Title: The Ultimate Sugar Cookie
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 cookies

1 1/4 c Sugar
1 c Butter Flavor Crisco
2 Eggs
1/4 c Light corn syrup
1 T Vanilla
3 c All-purpose flour
3/4 t Baking powder
1/2 t Baking soda
1/2 t Salt

1. Heat oven to 375′F.

2. Combine sugar and Butter Flavor Crisco in large bowl. Beat at
medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, syrup
and vanilla. Beat well.

3. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add gradually
to creamed mixture at low speed. Mix until well blended. Divide dough
into quarters. TIP If dough is too sticky/soft to roll, wrap each
quarter of dough with plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour. Keep
refrigerated until ready to roll.

4. Spread 1 tablespoon of flour os large sheet of waxed paper.

5. Place a quarter of dough on floured paper. Flatten dough slightly,
turn over, and cover with another sheet of waxed paper. Roll dough to
1/4″ thickness. Cut out with floured cutter. Transfer to ungreased
baking sheet, 2″ apart. Sprinkle with decors, or leave plain to frost
when cooled.

6. Bake at 375′F. for 5-9 minutes (bake smaller, thinner cut-outs
closer to 5 minutes, larger cut-outs closer to 9 minutes).

7. DON’T OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to counter,
cool, frost if desired.

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Title: Hauntingly Good Popcorn
Categories: Snacks, Popcorn, Holidays
Yield: 1 servings

6 c Popped popcorn *
1/2 c Dried apple slices; cut
1/2 c Dried cranberries
1/4 c Raisins
1/4 c Walnuts; chopped
1 tb Brown sugar
1 ts Pumpkin pie spice
1/4 ts Ground cinnamon

* can use 1 bag of microwave popcorn. Do not use lite or air popped
popcorn as seasonings will not stick to it. In large bowl, toss
together popcorn, dried applies, dried cranberries, raisins and
walnuts. In small bowl combine brown sugar, pumpkin spice and
cinnamon. Add to popcorn mixture and toss until popcorn is coated!!

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Popularity: 20% [?]

Mongolian Beef

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Meats Chinese

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2/3 pound Flank steak
—–MARINADE—–
1 teaspoon Rice wine or dry sherry
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Vege. oil
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
—–FRYING AND SAUCE INGRED—–
4 cups Oil — for deep frying
1 ounce Rice noodles
1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon Hot bean sauce
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1/2 cup Water
10 Green onions — chop 1 1/2″

Use a cleaver to slice beef across grain and at an angle into thin strips.
Combine marinade ingredients in a med. bowl. Add beef strips; mix well. Let
stand at least 1 hr. Heat oil in a wok over high heat to 350. Gently loosen
roll of rice noodles with your fingers and break into 2 portions. Carefully
lower half the noodles into hot oil with a slotted metal spoon or in a lg.
strainer and press under oil 2 seconds. Immediately remove puffed noodles from
wok with slotted spoon or strainer; set aside to cool. Repeat with remaining
half of rice noodle roll. Break cooled noodles into 2″ lengths and arrange on
a platter. Remove oil from wok except 5 tb Heat oil remaining in wok over high
heat 30 seconds. Stir-fry marinated beef until very lightly browned. Remove
with slotted spoon; set aside. Remove all but 2 tb. oil from wok. Add hoisin
sauce, hot bean sauce, cornstarch and water to oil remaining in wok. Bring to
a boil over med. heat. Add green onions and cooked beef. Stir-fry 30 seconds.
Spoon over noodles. Makes 4-6 servings. LISA CRAWLEY TSPN00B If you’ve never
made the rice noodles before, you are in for a surprise. The literally explode
in size in the oil and it is magic!! The oil has to be HOT or it won’t work
though. The first time I did it on my own, I didn’t have the oil hot enough,
the noodles laid in the bottom of the wok and played dead!! Good Luck!

Popularity: 15% [?]

Penne In Tomato Sauce With Crabmeat

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Seafood
Pasta

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/4 cup Olive oil
1 md Onion — minced
3 tablespoon Minced Italian parsley
1 can (28 ounce) plum tomatoes
Chopped coarsely with
Juices reserved
1/4 cup Dry white wine
1/2 pound Lump crabmeat — picked over
And flaked
Salt and ground black
Pepper
12 ounce Penne (or rotini — med.
Shells)

Heat olive oil in a medium skillet. Add the onions and parsley; saute until
onions soften, about 3 minutes. Add reserved juices from the canned tomatoes;
simmer until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine;
simmer to blend flavors, about 5 minutes. Add the crabmeat; simmer until
heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4
teaspoon ground pepper or to taste.

Meanwhile, bring 6 quarts water to boil in a soup kettle. Add 1 tablespoon
salt and penne; cook until just tender, about 9 minutes. Drain and return
penne to soup kettle. Add sauce; toss to combine. Serve immediately.

