Steam pumpkin until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and peel pumpkin, then place in a medium bowl along with mace, thyme, and butter. Toss well to combine but take care not to crush the chunks. Serve hot over rice. It is fantastic with smoked turkey.

In a large bowl combine the cabbage, lettuce, papaya, mint, and the bean sprouts. Chill well. Combine the dressing ingredients and chill well. At service arrange a lettuce underliner on a chilled plate. Cook the shrimp according to the package instruction. Immediately toss the dre

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan. Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Stir in the green tomatoes, nuts and extracts. Combine the dry ingredients and add alternately with the milk. Mix well. Pour batter into prepare

In a mixing bowl, cut butter into cake mix as for pastry dough. Set aside 1 cup. Pat remaining crumbs onto the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Spread pie filling over crust. Combine the walnuts with reserved crumbs; sprinkle over top. Bake at 350 degrees F f

Cream butter and sugar, add other ingredients and mix well. Form into 1-inch balls, place on greased cookie sheet and bake 14 to 17 minutes at 350 degrees. While still warm, roll in powdered sugar. Roll in sugar again when cold.

Combine the sugar, butter, salt, marshmallow creme, and milk in a heavy saucepan. Cook to rolling boil over medium low heat. Continue to boil for 5 full minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and add butterscotch chips, vanilla, and pecans. Stir until chips are melted. Pour into well-but

To peel tomatoes, immerse in boiling water for *less* than 1 minute, then plunge into ice water and the skin will slip off. Squeeze out seeds, chop. Balance of ingredients is according to taste, especially the chilis. Try *lots* of

Place into top of double boiler over gently simmering water milk, cheese, mustard powderm turmeric, salt and pepper in that order. Stir with whisk occasionally until melted and smooth. Stir pasta into hot cheese mixture and keep hot until serving time over hot water, up to a

Saute the onion in the oil till transparent, then brown the chicken breasts. Add lemon juice, pepper, (salt) and chicken stock. Simmer 15 minutes. Add pomegranate molasses and walnuts. Simmer another 45 minutes. Serve with or over rice. *Pomegranate molasses is availab

Put everything except noodles in a crock pot for 6 8 hours on med. Pour over cooked noodles.     strongServings: 1/strong  

Soak Grape Nuts in buttermilk for 10 minutes. Beat sugar and eggs or substitute together in a large bowl. Add milk/Grape Nuts mixture and vanilla. Sift flour with salt, soda and powder and stir thoroughly into the Grape Nuts mixture. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Pour in

Makes about 1 1/4 cups. In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients until smooth. Serve with large, cooked, icy cold shrimp; assorted bite sized vegetables and bread sticks. Posted by Sue Paddock, Prodigy ID HXVJ03B.     strongServings: 1/st

1. To make biscuit crust: Into bowl, sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the garlic powder, lemon pepper, thyme, and rosemary. With pastry blender or 2 knives, used scissor fashion, cut in shortening until mixture is like coarse corn meal. Make well in center; pour in

Heat oven to 375 F. Combine oats, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup olives, egg, 1 teaspoon onion, Italian seasoning and salt. Add ground beef, mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape to form four 4x2 inch loaves; place in 8 inch square glass baking dish or 9 inch glass pie plate. Bak

Heat oven to 350 F. Grease bottom only of 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. In large mixer bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add shortening, eggs and applesauce; beat just until blended. Stir in pecans. Spoon mixture into prepare

Prepare pastry for single crust pie by rolling out into a 13" circle. Ease pastry into an ungreased 11" tart pan with removable bottom. Press pastry into pan; trim edges. Prick pastry; line with a double thicknes of foil. Bake in 450~ oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake

Combine all in blender till smooth. Cover tightly and store in refrig erator. Good for 1 month.     strongServings: 1/strong  

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In bowl mix the first 6 ingredients(top three each side). Add carrots, fruit and nuts, and distribute evenly. Make a well in the center. In another bowl beat egg whites lightly and mix in milk, molasses and oil. Pour all at once into dry ingredients

* Cut in 2 to 3 inch lengths Place short ribs on a broiler pan. Broil until well browned to remove excess fat. Transfer to crockery pot. Saute` onion in butter until limp and golden. Pour in catsup, soy sauce, vinegar and brown sugar. Heat until blended. Pour over ribs. Cove

* or more, to taste Rinse the black beans, pick out any pebbles; then cover with water and let soak overnight. Then pour off the soaking water, add 1 bottle of stout, and add fresh water to cover the beans plus about 1". Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover partw

Crisp fried chicken is one of the things that I always find contradictory instructions for. "ALWAYS cover the frying chicken." "NEVER cover the frying chicken." This is from "The Chef s Secret Cook Book" and directly addresses the question. It works to

Spray broiler rack w/ nonstic Pam, preheat. In med. bow. combine all ingred. except lettuce and pitas;shape evenly into 4 patties. Place patties on prepared rack;broil 10 minutes. turning once until meat is cooked through. To serve arrange lettuce and burgers in toasted pitas. E

