Sweet and Spicy Couscous Salad
Categories: Salads, Main dish, Grains, Vegetarian, Vegan
Yield: 4 servings

1/2 c Currants
1/4 c Fresh-squeezed orange juice
1/4 c Fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/3 c Canola or safflower oil
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Fine sea salt
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
3 c Water
1 tb Canola or safflower oil
1 1/2 c Couscous
— preferably whole wheat
1 md Carrot; finely chopped
1 c Sliced green beans
-OR- yellow wax beans
— (cut into 1/4″ pieces)
1 md Red bell pepper
— seeded and finely chopped
1/2 sm Red onion; finley chopped
1/4 c Finely chopped fresh mint
-OR- parsley

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1/2 c Tamari-roasted almonds
— coarsley chopped

Put the currants, orange juice, lemon juice, 1/3 cup oil, cinnamon,
salt, and cayenne in a jar. Cover with the lid and shake until the
ingredients are well mixed.

In a medium saucepan, bring the water and 1 tablespoon oil to a boil.
Stir in the couscous. Immediately remove from the heat, cover, and
let stand until the water is absorbed, about 6 minutes. Transfer the
couscous to a large bowl, and fluff with a fork. Cool completely.

Put 1 inch of water in a large saucepan with a steamer basket, cover
with the lid, and bring to a gentle boil. Put the carrot, green
beans, and bell pepper in the steamer basket, cover with the steamer
(lid? -K.M.), and steam until the vegetables are a bright color,
about 3 minutes. Remove the steamed vegetables from the basket; they
should still have a crunch. Rinse under cold water, drain, and cool
completely.

Stir the steamed vegetables, onion, and mint into the couscous. Shake
the Spicy Currant Dressing and pour it over the salad. Stir until
well coated. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors
to blend. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the top just before
serving and serve chilled. (If the salad is prepared more than a few
hours ahead, adjust the seasonings before serving.)

Source: May All Be Fed – by John Robbins, with recipes by Jia Patton
and Friends

Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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CHEESECAKE SUPREME AND VARIATIONS

Recipe By : BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS MAGAZINE — SEPTEMBER 1996
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheesecake Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 3/4 cups finely crushed graham crackers
1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, — melted
3 packages (8-oz) cream cheese, — softened
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel, — optional
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup milk

For crust: In a medium mixing bowl stir together crushed graham crackers,
walnuts and cinnamon. Stir in butter. If desired, reserve 1/4 cup for
topping. Press remaining crumb mixture onto the bottom and about 2
inches up sides of an 8- or 9-inch springform pan. Set pan aside.
For filling: In a large mixing bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, flour,
vanilla and lemon peel (if using); beat with an electric mixer on medium
speed till combined. Add eggs and egg yolk all at once, beating on low
speed just till combined (do not overbeat). Stir in milk. Pour filling
into crust-lined pan. If desired, top with reserved crumbs. Place on a
shallow baking pan. Bake in a 375 oven for 45 to 50 minutes for 8 inch
pan or 35 to 40 minutes for 9 inch pan, or till center appears nearly set
when shaken gently. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use
a sharp, thin bladed knife to loosen the crust from the sides of the pan;
cool for 30 minutes more. Remove the sides of the pan. Cool cheesecake
completely. Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving. Makes 12
t0 16 servings.

VARIATIONS:

LOW-FAT BERRY MARBLE CHEESECAKE: Prepare crust as above, except reduce
crushed graham crackers to 1/3 cup; omit walnuts and butter. Sprinkle
onto bottom side of a well greased 8- or 9-inch springform pan. For
filling, substitute three 8-ounce packages nonfat cream cheese for the
regular cream cheese; add 1/2 cup refrigerated or frozen egg products
(thawed) for the eggs and egg yolk. Prepare as directed. If desired,
top with nonfat sour cream; spoon on seedless red raspberry preserves and
swirl with a spoon.

SOUR CREAM CHEESECAKE:
Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, except reduce cream cheese to 2
packages and omit milk. Add three 8 ounce cartons dairy sour cream with
eggs. Bake about 10 minutes longer than Cheesecake Supreme.

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE:
Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, omiting lemon peel. Melt 4
ounces semisweet chocolate. Beat melted chocolate into filling mixture
just before adding eggs.