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Prawn Pork Toast

Recipe By : Nila Sweeney
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:40
Categories : Appetizers Ethnic
Thai

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 tablespoon chinese dried prawns
1 tablespoon coriander leaves
2 cloves garlic
125 grams prawns, cooked
500 gallons pork — minced, lean
1 tablespoon fish sauce — to taste
1 egg
6 white bread slices — day old
vegetable oil — for frying

1. Finely chop the dried prawns (shrimps), coriander and garlic in food
processor. Add fresh prawns and pork and grind to paste.

2. Add fish sauce and egg. Process until mixed.

3. Spread paste on bread. Cut crusts and slice into four triagles.

4. Heat oil for deep frying. Fry toast only four or five pcs at a time. Slide
into oil, filling downward and fry until golden brown, then flip over and cook
other side briefly.

5. remove toast and place on wire rack to drain.

6. Arrange toast on shredded lettuce with a small bowl of sweet and source
sauce. Serve hot.

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NOTES : * Chinese prawns can be found at specialty Thai, Chinese, Korean or
Vietnamese stores.

Popularity: 6% [?]

Scottish Brown Bread9scottish)

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

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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6 oz Wholemeal flour
4 oz White flour
1 tb Golden syrup
1/4 pt Milk
1 t Bicarbonate of soda
1 t Cream of tartar
pn Salt

Set oven to 325F or Mark 3. Grease a l lb. loaf tin.
Mix the flours, salt, bicarbonate of soda and cream of
tartar together in a bowl. Add the golden syrup and
mix with sufficient of the milk to form a soft dough.
Turn out on to .a floured surface and knead very
gently. Place m the tin and cover with foil. Bake for
about 50 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a
further 10 mlnutes until tne top is nicely browned.
Turn out on to a wire rack to cool. Eat at once.

This is an old Scottish recipe for simple,
wholesome bread which requires no proving.

From the booklet Scottish Teatime Recipes

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Popularity: 6% [?]

Title: Sunday Chili
Categories: Chili, Crockpot
Yield: 8 servings

3 c Dry kidney beans
2 ts Olive oil; opt
1 lg Onion; slice thin
4 Garlic cloves; mince
1 Green bell pepper; chop
1 c Green cabbage; chop coarse
1/2 c Red unpeeled potatoes; dice
10 oz Canned tomatoes with liquid
1 ts Chili powder; (1 to 2)
1/2 ts Cumin
1/2 c Uncooked brown rice
5 Water or vegetable broth
Salt and pepper
Grated cheese for garnish

Soak beans overnight in cold water to cover. Drain. Put
beans in slow cooker. In a large skillet over medium-high
heat, heat oil or a small amount of liquid; saute onion and
garlic until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add bell pepper,
cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, chili powder and cumin.
Continue cooking, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes;
transfer to slow cooker. Add rice and water or broth, cover
and cook on low 6 to 8 hours or until chili is thick and
rice and beans are tender. Season to taste with salt and
pepper. Garnish with cheese, if desired.

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Popularity: 7% [?]

FONDUE VAUDOISE (CHEESE FONDUE ‘A LA VAUDOISE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese/eggs

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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200 g Gruyere cheese ( 7 oz)
135 g Emmental cheese (5 oz)
135 g Raclette cheese (5 oz)
135 g ‘Vacherin de Fribourg’-
– cheese (5 oz)
2 tb Corn starch
3 tb Kirsch
Freshly ground pepper
Nutmeg
White bread (preferably 2-3
1 x Glove garlic
3 dl Dry white wine
– days old

Grate or shred the cheese.

Cut the bread into cubes.

Peel the garlic, halve, rub the inside of a cast iron
fondue dish (caquelon) with the garlic.

Pour the wine into the dish, place the dish on the hot
stove (not too hot !), add the cheese and stir
CONTINUOUSLY until it has melted.

Blend the corn starch with the kirsch. Stir into
cheese fondue. Bring back to a boil, STIR CONTINUOUSLY
!! Season with pepper and nutmeg.

Transfer the dish to a burner and let simmer.

Impale a piece of bread on the fondue fork and dip
into the cheese.

Serve a dry white wine or black tea with a fondue. Top
the meal with a ‘small’ glass of kirsch !

(Kirsch ÿCherry schnaps’)

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: Pepper’s Tuna Casserole
Categories: Diabetic, Fish, Cheese, Low-fat/cal
Yield: 8 servings

6 1/2 oz Water-packed tuna; Salt; to taste
1/2 c Onion; diced Pepper; to taste
6 oz Egg noodles; 2 sl Light sandwich cheese;
1 cn Light cream ofmushroom soup;

Cook noodles; drain. Mix in all ingredients and top with the cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Nutrients per serving: Calories 72, fat 3g, cholesterol 5mg,
carbohydrate 3g, sodium 146mg. Exchanges: Meat 1.

Source: “There IS Life after Lettuce” by Pepper Durcholz, Alberta
Gentry, Carolyn Williamson, M.S.

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Popularity: 4% [?]