Date: Tue, 07 Jun 94 19:11:58 PDT
From: diane@triad.com (Diane Uetrecht)

Banana oat cookies

2 cups mashed bananas
2 cups caster sugar
2 cups brown sugar
2T egg replacer + 1/2 cup water
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking soda
4 cups flour
5 cups oats
4-7 cups any combination of: raisins /or dates

Cream bananas and sugars. Add egg replacer water and beat
thoroughly. Add in vanilla, salt, baking soda, flour, and
oats, beating at medium speed after each addition. Stir in
other ingredients. Press golf ball size scoops onto greased
baking sheet 2″ apart. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes
or until brown. Cool completely before munching.

Title: Hot Pickled Vegetables
Categories: Vegetables Relish Mexican
Servings: 10

4 oz Green Beans; Whole
3 ea Celery; Stalks, *
1 c Carrots; 2 med, **
1 1/2 c Cauliflowerets
1 c Broccoli Flowerets
1 c Pearl Onions
1/2 c Peppers; ***
1/2 c Coarse Salt
2 c Cider Vinegar
2 c Water
2 T Black Peppercorns
1/4 t Cloves; Ground

* Celery should be cut into 2 X 1/4-inch strips (about 1 1/2 Cups)
** Carrots should be cut diagonally into thin slices.
*** Peppers can be canned or fresh. Use Serrano or Jalapeno Chiles
They should be seeded and sliced.
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Mix all ingredients in a large glass or plastic container. Cover and
refrigerate at least 48 hours but no longer than 2 weeks.

Makes about 10 cups of vegetable relish.

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Title: Basurs Zalda (Garlic Soup) or Moscor Zalda (Drunkard’s So
Categories: Basque, Soups
Yield: 2 servings

Oil
3 eggs
3 cl garlic, sliced thin
Parsley
Dry French bread,
broken into small chunks
Water

Coat bottom of cast iron fry pan with oil. Add Garlic and brown
gently. Add Bread and stir to coat with oil. Add water to cover. Add
parsley. Simmer 15-20 minutes. After the soup has simmered, add eggs.
The eggs can either be stirred in or poached.

This soup is good for sinusitis, colds and hangovers. However, please
stand down wind from people. Walt

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CHEDDAR CHEESE AND CAULIFLOWER SOUP

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Vegetables Cheese/eggs

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 tb Butter
3 md Carrots, cut into small dice
3 md Celery stalks, cut into
-small dice
1 md Onion, minced
3 tb Flour
1 1/2 c Chicken stock or canned
-chicken broth
1/2 sm Cauliflower, trimmed and cut
-into
Florets (2 cups)
8 oz Mild cheddar cheese, grated
-(2 cups) — plus
2 oz Cut into small dice for
-garnish (1/2 cup)
1 1/2 c Half-and-half
1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
Salt

NOTE: For a milder, sweeter tasting soup, substitute 8 ounces Swiss cheese
for the cheddar cheese.

Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Add the carrots, celery, and onion;
saute for about 5 minutes until the vegetables are softened. Add the flour
and cook over low heat until the flower is incorporated into the butter,
about 1 minute.

Stirring constantly, gradually add stock and then the cauliflower. Bring to
a boil and simmer until the cauliflower is tender, or about 5 minutes. Stir
in the grated cheese and cook for about 30 seconds until melted. (Do not
bring soup to a boil after cheese is added or the soup will break.) Stir in
the half-and-half; warm the soup over low heat. Season with cayenne pepper
and 1 teaspoon salt or to taste.

To serve, ladle the soup into warm soup bowls. Sprinkle each portion with
the diced cheese and serve immediately.

Makes 4 seervings.

[ COOKS Magazine; Oct 1989 ]

Posted by Fred Peters.

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TOMATILLO SQUASH BISQUE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Harned 1994 Herb/Spice
Mexican Soups
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 tb Vegetable or olive oil
2 tb Butter or margarine
2 Garlic cloves — fine chopped
2 md Onions — coarsely chopped
6 md Summer squash — chopped
— or coarsely grated
1 Anaheim chile — roasted
— peeled, seeded chopped
1 Jalapeno chile
— seeded and chopped
6 Tomatillos — chopped
6 c Chicken broth
5 Corn tortillas
1 1/2 tb Fresh lime juice
1/3 c Chopped cilantro leaves
Salt and pepper
—–OPTIONAL GARNISHES—–
Sour cream
Tortilla chips — crumbled
Cilantro leaves

In a large saucepan, heat oil and butter. Add garlic
and onions; saute until softened. Add squash, chiles
and tomatillos, stirring until coated and heated
through. Add chicken broth; bring to a boil, then
cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until squash
is tender. Tear or shred tortillas into pieces and add
to soup mixture. Stir in lime juice and cilantro
leaves.

In a blender or food processor, blend soup in batches
until pureed and smooth. Return to saucepan and heat
through. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot accompanied with a dollop of sour cream and
a few crumbled tortilla chips and cilantro leaves.
This is a thick soup; if you prefer it thinner, add
more chicken broth.