CHOCOLATE SWIRL CHEESECAKE:
Prepare Cheesecake Supreme as directed, omiting lemon peel. Melt 2
ounces semisweet chocolate. Stir melted chocolate into half the filling
mixture. Pour chocolate mixture into crust; pour plain filling into
crust. Gently swirl fillings with a spatula.

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Title: CHOCOLATE MINT PINWHEELS
Categories: Cookies
Servings: 42

1 pk NESTLE Toll House mint
-flavored semi-sweet
-chocolate morsels, divided
-3/4 oz; 1 1/2 cups)
3/4 c Butter, softened
1/3 c Sugar
1/2 t Salt
1 Egg
1 t Vanilla extract
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour

Over hot (not boiling) water, melt 1/2 cup Nestle Toll House mint flavored
semi-sweet chocolate morsels, stirring until smooth. Cool to room
temperature; set aside.

In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt until creamy. Beat in egg
and vanilla extract (mixture may look curdled). Gradually add flour.

Place 1 cup dough in medium bowl; blend in reserved melted morsels. Shape
each dough into a ball; flatten and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate
until firm, about 1 1/2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375’F. Between sheets of waxed paper, roll each ball of
dough into a 13×9″ rectangle. Remove top layers of waxed paper. Invert
chocolate dough onto plain dough. Peel off remaining waxed paper. Starting
with a long side, roll up, jelly-roll style. Cut into 1/4″ slices; place
on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 7-10 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove from
cookie sheets; cool completely.

Over hot (not boiling) water, melt remaining 1 cup mint flavored
semi-sweet chocolate morsels, stirring until smooth. Spread flat side of
each cookie wiht slightly rounded 1/2 teaspoonful melted chocolate.
Refrigerate 10 minutes to set chocolate.

Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies.

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Wild Rice-Sausage Casserole

Recipe By : Linda Opio
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Casseroles

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 pound bulk sausage
1 medium onion — chopped
1 medium green pepper — chopped
1/2 cup celery — chopped
1 6-oz. pkg. long grain and wild rice mix
1 4-oz. pkg. wild rice — rinsed
1 10 3/4 oz. can cream of chicken soup — undiluted
1 10 3/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup — undiluted
1 cup Cheddar cheese — shredded
1 4-oz. can sliced mushrooms — drained

Brown sausage in a skillet; drain, reserving drippings. Saute onion, gre
en pepper, and celery in drippings until done.

Combine sausage, sauteed vegetables, long grain and wild rice mix (includ
ing seasoning packet), wild rice, soup, cheese, and mushrooms; mix well.
Spoon into a shallow 2-quart casserole. Cover and bake at 325 for 1 hou
r or until done.

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Chocolate Extasy

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3/4 ounce Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Butter
10 tablespoons Sugar
4 Eggs; separated — room temp
2 tablespoons Flour
—–WHIPPED TOPPING—–
1 pint Whipping cream
1 tablespoon Sugar
—–GLAZE—–
1/2 pint Heavy cream
2 teaspoons Instant coffee
1 1/4 cups Semisweet chocolate chips
Raspberry preserves (opt)

Melt together butter and 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Set aside and let cool. Mix
together 10 tbls sugar, 4 egg yolks, and 2 tbls flour. Make sure this is well
mixed, add the chocolate mixture when it is cooled. Mix well.
Beat egg whites until stiff, and fold into the chocolate mixture. Blend well,
but gently. Spread batter evenly into a 9×13″ pan. Bake at 350~ for 18 minutes.
This will puff up and then fall when removed from the oven. When cool, spread
with a THIN layer of Raspberry preserves.
Whipped Cream Layer: Beat 1 pint cream with 1 Tbls of sugar, until stiff.
Spread evenly on cooled cake.
Refrigerate.
GLAZE: Melt together heavy cream, instant coffee and chocolate chips. When this
mixture is melted and well blended, take off of heat and let cool. Stir well
and pour on top of whipped cream layer of cake. Tilt the pan so the glaze
distributes evenly over the cream.
This may seem like it will not work, but it will.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Title: BACON-OLIVE HOT APPETIZER
Categories: Appetizers
Yield: 4 servings

6 ea Bacon (fry, drain,crumble)
1 c Ripe Olives (chopped)
1/2 c Green onion tops (chopped)
1 1/2 c Sharp Chedar Cheese (shred)
1 t Curry
1/2 c Mayonnaise

Mix all ingredients. Toast bread on one side and cut in assorted
shapes. Spread mixture on untoasted side. Broil until brown or freeze
until ready to use.

