6 oz Burghul wheat, 1 sm Onion finely chopped, Juice of 1 lemon 9/16 oz Parsley finely chopped, 16 Black olives stoned, Sea salt 4 tb Olive oil, 8 sm Tomatoes, freshly ground pepper Soak the wheat in warm water for 20 mins. Drain thoroughly & squeeze dry. Add the onion, parsley & half of the olives quartered. Beat together the oil & lemon juice & season to taste. Mix into the wheat. Put into a flat serving dish and top with the tomatoes quartered and the rest of the olives cut into halves. Mint may also be added to this dish, either in place of the parsley or as well as. |
1/4 c Butter 4 ea Apples; med., peel, slice 1/2 ea Onion; red, chopped 1 ea Red cabbage; head,fine shred 1 c Red wine 4 ea Cloves; whole 1/3 c Brown sugar 2 ea Bay leaves 1/4 c Vinegar 1/4 c Butter 1 x Lemon juice;of 1/2 med.lemon Melt butter in 4-quart Dutch oven. Add apples and onions, saute slightly. Add finely shredded cabbage, red wine, cloves, sugar, and bay leaves. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour, then add the remaining ingredients. Heat to melt the butter and serve immediately. |
4 Taro corms 1/4 c Chard, chopped (optional) 2 Garlic cloves, crushed (opt) Oyster or other dip sauce (o Other names for taro are dasheen, elephant's ear, nampi, arum lily, cocoyam, yautia, malagna, eddo and kolokassi. Asiatic people steam, boil or stew taro. Hawaiians make poi from it and also stew the leaves. Peel the taro. Soak in cold water until ready to cook. Boil in water to cover, or steam in a bamboo steamer. Serve plain as you would boiled potato. To season taro, drain and cut into cubes while still hot. Combine with chard and garlic. Heat a wok or skillet with just enough vegetable oil to coat the bottom. Stir-fry taro mixture for 1 minute. Serve hot or cold with dipping sauce if desired. 1/2 cup without any optional ingredients - 92 calories, 1 1/2 starch exch. 22 grams carbohydrate, 2 grams protein, 10 mg sodium, 319 mg potassium Adapted from Diabetic Cooking from Around the World by V. Chantiles 1989 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier Jan 94. |
1 lg Cauliflower - about 2 lbs., trimmed wt. 2 oz Salt 1 pt Water 8 oz Onions 1 lb Sugar 1 pt Wine vinegar 1 tb Mustard seed 2 Short pieces cinnamon bark 1/2 ts Cloves 1/2 ts Allspice 3 Little dried red peppers Trim the cauliflower and divide it into florets. Blanch the florets in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain them and run cold water through them immediately. Slice the onions and layer them with cauliflower into sterilized jars. Heat the vinegar with the sugar and spices, and pour the boiling mixture into the jars. The florets should be submerged. Cover and seal while hot. Ready to eat in a week, the pickle will keep in a cool place all year. Makes approximately 3 lb. pickle. Suggestions: Make an oeuf en cocette, very lightly cooked with a teaspoon of cream and serve it on a plate along with pickled cauliflower, sticks of cucumber, spring onions, and matchsticks of celery to dip into it. Toss a few cauliflower florets with a haricot bean salad dressed with olive oil, some of the pickling liquor, chopped garlic and parsley. Serve them as part of an antipasto with olives and slices of salad. Source: Elisabeth Luard in "Country Living" (British), 1988. Typed for you by Karen Mintzias |
4 Cornish game hens 4 Tangerines, peeled, -seeded, & chopped 1 c Fresh squeezed orange juice 1/4 c Zinfandel wine 1 ts Or salt to taste 4 tb Butter 1/4 c Minced onion 1/4 c Mushrooms chopped 4 tb Pecans chopped 1 ts Soy sauce 1 Clove garlic minced 1 tb * honey *NOTE: optional Rinse hens and pat dry. Mix wine, soy sauce, salt, honey & orange juice together. Rub 1 Tblpsn butter inside each hen. Sprinkle the cavity with salt. Mix the onion, garlic, pecans, mushrooms, & tangerines together. Stuff each hen with this mixture. Heat the liquid mixture until it begins to boil. Turn off & let cool for 5 minutes. Pour 2 Tblspns of this into each hen. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F then bake hens for 45 minutes. Be sure to baste every 10 minutes with the liquid mixture. Test birds...if not done....cook until done. **NOTE** I have used this same thing on chickens too as well Guinea hens. All came out well as did the quail I used it with. Origin: Don Houston's kitchen...circa 1970-something! |
4 Medium-sized sweet potatoes 1 c Brown sugar 1/2 c Butter 1 1/2 ts Nutmeg 1/2 ts Cinnamon 1/2 ts Ginger 1/4 ts Salt 3 Eggs, separated 1 c Heavy cream 1 Unbaked pie shell Bake sweet potatoes until well done. Scoop potato from skins into mixing bowl. Mix with sugar and butter. Season with spices and salt. Beat until smooth. Beat egg yolk slightly and add to with cream to potato mixture. Blend well. Fold in egg whites, beaten until stiff but not dry, and pour into unbaked pie shell. Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour or until center is set when tested. To brown crust raise oven temperature to 450 degrees for last 5 minutes of baking time. |
1 ga Medium-sized cucumbers; cut -in 1" chunks 1/2 c Salt Boiling water 3 c Granulated sugar 3 c Apple cider vinegar 1 c Water 1/2 ts Turmeric 1 ts Dry mustard 1 ts Allspice 1 ts Mustard seed 1 ts Celery seed Combine cucumber chunks and salt. Place in large dishpan or crock and add boiling water to cover. Let stand overnight, then drain. Mix together sugar, vinegar and spices in a large saucepan. Turn heat to high. When it comes to a boil, add the pickles and return to the boiling point. Spoon into hot steralized jars and seal. Makes 8 pints. Source: The Best Of Amish Cooking by Phyllis Pellman Michael Hatala, Prodigy Food & Wine Board |