KALAMARIA PARAYEMISTA

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Greek Seafood
Main dish Appetizers

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 kg Small squid
1/2 c Corn oil
1 md Onion — finely chopped
1/2 c Short-grain rice
1/2 c Tomato puree
1/4 c Water
1 sm Cinnamon stick
2 Cloves
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 c Dry white wine

Select squid with hoods about 10-12 cm (4-5 inches) long.

To clean squid, pull off head and attached tentacles. Cut out eyes and beak
and discard. Clean dark skin from head and tentacles by pulling it off or
rubbing off with a cloth dipped in coarse salt. Rinse, chop 3 to 4 into
small pieces and keep aside. Remainder may be stored and fried later.

Clean out hood (body) and remove transparent backbone from inside. Pull or
rub off skin. Rinse well, drain and dry.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pan and gently fry onion until transparent. Stir
in rice and stir over heat for 2 minutes. Add tomato puree, water, cinnamon
stick, cloves, chopped squid, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and
simmer over low heat for 10 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove
cinnamon stick and cloves.

Fill hoods with rice mixture, packing it in loosely as rice expands and
hoods contract during cooking. Close top with wooden cocktail picks or sew
with strong thread.

Heat remaining oil in a deep pan and fry squid hoods until lightly
coloured, turning them frequently. Reduce heat, add wine, cover and simmer
gently on low heat for 1 hour or until squid is tender. Add a little water
to pan if necessary during cooking. Serve hot or warm as a mezethaki
(appetizer).

Source: The Complete Middle East Cookbook – by Tess Mallos
ISBN: 1-86302 069 1
Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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Title: White Chocolate Mousse in an Almond Cookie Shell
Categories: Desserts, Mousses, Masterchefs, Frisco, M
Yield: 6 servings

—————————-ALMOND COOKIE SHELL—————————-
3 lg Egg whites 2 tb Flour
2 tb Sugar 1/2 c Almonds, sliced, toasted

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1 c Sugar 1 tb Rum, white
1/2 c Water 1 lb Chocolate, white, melted
8 lg Egg whites Creme fraiche
6 lg Egg yolks Raspberry puree

Almond Cookie Shell:
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Put the egg whites in a bowl and beat them briefly.

Add the sugar and flour, then whisk. Stir in the almonds.

Butter a sheet pan and spoon tablespoons of mixture onto the pan.
Spread the spoonfuls on the sheet slightly with the back of a spoon to
form circles about 2 inches apart.

Bake in a 350 F oven for 5 – 7 minutes. Remove from oven and while
still hot, mold into small cups by placing over a rolling pin. Set aside
to dry.

Mousse:
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In a saucepan, heat the sugar and water until the mixture forms a soft
ball.

Put the egg whites in the bowl of a mixer, and beat them until medium
stiff (beating first on medium, then on high).

Add the sugar and water (soft ball stage) from the saucepan to the egg
whites and continue to beat briefly until a stiff meringue is formed.

Place the egg yolks in a metal bowl and beat them over heat with a
whisk. Add rum to the egg yolks – still beating over heat. Fold the egg
yolks into the egg whites. Fold the melted chocolate into the egg mixture.
Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours.

Serve one scoop of mousse in an almond cookie shell. Garnish with
raspberry puree and creme fraiche.

Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984

Chef: Masataka Kobayashi, Masa’s, Vintage Court Hotel,
: San Francisco, CA

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HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 18 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Diabetic Fruits
Breadmaker

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—–INGREDIENTS—–
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
2/3 c Honey-crunch wheat germ
1/2 c Oats, uncooked
1/4 c Brown Sugar, packed
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking Soda
10 tb Light Corn Oil Spread/1-1/2
Sticks
1 1/2 c Mashed Bananas, about 3 med
6 oz Can frozen apple-juice
Concentrate, thawed
1/2 c Egg substitute, thawed
1/3 c Walnuts, chopped
1 t Vanilla extract

Directions: About 2 Hours before serving, or early in the day: 1.
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 9"x5″ loaf pan. In large bowl, mix first
7 ingredients. With pastry blender, cut in corn-oil spread until
mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in bananas, undiluted
apple-juice concentrate, egg substitute, walnuts, and vanilla just
until flour is moistened. Spoon batter into pan. 2. Bake 60 minutes
or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool
slightely. Serve warm, or cool completely to serve later. Makes 18
servings.

Each serving: About 180 calories, 5 g. fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 135 mg
sodium.

Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Fruit, 1 Fat From Files of Alice
2/03/93

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CHERRY SURPRISES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 42 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 pk DUNCAN HINES Golden Sugar
-Cookie Mix
42 Candied cherries
1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 t CRISCO Shortening

1. Preheat oven to 375’F. Grease baking sheets.

2. Prepare cookie mix following package directions. Shape thin layer of
dough around each candied cherry. Place 2″ apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 375’F. for 8 minutes until set but not browned. Cool 1 minute on
baking sheets. Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely.

3. Place chocolate chips and shortening in small resealable plastic bag;
seal. Place bag in bowl of hot water for several minutes. Dry with paper
towel. Knead until blended and chocolate is smooth. Snip pinpoint hole in
corner of bag. Drizzle chocolate over cookies. Allow drizzle to set before
storing between layers of waxed paper in airtight container.

Makes 3 to 3 1/2 dozen cookies

TIP: Well-drained maraschino cherries may be substituted for candied
cherries.