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Title: Fast Pilaf
Categories: Diabetic, Nuts/grains, Beans, Vegetarian, Rice
Yield: 4 servings

1 c Onions; chopped 4 c Water
3 cl Garlic 2 c Quick brown rice; quinoa,
2 Tomatoes; chopped -or couscous
1 lb Beans; canned

Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until tender. Add tomatoes,
beans, water and grain. Season with herbs and spices of your choice.
Cook until the grain is tender. Serve with tossed salad.
Food Exchange per serving: 1 STARCH/BREAD EXCHANGE + 1 VEGETABLE
EXCHANGE (I would cut back on the beans to make it count as 1
starch/bread) (I also would use a combintion of couscous quinoa and
even add any free
vegetables. This would be great to make ahead and take to work in
the summer time.)
From Vegetarian Times Typed by Lisa Greenwood

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MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES WITH SWEET GARLIC (L A

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 md Celery roots, peeled, cut
– into 2-inch chunks
2 lg Russet potatoes, peeled, cut
– into 2-inch chunks
1 lg Parsnip, peeled, cut into
– 2-inch chunks
1 1/2 qt Boiling salted water
4 lg Garlic cloves
1 1/2 tb Unsalted butter
3/4 ts Salt
3/4 ts Nutmeg, freshly grated
Fresh, ground pepper
Typed by Manny Rothstein

A simple blending of celery root, potatoes and
parsnip makes these mashed root vegetables as smooth
as silk without much fat. The russet potatoes have
just the right starchy texture to thicken the mixture.
Celery root browns quickly once its surface is exposed
to the air, so have the salted water boiling, ready
for the peeled celery root and potatoes.

Plunge celery roots, potatoes and parsnip into pot
of boiling water. Cook 10 minutes. Add garlic cloves.
Cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 min. more.
Drain vegetables.
Put hot drained vegetables, butter, salt, nutmeg
and pepper into processor fitted with metal blade.
Puree mixture until very smooth, stopping to scrape
down sides of bowl, about 1 to 2 minutes. Adjust
seasonings to taste. Transfer to greased 5-cup
capacity baking dish. Cover dish with foil. Can be
made several hours ahead and kept at room temperature.
To serve, bake at 300 deg. until hot or reheat in
microwave oven. Spoon hot mixture onto 6 heated dinner
plates, dividing evenly. Ladle hot venison ragout
over, again dividing evenly. Serve immediately. Makes
6 servings.

Each serving contains about: 147 calories; 416 mg
sodium; 8 mg cholesterol; 3 grams fat; 28 grams
carbs.; 4 grams protein; 2.21 grams fiber. L A Times,
1/27/94, by Abby Mandel.

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Potato Soup

Recipe By : Marie Tehas
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups And Stews

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 medium potatoes — peeled and diced
4 slices bacon — diced
1/2 cup onion — chopped
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1/2 cup milk — or more
salt and pepper — to taste

In a large saucepan, fry bacon until crisp. Drain, leaving 2 tablespoons of gre
ase in saucepan along with bacon. Add onion, cook briefly until onion softens s
omewhat. Add potatoes, toss to coat. Add bouillon cubes and water to saucepan t
o cover potatoes by 1/2 to 1 inch. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium low. St
ir to dissolve bouillon. Cover and cook without stirring until potatoes begin t
o come apart (test by poking with fork). Cook awhile longer, then begin stirrin
g potatoes so that they break down and thicken the broth. Continue stirring (do
not leave it at this stage, it will burn!), mashing all the potatoes with the
fork if you want a smooth soup, leaving some intact if you like it chunky. It w
ill become very thick. Add milk, a bit at a time, until it reaches desired cons
istency. Add salt and pepper to taste. Warm through, stirring constantly. Remov
e from heat.

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