Ginger-Almond Florentines

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 Cup Heavy cream
1/2 Cup Granulated sugar
1/4 Cup Firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoon Unsalted butter
2/3 Cup Sliced almonds — lightly toasted
1/4 Cup All-purpose flour
1/4 Cup Finely chopped crystallized
2 Teaspoon Grated orange zest
1 1/2 Teaspoon Grated lemon zest
1/2 Chocolate coating
—–chocolate coating—–
8 Ounce Semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
2 Teaspoon Vegetable shortening

Recipe by: Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library – Cookies Preparation Time: on
T Preheat oven to 350~. Line 2 large, heavy baking sheets with aluminum
foil. Lightly butter foil. Combine cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar
and butter in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring
constantly, just until sugars dissolve and butter melts. Add almonds,
flour, ginger, and orange and lemon zests. Bring mixture to a boil,
stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Drop 1 tablespoon batter (batter
will be runny) onto a prepared baking sheet. Repeat five times, spacing
cookies 3 inches apart. Repeat with second baking sheet. Bake until
deep brown, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Using a round cookie
cutter or a glass 3 inches in diameter, push hot cookie edges in toward
center to neaten them, shaping into 3-inch rounds. Slide foil off sheets.
Line the same sheets with new foil, butter foil and repeat with remaining
batter. Cool cookies completely on the foil. Carefully peel cookies off
foil and arrange them smooth-side up on the baking sheets. Spoon 1 teaspoon
of the hot chocolate coating in center of each and, using a small icing
spatula or knife, spread to edges. Refrigerate until chocolate is set,
about 30 minutes. Store layered between waxed paper in airtight container
in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Makes about 2 dozen.

CHOCOLATE COATING: Combine chocolate and shortening in top of double
boiler. Melt over (not touching) water just until smooth, stirring
occasionally. Remove from heat. Alternatively, melt chocolate and
shortening in heatproof bowl placed over (not touching) simmering water.
Dip one flat side of biscotti into warm chocolate or spread like icing.
Refrigerate until chocolate sets. Makes about 3/4 cup.

Typed for you by Marjorie Scofield 4/3/96

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 94 13:14:37 PST
From: vmh@IntelliCorp.COM

Rice and Beans for lunch

In the morning (or the night before), combine in a
plastice container:

1 cup (before cooking) of brown rice (basmati) cooked in vegatable broth
instead of water.
1/2 can spiced italian tomatoes
1/2 bunch parsley
1/2 can small brown beans (seasoned version)
6-12 fresh or canned oyster mushrooms

Mix. Nuke for 3 minutes at high for lunch. Yummee!

Date: Fri, 07 Oct 94 11:56:31 EDT
From: Lauren Bednarcyk

Black-Eye Peas and Rice (T)
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1 onion
water/broth for saute
1 15oz can peeled tomatoes, drained
or equivalent amount of fresh tomatoes (~1.5 cups)
1 15oz can Black Eye Peas, drained
2 cups cooked white rice
(I used a mixture of white/brown basmati)
Salt, pepper, garlic powder for seasoning

Chop the onion and saute it in a good size frying pan
with the broth. If you are using fresh tomatoes, add
them and cook until they are soft. Stir in the remaining
ingredients and heat through.

Makes about 3-4 servings, as a main course casserole

NOTES:
Don’t drain the tomatoes and black-eyes completely. You need
a little “juice” to make it a nice mushy (comforting) casserole.

I really liked it with a generous amount of pepper.

This recipe was from a TV program here in Raleigh NC called
“Southern Sportsman”. I just took out the oil and bacon.

Shrimp Etouffee

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 24 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Creole Fish
Seafood

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

3 c Onions,chopped

1 1/2 c Celery,chopped

2 Bell peppers,chopped

8 Garlic cloves,minced

3 c Green onions,chopped

1 c Butter or margarine

3 Juice of lemons

2 cn Tomato puree (15oz)

3 cn Cream/mushroom soup (10.75oz)

3 cn Mushrooms,pieces/stems (8oz)

4 c Water

6 lb Shrimp,shelled/deveined

1/2 c Cornstarch

1/2 c Water

Salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

12 c Rice,hot cooked

1. Heat half the butter in kettle; saute onions, celery, bell peppers,

garlic, and green onions until soft.

2. Add lemon juice, tomato puree, soup, mushrooms and water; simmer.

3. Saute shrimp in remaining butter in pink; add to vegetables and simmer

10 to 15 minutes.

