Simply asparagus salad Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the asparagus and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Drain and run under cold water to refresh. Pat the asparagus dry with a kitchen towel.
Place the lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard, sugar, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Slowly d
Fresh spinach salad Two hours before serving, marinate Caesar salad dressing with cottage
cheese.
Prepare fresh spinach by washing, cutting out large vein in center of
leaves, and tearing into desired size pieces. Drain. Pour dressing over
spinach, toss, and serve.
Mrs. John
Chicken breasts with green coriander (cilantro) Skin the chicken breasts and dust them with a little salt and pepper.
Lay each one on a square of baking parchment, flatten it lightly with
the palm of your hand and lay a sprig of coriander on top. Fold the
sides of the paper over the meat, excl
Grilled spring onions and asparagus with lime and sea sal 1. Brush the spring onions and asparagus with the oil and grill, turning, until patched with brown. Serve immediately with wedges of lime and sea salt.
Spinach stuffed mushrooms Wash the spinach in lots of cold water to remove any grit. Remove thick
stems and coarsely chop large leaves. Shake off any excess water and set
aside in a colander to drain further.
Carefully remove the stems front he mushrooms. Finely chop the s
Shepherd's pie with chicken and fresh tarragon Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out pie crusts, line 2 9-inch pie pans, and put in refrigerator until ready to fill.
In a large pot, place chicken in 2 quarts water, cover, and simmer for about 30 - 45 minutes until chicken is done. Remove chicken, drain, and
Best fresh margaritas The longer the zest and juice mixture is allowed to steep, the more developed the citrus flavors in the finished margaritas. We recommend steeping for the full 24 hours, although the margaritas will still be great if the mixture is steeped only for the mi
Asparagi di campo (cold marinated asparagus) Place onion & salt in a bowl large enough to hold the asparagus. Mix
well & let steep for 30 minutes. Add the capers, lemon juice & mint
leaf & marinate for at least 1 hour. Mix thoroughly from time to
time.
Meanwhile, bri
Mushrooms stuffed with couscous Peel the mushrooms and remove the stems.
Broil them top-side up.
Place the couscous, olive oil, cumin, cayenne pepper, and lemon zest in a bowl.
Season, then stir the flavourings through the couscous.
Fill each mushroom with some of the couscous mixture a
Sesame asparagus Cook frozen asparagus according to package directions. Drain well. Season
to taste with salt and pepper. Gently stir in mushrooms, margarine and
lemon juice. Cook until heated through. Turn mixture into serving bowl;
sprinkle with sesame se
Broiled portobello mushrooms with scrambled eggs Remove and discard stems from mushrooms and rinse and pat dry. Brush
mushrooms with oil on all sides, and then salt and pepper generously.
Arrange mushrooms, stems sides up, on aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.
Broil 1 to 2 minutes on rack 4 to 5
Fresh tomato juice Wash, blanch, peel and chop the tomatoes. Put through a food mill or
sieve directly into a bowl. Add enough ice water to make 4 cups.
Season lightly with salt and pepper (if using them) and herb. Taste,
and enhance the seasonings. Serve cold wi
Seasoned mushrooms Coat mushrooms in olive oil and sprinkle with a generous amount of seasonings. You can use anything you would generally use to season meat with, and the ones listed work well. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Asparagus sauce - great chefs Wash the asparagus and snap off the white ends. Set aside all
tops and half that number of ends. Plunge the tops into a large pot
of salted, boiling water and cook until limp but not for too long.
(Note: Cook slightly longer than for eat
Roaste asparagus Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
Arrange in a single layer in a shallow baking pan, using pastry brush paint the spears with oil.
Roast until tender but still crisp – about 8 – 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of stalks.
Turn spears occasionally f
Stuffed mushrooms with crabmeat ** Substitution: 1 t Dried Dill Weed.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove and finely chop mushroom stems. In medium bowl, combine chopped
mushroom stems, vegetable recipe soup
Asparagus with hot bacon dressing 1. Brown bacon on cookie sheet in oven until crisp. Drain VERY well.
2. Spray skillet with non stick spray. Saute onion, and cook until
tender. Add bacon, and toss lightly. Add vinegar, water, and salt.
Bring to boil; remove from heat.
3.
Fresh tomato salsa Mix all ingredients.
Makes about 3 1/2 cups Salsa.