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PASTA SAUCE, OLIVIA

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables Italian
Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 6 ounce Jar artichoke hearts
Salt and pepper
1/8 cup Olive oil
1 pinch Cayenne pepper
1/2 cup Onion — chopped
1 14 ounce Can tamatoes — with juice
20 milliliter Garlic — crushed
Mushrooms — sliced
1/2 teaspoon Oregano
Black olives — sliced
1/2 teaspoon Basil
Parmesean cheese — grated

Heat olive oil in large sauce pan. Add onion, garlic, seasonings and artichoke
marinade. Saute on medium low heat for about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and
simmer for 30 minutes. Add mushrooms, artichoke hearts, olives and parmesean
cheese and simmer for about 5 minutes. Serve over pasta.
Converted by MMCONV vers. 1.00

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Title: Banana Wrap
Categories: Kids, Snacks
Servings: 1

1 8-inch flour tortilla
2 To 3 Tbsp peanut butter
2 To 3 Tbsp grape jelly
1 sm Banana, peeled

Place tortilla on a paper towel. Microwave 10 to 20 seconds on HIGH until
the tortilla is soft and warm. Spread with peanut butter. Top with grape
jelly. Place the banana near the right edge of the tortilla. Fold up the
bottom fourth of the tortilla. Bring right edge over the banana and
roll-up. Recipe from “Boys and Girls Cookbook” Posted by: Sonya Whitaker

MMMMM

Title: CHOCOLATE DATE TRUFFLES
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 5 dozen

1 pk 11.5 oz Milk Chocolate chips
1 c Crushed vanilla wafers
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1/2 c Lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 ts Almond extract
1 pk 8 oz chopped dates (1 1/2 c)
Powdered sugar, colored
-candies, or sprinkles

1. In a medium saucepan over very low heat, melt chocolate chips,
stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla wafers, 1/2 cup
powdered sugar, yogurt, and almond extract; blend well. Stir in dates.
Refrigerate 10 minutes for easier handling.
2. Form mixture into 1/2 to 1 inch balls. Roll in powdered sugar, and
place in a single layer in a large shallow container. Store covered in
refrigerator.
TIP: One 10 oz package of vanilla milk chips can be substituted for
the chocolate chips. Substitute 1/2 tsp. rum extract for the almond
extract and 6 oz pkg. dried apricots, chopped for the dates. Prepare
as directed above.

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STUFFED VINE LEAVES

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beef Greek
Meats

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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20 Good-sized canned vine or
Grape leaves in brine
1/2 c Lean beef, cooked and chop
1 Clove of garlic, chopped
1 tb Tomato paste
1 tb Lemon juice
1/8 ts Cinnamon
1 c Cooked rice
2 tb Sscallions, chopped
1/2 ts Oregano
2 tb Parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper
Shredded lettuce for
Garnish
2 tb Olive oil
1 tb Wine vinegar

1. Drain the vine leaves. Drop them into a saucepan of
boiling water and blanch for 5 min. Drain well. 2.
Place the beef in a bowl. Add the garlic, tomato
paste, lemon juice and cinnamon and blend well. Stir
in the rice, scallions, oregano and 1 tbsp parsley.
Season with salt and pepper. 3. Spread the vine leaves
on a clean, flat surface. Remove any stalks without
tearing the leaves. 4. Place a spoonful of stuffing on
each leaf and press the stuffing together to make it
compact. Fold in the sides on each leaf and roll up
neatly. arrange the rolls on a serving dish and
garnish with shredded lettuce, if desired. 5. Place
the oil and vinegar in a small bowl and blen well with
a wire whisk. Sprinkle the rolls with the remaining
parsley.

This dish: Dolmades

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Title: MOM’S STUFFED TOMATOES
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 1 servings

4 Tomatoes; large
2 Bread slices;whole wheat
8 Anchovies
1/2 ts Oil from anchovies
1/3 c Parmesan cheese; reserve 2
1 ds Pepper

Preheat oven to 375F. Choose large, attractive
tomatoes. Scoop out tomato centres carefully, leaving
bottoms intact. Set aside inside of tomatoes. Toast
bread and cut into 1/2″ cubes. Pour oil from anchovies
on bread cubes. Mash anchovies or mince into fine
pieces. Mix anchovies, bread cubes and inside of
tomatoes. Add parmesan cheese to mixture (this will
prevent it from getting too wet inside tomatoes).
Spoon mixture into hollowed out tomatoes. Sprinkle 2
tbsp of reserved parmesan on top of tomatoes. Put in
8″ square cake pan. Carefully pour in 1/2 inch water
around tomatoes. Bake 30 minutes in a preheated 375F
oven. Serves: 4
served this to my future husband when we were both
living in a o-op apt downtown. Another neighbour had
been bringing him brownies, gave him my stuffed
tomatoes. Fortunately, my husband wasn’t (and) sn’t a
dessert lover, he preferred my tomatoes! e flavour of
anchovies is not evident in this recipe and ven
‘anchovy haters’ will enjoy it. Source: Mom

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Title: MIXED PICKLE
Categories: Main dish
Yield: 1 servings

50 g Fresh chillies
50 g Dates
100 g Shallots
50 g Carrots
50 g Cauliflower
50 g Beans
3 Cloves garlic
2 sl Ginger
25 g Mustard seed
300 ml Malt vinegar
-I teaspoon salt
1/4 ts Chilli powder
75 g Sugar

Wash the chillies and cut lengthways. stone and
chop the dates halve the shallots, peel and slice the
carrots break the cauliflower into florets and wash,
string and cut the beans. Grind the garlic, ginger and
mustard seed together and mix with a tsp of vinegar
Place 200 ml vinegar into a pan and bring to the boil
with the salt. Add the chillies and when vinegar boils
again remove the chillies. Add the shallots and, again
when vinegar boils remove the shallots. Continue
process with all vegetables. Mix the garlic, ginger
mustard seeds, chilli powder and dates together with
the rest of the vinegar, add the cooked vegetables and
mix well. Stir in the sugar. From “A taste of Sri
Lanka” by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0

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