From 1993 “Shepherd’s Garden Seeds Catalog,” pg. 38.

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Honey Bunnies

Recipe By : Fleischmann’s Yeast
Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:20
Categories : Holiday

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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—-Batter—-
1 1/2 c unbleached flour
2 pkgs active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
2/3 c evaporated skim milk
1/2 c water
1/2 c honey
1/2 c margarine — melted
2 eggs
1/2 c unbleached flour — * see note
—-Glaze—-
1/2 c honey
1/4 c margarine — melted
1/2 c raisins

To prepare batter, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, undissolved yeast, and salt in
a mixing bowl; set aside. In a skillet, heat evaporated skim milk, water,
1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup margarine until very warm 120-130 degrees.
Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Add eggs
and 1/2 cup flour. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Place in a mixing bowl
coated with cooking spray. Cover tightly with plastic wrap> Refrigerate 2
to 24 hours.

On lightly floured surface, divide dough into 15 pieces. Roll each into a
20-inch rope. Divide each rope into: 1 12-inch (body), 1 5-inch (head), and
3 1-inch (ears and tail) strips. Coil pieces to make body and head; attach
ears and tail to head and body. Place bunnies on baking sheet coated with
cooking spray. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in
size, 20 to 25 minutes. Bake at 375 for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden
brown. Remove to wire racks. Meanwhile to prepare glaze, combine remaining
honey and margarine in a saucepan until margarine has melted. Brush bunnies
with glaze while warm. Then, decorate with raisins for eyes.

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Per serving: 240 Calories; 10g Fat (35% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 36g
Carbohydrate; 24mg Cholesterol; 271mg Sodium

NOTES : * Combine 3 more cups additional unbleached flour to make a stiff
batter.

BEEF AND VEGETABLE SOUP #2

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meats Microwave

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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BEEF STOCK: Made one day
-ahead
5 lb Short ribs of beef
1 lg Onion skin left on
2 ea Whole cloves
3 ea Cloves of garlic
2 ea Stalk celery with leaves
1 lg Carrot
3 c Low/no sodium beef broth
VEGETABLES:
3 lg Carrots cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
2 lg Parsnips cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
2 ea Stalk celery cut in 1/2 inch
-dice
6 ea Sprigs fresh dill
1/2 lb Green beans 1 inch lengths
2 ea Leeks cut into thin strips
1/4 c Chopped parsley
1/4 c Chopped dill
Salt and pepper to taste

Place short ribs in a soup pot. Halve onions and
stud with
cloves. Add garlic, celery, carrot and broth. Add
water to
cover by 1 1/2 inches. Cook, covered, for 1 1/2
hours or until
meat is tender. Remove meat, cool slightly and
shred from the
bones, trimming and discarding all fat. Cool meat
completely.
Wrap well and refrigerate until ready to use.
Discard bones.
Strain stock, discarding solids, and cool
completely.
Refrigerate overnight. Remove and discard alll the
fat that has
risen to the top before using. To make soup, return
defatted
stock to large soup pot. Add diced carrots,
parsnips, celery
and dill sprigs. Bring to a boil slowly. Reduce
heat and
simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Bring reserved
meat to room
temperature. Add green beans and leeks; simmer for
an
additional 10 minutes. Remove dill sprigs. Add
reserved meat
and half the chopped parsley and dill. Season with
salt and
pepper; cook 3-4 minutes more to heat through. Add
remaining
chopped parsley and dill, then serve steaming hot.

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Title: Reeses Bars
Categories: Candies, Chocolate
Yield: 6 servings

Sharon Stevens
1 c Melted butter
2 3/4 c Icing sugar
1 c Peanut butter
2 1/2 c Graham wafer crumbs
12 oz Chocolate chips

Mix together first four and press into an ungreased 9 x 13 pan.

Melt the chocolate chips and pour over the peanut butter mixture. Let
cool slightly and then cut into bars before the chocolate hardens
completely.

Shared by: Sharon Stevens

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PEAR AND BLUE CHEESE PIZZA

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers – Hors d’Oeuvres Pizza

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 ounces double-cream blue cheese — at room temperature
2 whole pizza crust – 7-8 inch rounds
2 whole fresh ripe pears
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

Preheat oven to 425 degrees (f). Spread the blue cheese on
the pizza crusts. Core the pears and cut them lengthwise into
thin slices. Arrange the slices of pear on top of the cheese.
Drizzle with the honey and sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of thyme over
each pizza.

Bake the tarts on the bottom rack of the oven for about 8
minutes, until heated through. Then place under the broiler
for 1 to 2 minutes longer to brown the pears lightly. Cut
each tart into 8 wedges and serve warm. Makes 4-5 servings.

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Benihana Salad Dressing

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Dressings Dips
Meats

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 cup Onion — chop
1/4 cup Peanut oil
2 tablespoons Rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Water
1 tablespoon Ginger root — chop
1 tablespoon Celery — chop
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons Tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 dash Salt pepper

Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor; process until
almost smooth.

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