4. Blend cornstarch and 1/2 cup water; stir into shrimp mixture.

5. Cook 10 minutes or until heated through.

6. Correct seasoning; serve over hot rice.

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Title: Fresh Lotus Root Salad
Categories: Chinese, Salads, Ceideburg 2
Yield: 8 servings

1 lb Fresh lotus root
1/2 ts Grated fresh ginger
4 ts Sugar
1 1/2 tb Soy sauce
2 tb White vinegar
1/2 tb Asian sesame oil
1 tb Chopped fresh coriander
Toasted black or white
-sesame seeds for garnish

If you haven’t tried fresh lotus roots do yourselves a favor and pick
up some from an Oriental market. They look like nothing so much as
strings of vegetable sausages a few inches long and about three
inches in diameter. The flavor is somewhat reminiscent of a water
chestnut as is the texture++very fresh, crisp and good. When sliced,
they have an intriguing, lacy cross section that comes from air
channels in the root. Lotus root is also available canned and it’s
not bad++not as good as fresh, but quite acceptable. They can better
than water chestnuts and retain more of the characteristics of the
fresh root than do water chestnuts. Lotus roots make a nice addition
to soups too.

BTW, it’s considered bad form by Asian grocers to break up the hands
of roots. They’re not that expensive and you’ll probably use all you
buy anyway.

Rinse lotus roots with cold water. Trim and discard both ends of the
bulb. With a vegetable peeler, pool the skin. Diagonally cut thee
root into 1/8 inch thick slices; immediately plunge slices into
acidulated water. Drain.

Put lotus roots into a heat-proof bowl. Pour enough boiling water to
cover; let sit for 5 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water. Pat
dry. refrigerate until chilled.

For the dressing; in bowl, combine thoroughly the ginger, sugar soy
sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and coriander. Put lotus root slices into
a shallow bowl; pour dressing over lotus roots. Arrange on
individual salad plates, garnish with sesame seeds. Serve chilled.

Serves 8.

San Francisco Chronicle, 11/6/90.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg November 7 1990.

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Quick Crawfish Jambalaya

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

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

2 tb Butter or margarine

1 c Bell pepper,green,chopped

1 c Celery,sliced

1 c Green onions,slices,w/tops

1 Garlic clove,minced

1 c Rice,uncooked

1 1/2 c Chicken broth

1 cn Tomatoes (16oz)

2 c Crawfish tails

2 c Shrimp,cooked

1 ts Salt

1 ts Poultry seasoning

Cayenne pepper to taste

1. Melt butter in large skillet; all bell pepper, celery and onions and

cook until soft but not brown.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.

3. Stir mixture once or twice, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes or

until rice is tender (mixture should be slightly moist).

4. Correct seasonings if necessary; fluff with fork and serve.

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DERBY SAGE PARSNIPS (ENGLISH)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 lb Parsnips
3 oz Flour
1 1/2 oz Derby sage cheese
Finely grated
Salt and pepper
2 tb Dripping

Set oven to 400/F or Mark 6. Mix the flour , cheese,
salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Peel the parsnips
and cut into small chunks. Place the parsnips in a pan
of boiling, salted water and bring back to the boil.
Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Drain the parsnips and,
while hot, drop a few at a time into the cheese
mixture. Shake the bowl to ensure a good even coating,
then transfer to a tray. Place the dripping in a
roasting tin and heat in the oven. When hot, remove
the tin from oven and place in it the coated parsnips.
Spoon the hot fat over the parsnips, return to the
oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, turning over after 20
minutes. The cheese mixture will only coat the
parsnips while they are steaming. To keep them
`steamy’, drain only a few at a time.

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Title: Fantasy Pork
Categories: Chinese, Pork, Ceideburg 2
Yield: 8 servings

Fresh ham, about 5 pounds
-(pork shoulder with bone
-may be used)
8 Green onions
3 tb Peanut oil
8 sl Fresh ginger
4 Garlic cloves, peeled and
-crushed

MMMMM———————-BRAISING LIQUID—————————
5 c Hot water
1 c Dark soy sauce
1 c Rice wine or dry sherry
3 tb Whole roasted Szechwan
-peppercorns
6 tb Rock or ordinary sugar
4 Star anise
2 Cinnamon sticks or bark
2 ts Five-spice powder
1 ts Salt

This is a recipe from Ken Hom, an author of a number of excellent
Chinese cookbooks. This is a “red-stewed” dish. (No reflection on
Ken’s politics… ) The sauce can be kept as a “master sauce” and
used over and over again gaining more subtlety and depth the longer
you keep it going. Either freeze it or refrigerate and boil once a
week.

Author’s note: “This dish is easy to prepare, and can be made ahead
of time. It reheats well and is also very good served cold++prefect
for a dinner party or large gathering.”

