24-karat brussel sprouts cups Preheat oven to 350
Trim stems, cut in half lengthwise, remove core leaving cups of darker
green leaves. Steam sprout cups for 6 minutes or until they're tender when
pierced with a sharp knife and are still bright green. Drain upside down
Vietnamese fresh spring rolls Bring a medium saucepan of water to boil. Boil vermicelli 3 to 5 minutes,
or until aldente, and drain.
Fill large bowl with warm water. One at a time, dip the spring roll
wrappers into the water for a few seconds to soften. Lay wrappers flat.
In ce
Spinach artichoke party cups Preheat oven to 300 F. Spray mini muffin pan lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Press one wonton wrapper into each cup; spray lightly with cooking spray. Bake about 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove shells from muffin pan and set aside to co
Asparagus with mushrooms and fresh coriander Trim off tough part of asparagus stalk, about 2 to 3 inches from
bottom. Use a vegetable peeler to scrap asgaragus to about 1 inch from
top. Cut asparagus on diagonal into 1 inch pieces. Melt butter in a
non stick frying pan. Add mushrooms a
Fresh broccoli salad Combine salad ingredients in bowl. Mix dressing ingredients (sugar, mayo and vinegar) and add to broccoli mixture.
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
Fresh cauliflower ham chowder In a large saucepan, simmer potatoes and onion in chicken broth, covered, for 10 minutes.
Add cauliflower and cook about 10 minutes more or until tender.
Stir in 2-1/2 cups of the half-and-half, the ham, nutmeg and pepper.
Bring to a boil.
Blend the remai
Vanilla custard cups In a bowl, beat egg, milk, brown sugar, vanilla and salt if desired until blended. Pour into two ungreased 6-oz. custard cups. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Place cups in a 9-in. square baking pan. Fill pan with hot water to a depth of 1 in. Bake, uncovered, at 3
Fresh tomato ketchup In a large heavy nonreactive pot, heat oil. Add tomatoes, onions,
parsley, celery, and carrot. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat. Simmer
slowly, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.
Press through a food mill or fine sieve, seper
"betty crocker's" fresh tomato salsa Mix all ingredients.
Author's Notes: Here is the all-purpose southwestern favorite. This simple
salsa is unbeatable when tomatoes are at their brilliant best. If time
permits, refigerate the salsa for two or three hours before serving, so
Donna's fresh apple cake Pour brown and white sugar over apples in a large bowl. Let sit for 20
minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and mix together with large wooden
spoon until well-blended. Pour into a greased and floured tube or bundt
pan. Bake at 350° for one hour.
Fresh peach pie 2 Combine 3/4 cup of sugar, cornstarch and water in saucepan, stirring
until cornstarch is dissolved. Finely chop or crush three of the peaches.
Add these to cornstarch mixture. Blend in food coloring. Bring to
boiling point, reduce heat and simmer unt
Fresh tomato-zucchini sauce Melt butter in large kettle; add onion, garlic, celery and green pepper; cook until tender. Add zucchini and cook for 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, over low heat for 45 mintues. Remove bay leaf. Ladle sauce into 1-quart fr
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
Diabetic fresh strawberry sherbet Wash and stem berries. In a blender or food processor combine concentrate,
water and lemon juice. Add half the berries. Cover and blend till smooth.
Add remaining berries and continue blending till smooth. Put in freezer
container and freeze.
Fresh peach pie For crust #1: Mix all ingredients together and press into a 9" pie pan.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 325F. Cool. OR use crust 2. For crust #2: Mix
all ingredients together and press into a 10" pie pan or a large deep dish
pie plate. Bake for 30
Fresh asparagus salad with lemon dijon vinaigrette Bring a large pot of water to a boil and blanch the asparagus (cook
until tender but still bright green, 4-5 minutes). Remove with tongs
and immediately plunge into ice-cold water to stop the cooking and
preserve the color. Drain completely and
Fresh corn risotto with roasted peppers and turkey sausage Cut the bell peppers in half lengthwise, and discard seeds and membranes.
Place the bell pepper halves, skin side up, on a foil wrapped baking sheet
and broil for 15 minutes or until peppers are blackened. Put the peppers in
a Ziploc plastic bag and se
Fresh strawberry pie 1. Combine sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan.
2. Gradually stir in water.
3. Heat on high until boiling.
4. Boil for 2 minutes.
5. Add gelatin.
6. Stir until dissolved.
7. Cool slightly on counter.
8. Add strawberries to gelatin mixture.
9. Pour int
Chicken with tarragon vinegar and fresh herbs Toss chicken in flour, shake away excess flour. Heat 2 tablespoons
of the oil in pan, add chicken, cook until lightly browned. Transfer
chicken to ovenproof dish (8 cup capacity). Heat remaining oil in
pan, add onion and garlic, cook, stirring,
Cheese stuffed zucchini blossoms w/fresh toma Preheat oven to 325 F.
Mix filling ingredients, adding tomato last. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Stuff squash blossoms carefully with about 1 tb. of filling each; don't
overfill. Drizzle olive oil over blossoms. Place in a well-oiled sha
White rice pilaf with corn, roasted chiles, and fresh cheese In a large heavy saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the rice and the onion and stir frequently for about 7 minutes, until the onion is softened but not browned. Add the hot broth, salt, and chile strips to the pan and bring it back up to a boil.
Roast turkey with fresh herbs Position rack in the lower third of oven and heat oven to 450 F.
RInse turkey under cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle inside of bird with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper. Insert orange, apple and/or onion halved
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
Fresh fruit bowl In a large bowl, combine peaches, cantaloupe, grapes and strawberries. In a small bowl, combine sour cream, honey and orange juice; pour over fruit and toss to coat. Serve immediately
Tabasco classic - fresh corn pudding This simple but delicious fresh corn custard gets a boost from a
lacing of Tabasco sauce and a sprinkling of paprika.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a small saucepan scald the
milk, then stir in the butter, and remove from the heat.
In a
Dessert tostada with fresh fruit, cajeta, and hot fudge You will need 2 quarts of vegetable oil to fry the tortillas.
STEP ONE: Create the Tostada Cups-- In a one-gallon sauce pot, heat
vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. Prick numerous holes in flour tortillas.
Place one tortilla at a time inside an 8-ounce
Deep dish fresh peach pie * 6 cups sliced peaches. Prepare pastry for 8" single crust pie. Set
aside. Sprinkle lemon juice over peach slices in large bowl. Mix 1 1/4
cup sugar with the salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and flour. Add to peaches. Toss
until evenly coated. Spread in
Chocolate peanut butter cups Combine over hot, not boiling, water, the milk chocolate chips and
vegetable shortening. Stir until the chips are melted and the mixture is
smooth. Remove from the heat but keep over the hot water. Coat the inside
of the candy cups by using 1 t
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
Easy nutella ice cream cups Recipe by: Elinor Klivans BAKE AND FREEZE DESSERTS Have ready 8 ramekins
with a 5 to 6 oz capacity. Spread 1/4 cup chocolate ice cream in the bottom
of each ramekin. Drizzle 2 tsp nutella evenly over the chocolate ice cream.
Spread 1/2 cup coff
Butter cookie cups with chocolatealmond filling For cookies: Blend flour, sugar and salt in processor. Cut in butter until
coats meal forms, using on/off turns. Add yolk, vanilla and almond extract.
Process until mixture gathers together. Form dough into I-inch-diameter log
on plastic wrap. Wrap
Fresh pear pie Use frozen or refrigerated pie crust.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Peel, core and thinly slice pears. Arrange pears in attractive pattern in pie crust lined pan.
Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla and egg. Continue to beat until crea
Peanut butter cups Heat oven to 350F degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
In large bowl, combine all ingredients except peanut butter cups; beat at low
speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Fill paper-lined
muffin cups 2/3 full. Pres
White chocolate and fresh raspberry terrine For terrine: Coat 7 1/2x3 3/4x2-inch (3 cup) loaf pan with nonstick vegetable oil spray. Line with 3x12-inch strip of waxed paper, pressing gently to fit and overlapping ends of pan.
Warm 1/3 of chocolate with cream in heavy small saucepan over low heat,
Fresh cherry clafouti (sugar free) Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine the milk, ricotta, eggs, Splenda, flour, vanilla and almond extract in food processor or blender, blending until smooth. Let the batter rest for 20 minutes.
Lightly spray the botto of a 9-inch round ceramic baking dis
Fresh asparagus with sour cream Cook Asparagus and keep it warm.
Melt butter in top of double boiler over hot water – blend in flour with wooden spoon.
Add milk and half-n-half gradually, stirring constantly – cook over low heat until smooth and thick.
Reserve 1 teaspoon egg, add re
Dhanya chatni (fresh coriander chutney) Combine lemon juice, water and 1/2 cup coriander in blender; blend at high for 30 seconds until pureed. Scrape sides, add 1/2 cup coriander. Repeat until all the coriander has been pureed.
Add coconut, onions, ginger, chili, sugar, salt and pepper. Bl
(homemade fresh) chorizo soft tacos Mix together all ingredients for chorizo. Then pan-fry in the 2 T olive
oil.
Put on the table with accompaniments and warmed flour tortillas and let
everyone assemble their own.
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
Fresh lemon poppy seed cake 1. Combine flour, baking soda, poppy seeds, and salt in small bowl.
2. Beat margarine, grated lemon peel, applesauce, and sugar together in seperate bowl until fluffy.
3. Beat in egg and egg whites on high.
4. Combine buttermilk and 2 tbsp. lemon juice in
Bulghur "meat" balls with fresh vegetable sauce Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine the bulghur wheat, tofu, bread crumbs, salt, soy sauce, green
onions, coriander, and thyme. Shape mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls. Bake on
a cookie sheet sprayed with vegetable spray for 10 minutes on each side.
Skewered swordfish w/ vegetables &fresh herbs (gr) Brush the swordfish and vegetables with the olive oil and lemon juice.
Alternate on skewers. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Prepare
the grill.
Combine the ingredients for the herb butter in a small bowl and mix well
and reserve.
Fresh peach cobbler Combine sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon and sprinkle over fruit, tossing
to mix. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in an 8 by 8" baking dish and add fruit.
In a bowl, place flour, sugar baking powder and salt. Toss to mix, then
cut in shortening with a p
Marinated fresh vegetable medley In a small bowl, combine red wine vinegar, lemon juice, chives,
mustard, salt and black pepper; mix well. With a wire whisk, blend in
olive oil. Combine vegetables, sunflower seeds and Parmesan cheese in
a salad bowl and marinate vegetables in ref
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
Volcano brownie cups In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, yolks and vanilla; mix
well. Add melted chocolate. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture.
Stir in nuts. Spoon into six greased 10-oz. custard cups; place on a baking
sheet. Bake at 350ø
Broiled fresh tuna with salsa *Use 1-1/2 to 2 peppers if a milder flavor salsa is desired.
SALSA: Mix together the tomatoes, onions, peppers, orange juice, lime
juice, corander, and salt to taste in a large bowl. Press down slightly on
the mixture to extract some of the toma
Minced squab with lettuce cups This is frequently served at special occasions in Chinese restaurants.
Presented as an appetizer, it will serve 6.
USING A THIN CLEAVER, cut away the wings and thigh joints and pull
off the skin, cutting it where necessary. Set the skin aside. Bon
Fresh cauliflower au gratin 1. Wash cauliflower and separate into flowerets.
2. Place flowerets and water in a deep, 1 1/2-quart, heat- resistant, non-metallic casserole.
3. Heat, covered, in Microwave Oven 7 to 9 minutes. Set aside.
4. In a medium-sized, heat-resistant, non
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