Vietnamese-style parcels of pork with fresh herbs 1 Make the pork filling in advance. Soak the dried mushrooms in the mirin
or sherry and cover with water. Leave for 30-45 minutes, remove the
mushrooms and chop very finely, discarding the stalks if you used dried
shitake.
2 Let the soaking liquid
Gratin of potatoes and porcini mushrooms in cream Soak porcini in hot water 1-1/2 hours. Strain through paper towels;
reserve liquid. Rinse porcini; squeeze dry. Discard any hard stems. Cut
into strips.
Preheat oven to 325 F. Generously butter 2-quart gratin dish.
Mince shallots. Slice
Roasted asparagus with feta place oven rack in the middle of oven. heat to 500.
toss asparagus with oil, salt and pepper. arrange in a single layer. roast, shaing pan once about half way through. 8 to 14 minutes depending on the thickness of the asparagus. sprinkle with feta che
Fresh spring vegetables Wash and tip green beans; cut into 3-inch lengths. Peel carrots. Peel
squash and cut in half lengthwise, then into 3-inch strips. Drop tomatoes
into very hot water for 30 seconds; cool and peel. Drain potatoes. In a
large skillet bring salted wate
Asparagus wrapped with jamon serrano Steam fresh asparagus or drain wild asparagus
Wrap slices of jamon around a small bunch of asparagus
Chill until cool
Before serving, drizle with olive oil and lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Buen Provecho!
Fresh fruit grunt Combine fruit, 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Cover and
cook over low heat until mixture comes to a boil. In a mixing bowl,
combine dry ingredients and then cut in butter with a pastry blender.
When mix is crumbly, add milk, making a dou
Crab and asparagus dijonnaise Dijon Sauce (recipe below)
Combine the oil, lemon juice, tarragon, shallots and salt. Toss with the
crab. Place in a covered container and refrigerate for several hours to let
flavors blend.
To serve, place an asparagus spear-half on each le
Avalon steak house mushrooms 1. Saute garlic in butter.
2. Add all ingredients and stir.
3. Cook on simmering heat covereduntil mushrooms are tender.
Poppin' fresh barbe cups * Use 1 8-oz tube of store bought biscuits, or your favorite 12 biscuit
** Use store bought sauce or your favorite recipe.
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In a skillet brown the ground beef and then drain of
Penne with asparagus and prosciutto Heat oil in a large skillet – cook prosciutto and leek about 6 minutes.
Stir in wine and chicken stock, bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened.
Add cream, bring to a boil and add Asparagus – cook for another minute.
Taste for salt and peppe
Doves cooked with wine and mushrooms * - drain mushrooms, and reserve liquid for sauce.
1. Preheat oven to 400'F.
2. Open doves or quail down the backs, leaving breast whole. Place
breast side up, not touching, in a single layer in a roasting pan.
Pour in sufficient water to just cover
Asparagus braise 1. Clean and prepare vegetables.
2. Heat oil in wok to smoking point. Stir fry asparagus in wok for
about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low medium, cover wok and cook
asparagus for 5 more minutes, lifting cover 3-4 times to stir it. At
the end o
Homestyle scalloped potatoes and mushrooms Heat oven to 400 degrees. In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat cook
potatoes, covered, in 2 inches boiling water until almost tender, 6
to 8 minutes; drain. In large nonstick skillet over medium heat,
heat oil. Add mushrooms; saute over high
Fresh sweet onion rings with basil Cut the onion crosswise into 1/4" thick slices, seperate into rings.
In a bowl, combine the onion rings, vinegar, basil, chili lfakes and
ice; cover and chill 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The ice
will begin to melt, diluting the vine
Asparagus (generic) Asparagus is low-calorie and spiked with vitamins A &b
C. Allow about To Prepare:
Break off tough ends as far down as stalks snap
easily. For spears, tie with string. Or, cut each
stalk into 1 inch pieces. Cooking Spears:
In deep, nar
Broccoli and asparagus soup In a large saucepan add 3 cups of vegetable stock, 1 small onion finely chopped, 2 celery sticks chopped, 2 carrots chopped, broccoli, asparagus and let simmer for 1/2 hour, until vegetables are soft.
Blend this mixture to a smooth consistency using a han
Green peas & mushrooms In a saucepan, bring water to a boil, add peas and cook 5 minutes or
until just tender. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in a non-stick
skillet and saute mushrooms and green onions until tender. Combine
with peas and toss with soy sauce.
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Asparagus-potato soup PLACE ALL THE INGREDIENTS except cheese in a large saucepan. Bring the
liquid to a simmer over moderate heat, then adjust the heat so that it
bubbles gently. Cover the pot and simmer the broth for 30 to 35 minutes,
until the vegetables are very
Fresh asparagus-shrimp rice 1. Cook rice following package directions, salt optional. Reserve
2. Clean and slice asparagus into 1 1/2" pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of
the margarine in large nonstick skillet. Add asparagus; stir-fry 3
minutes. Remove from skillet. Reser
Asparagus and crab meat soup (mang tay nau cua) Cut asparagus into 1-inch sections with canning liquid reserved
This soup was probably created by some homesick Frenchman. White
asparagus (a French import), packed in jars or cans, is used for this
recipe. Traditionally, crumbled, salted duck eg
Lemon cream-sauced pasta with asparagus and squash 1. Cook pasta; drain; keep warm.
2. In a large skillet cook asparagus, squash, and garlic in hot butter for 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Remove vegetables from skillet with a slotted spoon; add to pasta.
3. C
Chopped fresh salmon on a bun Cut the salmon into cubes and chop, but not too finely. In a glass bowl
combine the salmon, red pepper, green onion, mint and mayonnaise. Bind the
mixture with the egg and breadcrumbs then season with salt and pepper.
Refrigerate the mixture so i
Saffron couscous with fresh peas and chives Bring chicken broth to simmer in medium saucepan. Add peas and cook just
until tender, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer peas to bowl.
Add 2 tablespoons butter and saffron threads to broth and bring to boil.
Remove from heat. Add couscous; st
Pasta with fresh tomates and mozzarella - julie this one 1 Place the tomatoes in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with the salt; let drain 20 minutes
2 Prepare the orecchiette (pasta) according to package directions, omitting salt if desired. Drain an dkeep warm. (If desired, prepare up to 1 day ahead; reh
Marinated mushrooms 2 Choose medium sized mushrooms which come about 34 to a pound.
Two pounds makes about 10 cups. Trim stems and put mush rooms in
a large bowl. Add lemon juice. Strain vinaigrette dressing and put
solids in a cheesecloth square. Tie shut and put in
Mushrooms and garlic in yogurt Wipe the mushrooms clean with kitchen paper. Trim the stalks if necessary.
Heat the margarine in a large frying pan. Add the mushrooms and cook gently
for two to three minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the salt and pepper,
garlic, nutmeg, an
Warm crisp-fried tofu salad with fresh spinach (and spicy peanut sauce) Soak the soybeans in a bowl of cool water for about 10 minutes. Drain, and with your fingers or a sharp paring knife, remove the skins. Cook the soybeans in a small saucepan of boiling water for 3 minutes, or until tender. Drain.
Heat the oil to 350 degre
Crab & asparagus quiche Preheat oven to 375. Place crab meat in bottom of pastry shell. Cut bottom
parts of asparagus spears into half-inch slices and scatter over crab.
Scatter parmesan over asparagus. Beat eggs and milk together, and season to
taste with nutmeg, cay
Sauteed oyster mushrooms Gently rinse & pat dry the mushrooms. Trim to a nuiform size & set
aside.
Saute garlic in oil over medium heat for 15 to 20 seconds. Add
mushrooms & saute for 3 minutes.
Add rosemary & margarine & cook until the margari
Mushrooms in cream sauce Clean mushrooms and slice in half if large. Pat dry. Fry bacon in a
large pan until lightly browned. Remove from pan and reserve. Add
the butter to the pan drippings. Add onions; saute until lightly
browned. Add mushrooms; cook until tender,
Asparagus and blue cheese quiche NB* As usual, the weight of pastry is the weight of flour used to make it.
Roll out the pastry and line a 9" flan ring. Bake blind as usual at a
high temperature (400 for 8-9 mins weighted down then a futher 2-3 mins
just to colour light
Chinese: asparagus w/ cashews 1. Cut off the tough lower stems of the asparagus and discard. Cut each
stalk diagonally into 3 or 3 pieces. 2. Heat the oils together in a wok
over high heat. Add the ginger and stir-fry for one minute. 3. Add the
asparagus and stir-fry until
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