Title: TOMATO TART NICOISE
Categories: Cheese/eggs, Greek
Yield: 8 servings

1/3 CORNMEAL PASTRY dough
1 Egg white, lightly beaten
2 Medium-size tomatoes
2 Eggs
1 c Part-skim milk ricotta
-cheese
1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
6 tb Grated Parmesan cheese,
-divided
3 tb Chopped fresh oregano (Or 1
-Tbl dried), divided
1/8 ts Ground balck pepper
1 Jar marinated artichokes (6
-ounces), drained and
Halved lengthwise
8 Nicoise or Gaeta olives,
-pitted

Preheat oven to 400 F. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 14-inch
round. Transfer to an 11-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Trim edges;
prick botttom with tines of fork. Lane pastry shell with aluminum foil;
fill with pastry weights, dried beans, or raw rice. Bake 15 minutes. Remove
foil and weights. Bake 5 to 6 minutes longer or just until pastry starts
to turn golden. Brush with egg white; bake 1 minute longer. Cool
completely on wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 350 F. Thinly slice 1
tomato; arrange over bottom of pastry shell; set aside. In a medium bowl,
beat eggs; blend in ricotta, mozzarella, 4 tablespoons of the Parmesan, and
2 tablespoons of the fresh oregano (or 2 teaspoons of the dried). Spread
over tomato slices. Cut remaining tomato into 12 wedges. Arrange on top of
cheese layer with artichoke halves and olives. Sprinkle with remaining
oregano and Parmesan. Bake 40 minutes or until cheese layer is set. Cool on
wire rack 10 minutes before removing outer ring. Serve warm.

Makes 8 servings.

[ 1001 HOME IDEAS MAGAZINE; June 1990 ]

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HIBISCUS “COOLER”
– makes a little over 64oz (2 quarts = 2liters)

64 oz water
3 TB whole hibiscus flowers
12 oz can apple juice concentrate

– boil water with hibiscus
– turn off flame and let it suffuse (?) for a while
– pour tea and apple juice concentrate into container
– refrigerate

Usually there is around a cup extra tea which I drink warm with a
little honey.

You don’t have to use “heaping” TBs of hibiscus.

Title: Caramel Corn
Categories: Snacks
Yield: 6 qts

MMMMM————————-ORVILLE R——————————
2 c Light brown sugar
1/2 c Light corn syrup
1/2 lb Butter
1/4 t Cream of tartar
1 t Salt
1 t Baking soda
6 qt OR popcorn (2 batches)

In 2 1/2 qt saucepan combine brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, cream of
tartar, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring, over med high heat.
Stirring constantly, boil rapidly to hard ball stage, 260F (about 5
mins). Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda quickly but thoroughly,
pour at once over popcorn in a lg roasting or baking pan. Stir gently
until all kernels are coated. Bake 200F for 1 hr, stirring 2-3 times
during baking. Turn out at once on wax paper, spread apart and allow
to cool completely. Break apart, store in a tightly covered container.

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Title: Indian Carrot Salad
Categories: Diabetic, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Side dish
Yield: 8 servings

1 tb Corn oil
1 tb Lime juice
1/2 ts Cumin; ground
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Garlic; minced
4 c Carrots; sliced cooked
1/2 c Wheat sprouts or cooked
Wheat berries; for garnish

Whisk oil and lime juice together in large bowl. Whisk in cumin,
cinnamon, salt and grlic. Sir in carrot. Cover and refregerate until
cold. Serve chilled, garnished with wheat sprouts.

Food Exchanges per serving: 2 VEGETABLE EXCHANGES

CHO: 10g; PRO: 1g; FAT: 2g; CAL: 61; Low-sodium diets: This recipe is
suitable.

Source: The Art of Cooking for the Diabetic by Mary Abbot
Hess.,R.D.,M.S. and Matharine Middleton

Brought to you and yours via Nancy O’Brion and her Meal Master

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Title: Pumpkin Potatoes
Categories: Vegetables, Canadian
Yield: 1 servings

Pumpkin ;(equal parts of)
– peeled
Potatoes; peeled
1 Onion; finely chopped
Butter
Bacon
-salt pepper to taste

Pommes de terre a la citronuille

The directions for this recipe are very loose; Boil together equal
parts of peeled potatoes and pumpkin. When cooked, drain them, add 1
good sized onion, finely chopped and a piece of butter. Mash all till
creamy, season to taste and serve with golden sliced of fried salt
pork or bacon. To quote Mme. Benoit, “Grand-mere was a wizard with
pumpkin. Her mashed potatoes pumpkin french fried chips were super.
It’s amazing how most of what we enjoyed in our youth remains a
pleasure as we grow older. In the autumn of 1959 I made these on my
television show. The amount of mail requesting the recipe was
unbelievable!”

Source: _My Grandmother’s Kitchen_ by Madame Jehane Benoit

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MARTHA WASHINGTON’S DEVIL’S FOOD

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 oz Unsweetened Chocolate
1 c Sugar
1/2 c Buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 c Cake Flour — sifted
1 1/2 ts Baking Powder
3/4 ts Soda
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter or shortening
3/4 c Sugar
3 Eggs — well beaten
1 c Buttermilk or sour milk
1 t Vanilla

Melt chocolate over boiling water; add 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup buttermilk
and stir over boiling water until sugar is dissolved. Cool. Sift flour
once, measure, add baking powder, soda, and salt and sift together three
times. Cream butter thoroughly add 3/4 cup sugar gradually, and cream
together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add about 1/4 of
flour mixture, mix thoroughly; add chocolate mixture and blend. Add
remaining flour, alternately with buttermilk, a small amount at a time;
beat very thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla. Bake in greased
15x9x2- inch pan, in a moderate oven ( 35O degrees F.) 30 minutes, or until
cake is done. When cold, trim edges, cut in half crosswise, and put
together as a two-layer cake, matching edges carefully. Spread tops and
sides with Martha Washington’s Fudge Frosting (See recipe). Or add chopped
nut meats to part of frosting and use as filling. This recipe has been
adapted to modern measurements from Marthas Washington’s own recipe. It is
an excellent choice for February parties or for any occasion where a deluxe
cake is desired.

Kate Smith Collection, (as adapted from Martha Washington’s recipe)
Published 1940 by General Foods Corp. (Courtesy of Barb Day)

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SPICE TEA

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Beverages Mixes

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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— ——–SHARON MEHL –
CFFM46A——————-
2 c Sugar, granulated
2 c Tang
1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 c Tea, instant
6 oz Lemonade mix (powder)
3/4 ts Cloves, powdered

Put in jar and shake.
Spoon about 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons in mug and add hot
water. Enjoy!

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Title: CHOP SUEY
Categories: Main dish, Chinese, Ethnic
Yield: 1 servings

3 tb Cooking oil
1 1/2 lb Lean pork, cubed
1/2 lb Mushrooms, sliced
1 c Onions, sliced
2 c Celery, sliced
1 ts Salt
1/8 ts Pepper
1 ts Ginger
1 3/4 c Hot water, bouillon
Or meat stock
3 tb Soy sauce
1 c Bean sprouts
3 tb Corn starch

Heat cooking oil and add meat and mushrooms. Brown
evenly. Add onions, celery, seasonings and water.
Bring to boil, then simmer, cover, and cook for about
30 minutes until meat is tender. Add soy sauce, well
drained bean sprouts and more seasoning. Bring to a
boil. Thicken with corn starch which has been stirred
into a smooth paste with one-half cup of water. Cook
until thickened; then simmer for 10 more minutes.
Serve on hot cooked rice and add canned chow mein
noodles.

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Title: Cake Mix Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate, Peanut butt
Yield: 48 servings

1 pk Cake mix (flavor of your cho
-ice)
2 Eggs
1/2 c Vegetable oil
—–any 1 or 2 of f
-ollowing—–
6 oz Mini chocolate chips
6 oz Butterscotch chips
6 oz Peanut butter chips
1/2 c Coconut
1/2 c Raisins
1 c Toffee chips
1 c Nuts chopped

Preheat oven to 350~F. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drop by
rounded
teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 9 – 12 minutes. Makes about 4
dozen
cookies.

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Title: DIABETIC BARK CANDY
Categories: Diabetic, Candies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 batch

1 lb Milkcote
-=OR=-
1 lb Whitecote chocolte
1 c Crunchy cereal
Watermelon seeds
-any other crunchy food

In the top of a double boiler, melt coating over hot,
noit boiling, water. Add cereal and seeds. Blend
together thoroughly, then pour onto waxed paper and
spread thinly. Let stand until firm. Break into pieces.

Recipe from:Ideals Candy Cookbook by Mildred Brand
Copyright-MCMLXXIX By Mildred Brand, Milwaukee, Wis.
53201 RECIPE CLIPPED By Jim Bodle 1/93

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