1/4 lb Lean pork
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 tb Light soy sauce
1/2 tb Rice wine or dry sherry
1 ts Cornstarch
1 ts Vegetable oil or Asian
-sesame oil
1 sm Cucumber
4 c Chicken stock or water
1 qt Slice fresh ginger,
-lightly crushed
1 tb Minced Smithfield ham or
-prosciutto (optional)
Coriander sprigs for garnish

Nothing fancy about this soup++it’s just simple, delicious and
refreshing. Cut the pork into thin slices and combine with the sugar,
soy sauce, wine, cornstarch and oil. Set aside.

Peel, halve and seed the cucumber. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thin
slices.

Bring stock and ginger to a boil.

Add the pork and reduce to a lively simmer; simmer for 10 minutes. Add
cucumber and simmer until translucent, about 3 minutes.

Garnish with the optional ham and coriander.

Serves 6 as part of a multiple-dish Chinese meal.

PER SERVING: 65 calories, 6 g protein, 4 g carbohydrate, 2 g fat (1
g (1 g saturated), 13 mg cholesterol, 101 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.

Joyce Jue, San Francisco Chronicle, 11/23/92.

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; December 2 1992.

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24 Cherry tomatoes; 1 tb Dried leat mint OR;
1 tb Olive oil; 3 tb Chopped fresh Mint;

Trim stems from tomatoes and rince. In a large, non-stick skillet,
heat oil. Cook tomatoes 3 minutes, stirring. Add mint and stir to
mix Food Exchange per serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE + 1/2 FAT
EXCHANGE CAL: 47; CHO: 0mg; CAR: 4g; PRO: 1g; SOD: 8mg; FAT: 4g;

Souce: Light and Easy Diabetes Cuisine by Betty Marks

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Recipe By : COOKING RIGHT SHOW#CR9658
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : New Text Import Cooking Right Show

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 Cup walnut oil
1/2 Teaspoon garlic — minced
1/4 Cup rich chicken stock or shellfish stock
1 Teaspoon white-wine Worcestershire
1 1/2 Tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1 Teaspoon sherry vinegar
2 Teaspoons fresh parsley — chopped
2 Teaspoons fresh chives — chopped
2 tsp fresh dill — chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black peppe

In a blender or food processor, combine the walnut oil, garlic, stock,
Worcestershire, mustard and vinegar. Blend until fully combined and creamy.
Transfer to a bowl. Whisk in the herbs and add salt and pepper to taste.
Store the vinaigrette, covered and refrigerated, for up to 3 days. Bring to
room temperature before using.

Yield: 3/4 cup

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Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Halloween

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 large Ripe avocado
2 cups Alfalfa sprouts
5 large To 6 carrots — washed peeled
And grated
Italian dressing
—–TOOLS—–
Paring knife
Spoon
Mixing bowl
Fork
Carrot peeler
Grater
4 Salad bowls

With an adults help, cut avocado in half. Use a spoon to scopp out the pit.

Scoop avocado out of the shell and put in the bowl.
Add sprouts to the avocado meat. Mash with a fork. It is ok to leave some
lumps.
Set the mixture aside.

Divide the grated carrots among the four salad bowls.

Using your clean fingers and a spoon, make walnut size hairballs from the
avocado mixture and arrange them on top of the grated carrots. Pour Italian
“saliva” dressing over hairballs and serve. Serves 4 cat fanciers.

Sicko serving suggestion: Squeezw ribbons of chocolate icing “hairball”
medicine out of a paper cone onto the backs of your guests hands to be licked
off for dessert.

From the Book: Gross Grub by Cheryl Porter Random House ISBN 0-679-86693-0
Shared by Carolyn Shaw 10-95

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Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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G. Granaroli XBRG76A
1/2 cup White wine
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup Olive oil
1 16 ounce Thi spaghetti- cooked
1/4 Stick butter
according to dir.
3 tablespoon Chopped garlic
Gratd cheese for serving
2 tablespoon Fresh chopped parsley

Melt the butter in olive oil. Add garlic and sautee for 5 min on low. Add wine
and simmer for 5 min. Toss with pasta and garnish with parsley. Serve hot with
grated cheese on the side. Serve with crusty bread and salad.

