Cook tortellini according to directions on package, but only cook for 4 minutes. Drain and place in greased 8 by-11-inch baking pan. Sprinkle cheddar cheese over pasta. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces. In skillet, melt margarine and lightly brown chicken pieces. With slotted spoon, re

Rub duck inside and out with salt and refrigerate overnight. Mix remaining ingredients and rub on duck inside and our until used up. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place duck on rack, breast side up, in pan with 1 inch of water. Roast 1 hour, turn duck over, roast 1 hour more. Turn duck breas

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9-inch springform pan (or use cooking spray). Reserve 1/2 cup of the quick bread mix in small bowl for topping. In large bowl, combine remaining quick bread mix, milk, oil and egg. Stir 50 to 75 strokes until mix is moistened. Spread 2/3 batter in bo

Marinate shrimp overnight in soy sauce and Italian dressing mixed together. When ready to serve, spread shrimp on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Serve on platter over warmer, if possible. May be prepared a day ahead. Serves 40.

Heat ingredients in a saucepan, but do not boil. Stir well to combine. Serve as a light dessert.

Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Peel potatoes and cut into long strips, about 1/2 inch wide. Dry strips thoroughly with paper towels. Toss in a bowl with oil as if making salad. When strips are thoroughly coated with the oil, spread them in a single layer on a cookie sheet and place in prehe

Boil 1.5 cups of water with the cube of vegetable stock. While waiting for it to boil, put .5 cups of water and the flour in a small sealable container. Seal and shake vigorously (until it has a milky consistency.) When the stock comes to a boil, add the

1. Trim the excess fat from the chicken pieces, but leave at least some of the skin on. I personally like the taste of chicken skin, but I can understand wanting to remove it for health reasons. Compromise leave just a little bit on! Place in a bowl with the rice wine and

Poach chicken pieces until almost tender, about 15 minutes, in 1 quart well seasoned water. (I add chicken base, basil, oregano and rice wine) Add bay leaf, 2 cloves of garlic, peppercorns and salt. Let chicken cool in broth. Saute onion until golden in hot oil in a dutch o

I, too, love knowing that my dinner is already cooking ~ even on days that I don t work (outside the home, that is!). I have fallen into the trap of making two recipes over and over. One or the other is always simmering when out of town guests are expected. (My husband s fa

In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Heat water and 2 Tbsp. butter until hot (120 130 degrees). Add water mixture and egg to flour mixture and blend at low speed just until mixed. Continue mixing at high speed for 3 minutes. Stir in as much remai

Chicken: paprika, sage, majoram, thyme, bay leaf, tarragon Lamb: mint, garlic, curry, oregano, rosemary, juniper berries, basil, parsley Fish: mustard, curry, lemon/lime juice, paprika, bay leaf, hot pepper sauce Veal: bay leaf marjoram, parsley, tarragon,

Prepare orange juice as directed on can. Heat orange juice and apple cider just to boiling over low heat. Pour about 1 cup orange juice mixture into each mug. Stir in 2 ts rum if desired; top with orange slice. Garnish with stick cinnamon if desired. 12 servings;135 calories

cucumbers, and cut in half lengthwise. Combine garlic, salt, water, and vinegar; bring to a boil. Remove garlic and place 4 halves into each hot sterilized jar. Pack cucumbers into jars, adding 2 sprigs dillweed and 4 peppercorns to each jar. Pour boiling vinegar mixture

Prepare Coconut Pastry: into medium bowl, measure flour, coconut, butter, sugar and wgg yolk. With fingertips, mix just until blended. Press dough into bottom and up sides of 10" tart pan with removable bottom. With fork, prick tart shell in many places to prevent puffing a

Mix graham cracker crumbs with the butter and 1/4 c sugar. Spread half of this mixture on bottom of a 9x13" loaf pan. Mix the Jello, water and lemon juice. Chill until partially set. Beat egg whites stiffly and add the 2/3 c sugar. Set aside. Beat egg yolk and add to Jello

1. Cook a vegetable mix with potatoes, peas, green chillies and lots of masala. Check for salt, before you stuff it in the pastry roll; no way to rectify it later. 2. Thaw the roll for about 10 minutes before unfolding. 3. After the pastry roll has thawed, open it out on a flat

Slice sourdough bread into half inch pieces and set aside. Combine margarine, cheese, garlic and paprika. Mix well before spreading on bread. Place on bottom rackof oven and brol to lightly brown bread and melt cheese. Serve immediately. Assorted recipes from the Detroit Ne

Marinate 1 hour or overnight. Bake in oven 150 to 170, overnight for 10 12 hours.     strongServings: 1/strong  

The lively flavors of cumin and chiles make these peanuts irresistible. To sip alongside, offer ice cold beer, margaritas, or tomato juice. Time: About 25 Minutes Place the peanuts in a large rimmed baking pan. Bake in a 350 Degree F. oven, stirring occasionally,

This aromatic barbecued game hen can be easily served West ern style with rice, cole slaw or a green salad. [But it would be better with Thai cucumber salad or Vietnamese carrot salad. Mmmm... S.C.] Halve the hens through the breast. Flatten with the palm of your hand. In a mo