Dry the ham thoroughly with paper towels. Cut the green onions into
3-inch segments

Choose a heavy casserole pot, large enough to hold the ham
comfortably. Heat the pot and then add the oil, ginger, garlic and
green onions, and stir-fry in the pot for 2 minutes. Push the
aromatics to the side and brown the ham on each side until it has
some color, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour off oil.

Add all the braising liquid ingredients to the pot and bring the
mixture to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer, cover tightly,
turning the ham from time to time. When the ham is tender, remove it
gently with a large spatula. The meat should be literally falling
apart. Place it on a serving platter.

Strain the sauce, skim off any surface fat and reduce the liquid
until it is slightly thick. Pour this over the ham and serve.

Serves 8 as part of a Chinese meal.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg; February 14 1991.

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Title: BLACKBERRY COBBLER #2
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 8 servings

4 c Blackberries, fresh
3/4 c Sugar
3 tb Flour
1 1/2 c Water
1 tb Lemon juice
2 tb Butter, melted
Pastry
Cream sugar

MMMMM—————————PASTRY——————————–
1 3/4 c Flour
2 tb Sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/4 c Shortening
6 tb Whipping cream
6 tb Buttermilk; or sour milk

Contributed to the echo by: Sam Waring Originally from: Southern
Living magazine SOUTHERN BLACKBERRY COBBLER Place berries in a
lightly greased 2-quart baking dish. Combine sugar and flour; add
water and lemon juice, mixing well. Pour syrup over berries; bake at
350 about 15 minutes while preparing the pastry.

Place pastry over hot berries; brush with melted butter. Bake at 425
for 20 to 30 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown.

Pastry: Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in
shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in whipping
cream and buttermilk. Knead dough 4 or 5 times; roll to about 1/4″
thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut dough to fit baking dish.

Serve cobbler warm with cream and sugar.

Servings: 8

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Title: Cincinnati 5-Way Chili Pt.1
Categories: Beef, Main dish, Tex-mex, Pasta, Chili
Yield: 4 servings

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1 lb Chuck,twice ground finely
2 x Onions, minced
2 x Cloves garlic, minced
1 c Tomato sauce
2 tb Catsup
1 c Water
1 tb Red wine vinegar
1 tb Chili powder
1 tb Paprika
1 ts Pepper
1 ts Honey
1/2 oz Unsweetened chocolate,grated
1/2 ts EA: ground cumin, tumeric
1/2 ts EA: marjoram, allspice
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts EA: nutmeg, ground cloves
1/4 ts EA: mace, ground coriander
1/4 ts Ground cardamom
1/2 x Bay leaf, crumbled
1 ts Salt
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8 oz Thick spaghetti
16 oz Can red kidney beans
2 x Onions, chpd
1 lb Wisconsin cheddar,fine grate

***Excerpt from “Square Meals”: “No one who loves to
eat can visit Cincinnati without falling in love with
the most eccentric and delicious noodle dish of
all–5-Way Chili. Invented by Greek immigrants in the
1920s, it is unique to southern Ohio, and served only
in chili parlors, most of which are
fluorescent-lighted luncheonettes that haven’t changed
much since 1950. Nobody in Cincinnati gives out their
recipe. It is a dish of startling complexity, so
dizzingly spicy…” THIS IS A 2 PART RECIPE. Salt a
large cast iron skillet. Turn heat to med and add
meat, onions, and garlic. Cook until meat is browned.
Add tomato sauce, catsup, water, and vinegar. As
mixture begins to boil, add everything else. Adjust
spices to taste, adding more salt if it needs perking
up, turmeric and cumin for a sweatier chili flavor,
cinnamon, cloves, and mace if you want it sweeter,
cardamom for more bang, unsweetened chocolate for
body. Cover and simmer at very low heat for about 1
hr, stirring and tasting occasionally, adding tomato
juice if it is getting too dry to ladle up easily.

The bottom layer is always spaghetti, the thickest you
can find. If you have trouble, try using long, thin
macaroni like perciatelli. Break into 4″ pieces, boil
in salted water to which oil has been added. For a
touch o swank, melt a stick of sweet butter into the
just-cooked noodles before you dish them out. You will
need about 2-3oz per serving. You want them soft
enough to cut easily with a fork, but not so soft they
lose their oomph. Remember, they are the support layer
for four other ingredients. Spread them out to cover
the bottom of a small oval plate. Ladle on the chili,
enough to cover the noodles. Wash kidney beans and
heat with 2c water, then drain. Spoon a sparce layer
atop the chili. Spread onions over beans. Quickly (so
it melts) spread cheese to cover everything. Don’t
skimp. Cheese should completely blanket the plate,
enough so that you can pat it into a neat mound with
your hands, just the way they do in Cincinnati.
Variations: 3-Way or 4-Way: Omit either beans or
onions, or both.

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