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6 oz SR flour
6 oz Margarine
6 oz Sugar (caster or soft brown)
2 lg Eggs
Rind of 1 lemon,grated
Finely

Set oven to 375/F or Mark 5. Grease an 8 inch x 10 inch roasting
tin. Cream the margarine and sugar in a bowl until soft. Beat the
eggs in a basin and gradually beat into the creamed mixture. Fold in
the flour and the grated lemon rind. Spread the mixture evenly in
the tin and bake for 30 to 40 minutes until springy to the touch.
For the topping, mix the caster sugar and lemon juice together, and
while the sponge is still hot pour the mixture over the top of the
cake. Leave to cool in the tin and cut into slices.

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1 c Flour, unsifted
1/2 c Butter, softened
1 c Pecans, chopped
8 oz Cream cheese
8 oz Cool Whip
1 c Sugar
7 oz Instant chocolate pudding
1 1/2 c Milk
7 oz Instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 c Milk
3/4 c Strawberries, fresh, sliced
1 Candy bar, chocolate

Servings: 20

Mix flour, butter and pecans together until finely crumbled. Press
into 9-by-13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
Let cool.

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in half of the Cool
Whip. Spread on top of the crust.

Mix 7 ounces (two packages) of instant chocolate pudding mix with 1
1/2 cups milk. Spread on top of cream cheese mixture. Mix 7
ounces (two packages) of instant vanilla pudding mix with 1 1/2 cups
milk. Fold 3/4 basket of sliced fresh strawberries into vanilla
pudding. Spread on top of chocolate mixture. Cover the top with the
remaining Cool Whip.

Shave a chocolate candy bar with a potato peeler and add shavings to
the top of the finished cake. Refrigerate for two hours before
serving.

The dessert is outrageously rich, so plan to serve small portions. Do
not use frozen strawberries or sugar-free pudding mixes. Sliced
bananas may be substituted for the berries.

From J.R.’s California Cafe, San Diego, CA

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Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 1/2 c Zucchini — peel/slice/steam
1 c Sour cream
1 t Cumin seeds — toasted/ground
1/2 ts Salt

Blend all the ingredients. Serve the soup chilled.

Source: “Cold Soups” by Linda Ziedrich

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2 lb Stewing beef 9 c Water
3 tb Butter 1/4 ts Caraway seeds
1 Onion, chopped 4 Medium carrots, sliced
1 Clove garlic, minced 4 oz Wide noodles
1 tb Paprika 10 oz Frozen cut green beans
2 cn (10 3/4 oz) tomato soup 1 c Sour cream

Using large soup kettle, brown beef on all sides in butter; remove beef and
set aside. Brown onion and garlic in butter until soft, stirring
occasionally. Stir in paprika. Return beef to kettle; add soup, water,
caraway, and carrots. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and let simmer
45 minutes. Stir in noodles and green beans with soup over high heat. Once
soup boils, reduce to simmer, cover and continue cooking about 20 minutes.
Stir occasionally. Stir in sour cream until blended. Heat, but do not
allow to boil.

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Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 Large cucumbers
4 scallions (white only) — sliced
2 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp. salad oil
2 1/2 C. chicken broth
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 C. milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice — strained
2 Tbsp. dried dill weed
1/2 Tbsp. salt or to taste
1/4 Tbsp. white pepper
2 C. sour cream
chopped chives

Peel, seed and slice the cucumbers. In a heavy 10 to
12-inch skillet, saute the cucumbers and scallions in the
heated butter and oil for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the flour and cook slowly for 3 to 4 minutes,
stirring frequently. In a 2 quart saucepan, heat the chicken
broth and milk and stir this slowly into the cucumber mixture.
Add the strained lemon juice, dill weed, salt and pepper.
Simmer gently, stirring for about 10 minutes, until thickened.
Put into blender until smooth. Put the soup into a large
mixing bowl. Cool completely. Add sour cream, taste for
seasoning. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Serve
in chilled soup bowls, garnished with chopped
chives.

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