Soak the peas overnight and drain. Place in the crockpot along with the ham hock, water, mustard, carrots and onion. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 12 hours. When the peas are tender, mash lightly with a spoon. Add salt and pepper and if desired the sherry. Heat about 30 minutes

Replace Chuck Steak with Beans Cut the beef on a diagonal, across the grain into slices 1 inch wide. Place these in the crockpot. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over the meat, and mix. Cover and cook on Low for 3 to 5 hours. Shared by Maggie Workma

Mix the first six ingredients together in a large heavy saucepan. Stir over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil. Then cook, without stirring, until the mixture reaches the hard ball stage, 260F. Remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Pour immediately over the po

Preparation: Separate, wash & dry cabbage leaves. Stack them up and cut them crosswise into 1" wide pieces. Finely mince or grind Szechuan peppercorns. Crush rock sugar with cleaver handle; mix with soy sauce; reserve. Stir frying: Heat wok to moderate; add oil. Wait 30

Revised after testing Feb 94. Used 1 1/2 cup flour NOT 2 1/2 cups as printed in the book. The 1 cup beans probably replaced 1 cup flour in the original recipe. Stir dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles crumbs. In food

Preheat oven to 375=B0F. Into a large bowl, sift together the flour and the next six dry ingredients. In a small mixing bowl, combine the egg and the rest of the ingredients. Blend the egg mixture gently into the flour mixture. Coat muffin pan with cooking spray. Spoon

Raspberry Yogurt Smoothies1/2 cup fresh or frozen raspberries, thawed 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 3/4 cup milk 1 (8 ounce) carton lemon yogurtIn blender container, combine raspberries and sugar. Cover; blend until raspberries are crushed. Add milk and yogurt; blend u

Spicy Mexican PieSource: Debbie C Member posted 06 06 2001 08:46 am I will share my most requested main dish and salad. Looks complicated but it`s not...This was last night`s dinner for myself and the kids (the wife wanted Chinese food so she did her own thing). I thought this dish was s

Orange Chocolate Chip Cheesecake1 cup cocoa powder, preferably Dutch processed2 pounds cream cheese (regular or reduced fat), at room temperature1 1/2 cups granulated sugar2 tablespoons vanilla extract2 teaspoons orange extract1/4 cup orange liqueur5 eggs12 ou

Lemon Pound Cake3/4 cup granulated sugar1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened1 cup sour cream3 egg whites1 tablespoon lemon juiceGrated rind of 1 lemon2 1/2 cups all purpose flour1 teaspoon baking sodaA grating of fresh nutmegLemon SyrupBeat the

Almond Bark1 pound white chocolate1 tablespoon butter1 teaspoon almond extract1 cup whole, unblanched almonds, toastedMelt white chocolate and butter together over hot water in a double boiler. Blend in almond extract. Stir in almonds. Have ready a 12 x 9 inch cookie s

Cabbage Rolls1 pound ground beef or turkey1 large onion, chopped1 cup bread crumbs1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pepper1 egg, slightly beaten with 1/2 cup water2 cups tomato juice6 large cabbage leavesMix ground beef or turkey, onion, bread crumbs, salt, pep

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Banana PuddingSource: Cracker Barrel Restaurant Phoenix, Arizona1 1/2 quarts milk1 1/4 cups liquid eggs1/4 cup imitation vanilla extract1 1/8 cups flour1 1/4 cups granulated sugar12 ounces Nilla Wafers1 3/4 bananas, peeled

Bunny Patch Dessert1 (10 3/4 ounce) package frozen pound cake,    thawed and cut into 10 slices 1 (21 ounce) can pie filling, any flavor 1 (12 ounce) tub frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 cup sweetened flaked coconutGreen food coloringJelly beans and assorted

Phantom Horse Grill Grilled Portobello Mushroom SandwichSource: Chef Donald Molinich, Phantom Horse Grill, Phoenix, Arizona1 large Portobello mushroom, marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar 1 to 2 slices caramelized onion 1 to 2 slices tomato arugula lettuce, shredde

Cherry Cream CrescentsI made these for a bake sale for the Marine�s last year in Belgium. Sold very quickly and so easy to make.8 ounces cream cheese, softened1 cup confectioners� sugar1 egg, separated2 tubes refrigerated crescent rolls1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling/p

Chocolate Streusel Bars1 3/4 cups flour1 1/2 cups powdered sugar1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1 cup cold butter or margarine8 ounces cream cheese, softened1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk1 egg2 teaspoons vanilla extract1/2 cup chopped nutsPreheat

Crockpot Lemonade Chicken4 to 6 pieces chicken breasts and legs1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade, thawed 2 tablespoons brown sugar 3 tablespoons ketchup 1 tablespoon vinegar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons cold waterArrange chicken pieces in crockpot.

Strawberry Cheesecake Popsicles3 ounces cream cheese, softened1/2 cup Miracle Whip light8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed2 cups miniature marshmallows10 ounces frozen sliced strawberries3/4 cup chopped pecans, toastedMix cream cheese and dressing until well blended. G