In a medium frying pan over medium heat, saute the broccoli in the sesame oil for about 8 minutes. Combine the tamari, ginger, and sugar, and add to the broccoli. Add water, cover, and simmer for 2 minutes. Source: The Compassionate Cook by Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (from t

Prehaet oven to 375 degrees F. Put the bread ina bowl and drizzle the oil over it while turning the cubes. Spread on a baking sheet and bake lightly until browned and crisp, about 15 minutes, stirring twice. Meanwhile put pumpkin seeds in a skillet over medium low and stir c

Wrap each oyster, well drained, in bacon. Skewer with wooden toothpick. Bake on a pan in a medium oven until bacon browns. Source: FISHES AND FISHING IN LOUISIANA, publ 1933 Recipe date: 01/17/33     strongServings: 1/strong  

Mix dry ingredients and stir in molasses and sour milk. (To make sour milk, add 1 T Vinegar to 1 cup sweet milk). Grease two 2 tin cans and place rings of waxed paper in bottoms. Divide batter evenly between the two cans, and cover with aluminum foil. Place in covered kettl

It takes 10 days to complete but is then yours for life. Wrap the grapes in well washed cheesecloth, tieing the corners to form a bag; lightly crush them with a rolling pin (to release the sugar to mix with the natural yeast on the skins; just like making wine!) and immerse

Crazy Baked Beans3/4 cup apple, pared and sliced1/2 cup onion, chopped1 (31 ounce) can pork and beans1 (6 ounce) sausage link, thinly sliced1/4 cup raisins2 teaspoons mustard2 tablespoons catsup1/4 teaspoon cinnamonIn small saucepan, bring 2 cups of wat

Beer Can Date Bread8 empty beer cans2 tablespoons baking soda1 cup dates2 cups beer3 tablespoons butter1 cup maple syrup1 tablespoon vanilla extract2 eggs4 cups whole wheat pastry flour1 cup pecansRemove tops from beer cans with can opener; ligh

Mexican Rice1 tablespoon oil1 1/2 cups long grain rice3 1/2 cups water1 tablespoon cumin seed6 cloves garlic, chopped1/2 medium onion, chopped1 can tomatoes4 teaspoons chicken bouillon Drain and chop the tomatoes reserving the liquid. Add enough water to equal 3

Peachy Pecan Cinnamon Roll Bake with Country CreamuTopping/u3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 egg yolks 4 large eggs 3 cups half and half 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 8 cups packed 1 inch cubed high quality day old cinnamon rolls 1/2 cup chopped pecansuPea

Almond Butter Cream Icing3 cups confectioners` sugar 4 egg yolks2 eggs1/3 cup almond paste, softened1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup heavy cream1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups butter, at room temperatureCombine sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond paste and salt in me

Apple Dumpling Cake3 pounds apples, peeled, cored and sliced 2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamonPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Light

Nacho Chicken Casserole1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1 can Ro Tel tomatoes, diced 1 large can chunk chicken 1 regular size bag tortilla chips, divided1 onion, diced1/2 pound processed cheese, cubedMix soups, ,tomatoes, chicken, 1/

El Charro Cafe Chimichangas el CharroSource: Sunset Recipe Annual 2000 Edition El Charro Caf?: The Tastes and Traditions of Tucson (Fisher Books, Tucson, 1998) Notes: You can make these chimichangas with the overgrown, 16 or 18 inch flour tortillas. But 12 to 14 inch tortillas (

Leg o` Lamb Roast1 leg of lamb roastLemon juiceSalt and pepper, to taste2 garlic cloves, thinly slicedCut all fat off roast Rub with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Insert thinly sliced garlic in roast. Place in baking pan with a shallow amount of water in bottom. Prepare sauce a

Linzer Torte BarsSource: � 2004 and �/� General Mills used with permissionThree easy steps give you fruit filled bars for a crowd!3 cups Gold Medal� all purpose flour 3 cups powdered sugar 3 cups ground walnuts 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened 1 1/

Melomacarina (Greek Cookies)1 cup (2 sticks) margarine1/4 cup granulated sugar1 1/4 cups vegetable oil1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 cup orange juice1 teaspoon baking soda4 to 5 cups flourBeat margarine, sugar and oil. Add baking powder and beat well. Add

Green Chile PorkServe as a filling for burritos, tacos, or nachos; add canned beans or hominy to make a stew; or just serve over rice.3 pounds boneless pork, cubed1 tablespoon vegetable oil1 onion, chopped1 teaspoon ground cumin1 teaspoon oregano1 cup chicken b

Rao`s ManicottiuCrepe Batter/u2 eggs2 cups whole milk1 1/2 cups flourNonstick vegetable sprayuFilling/u2 cups ricotta cheese2 egg yolks1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese1 cup finely diced fresh mozzarella cheese1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon