Title: CHOCOLATE CUPS WITH RASPBERRY MOUSSE
Categories: Desserts, Holiday
Yield: 4 servings

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8 oz Semisweet chocolate
Balloons, small

——————————RASPBERRY MOUSSE——————————
2 c Raspberries;fresh or frozen
-you may substitute mango,
-strawberries or kiwi for
-flavour colour changes
1/4 c Sugar
1 c Whipping cream

Melt 8 oz to 1 lb semisweet chocolate in heavy pot over low heat. Blow up
as many balloons as cups you need. Use small balloons and don’t blow them
up very big (Anne’s note: in accompaning picture, they are about the size
of an apple.) Dab a little melted chocolate onto a wax paper lined cookie
sheet. Dip bottom of balloon in melted chocolate and sit on cookie sheet.
Refrigerate until hard. Repeat for remaining balloons. If cups are very
thin, dip again. When the chocolate has hardened, snip the top of the
balloon with scissors and pull out gently from cup. Discard. Fill cups with
chocolate mousse or raspberry mouse for Valentine’s Day or fill with ice
cream. Here is a possible filling: Puree raspberries in food processor with
sugar. Whip cream until stiff. Fold in raspberry puree.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Roasted Corn Tortillas (From My Garden)

Recipe By : From My Garden Show #5532
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : From My Garden Vegetables
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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4 ears grilled corn
2 Poblano peppers — roasted
1 red pepper — roasted
2 tomatoes — chopped
1/4 cup cilantro — chopped
Juice of one lime
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 pound cheese — grated
8 tortillas
Filling:
3 zucchini — sliced lengthwise
3 yellow squash — sliced lengthwise
3 roasted peppers — different colors,
sliced
1 eggplant sliced
1/4 cup chopped basil

In large bowl combine all ingredients except cheese and tortillas. Place
one tortilla on plate, layer salsa mixture, and cheese, top with another
tortilla and top with salsa. Serve.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Chicken Soup With Tiny Meatballs

Recipe By : Key Gourmet CD Rom
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Stews Chicken

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 pounds stewing chicken
4 cups water
2 1/2 teaspoons basil
1/2 pound sm. onions
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic
5 carrots — sliced
Parsley and celery leaves
—meatballs—
1 cup beef — finely minced
1 egg
1 slice crumbly white bread
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper

Place chicken in water in large saucepan. Add salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf an
d garlic. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until c
hicken is tender. Remove chicken from pan. Cool and carefully skim fat from s
urface of soup. Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and cele
ry, simmer gently for 10 minutes.

MEATBALLS:
Mix beef with egg, bread, salt and pepper. Form into small meatballs, add mea
tballs to soup and simmer for 35 minutes. Meanwhile, skim and bone the chicken
. Cut meat into small pieces. Garnish the soup with chicken and serve.

busted by sooz

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Popularity: 7% [?]

Tater-Stuffed Mushrooms

Recipe By : Net
Serving Size : 30 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Low-Fat
Vegetables Potatoes
Low-Cal

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 pound mushrooms — (30 large)
3/4 cup potatoes, mashed — made with milk
1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1/2% fat
2 tablespoons onion soup mix
1/2 tablespoon margarine, imitation

Oven 375F 1. Wash mushrooms, carefully removing stems. Set aside tops. Chop
stems. 2. Combine chopped stems with remaining ingredients, except margarine.
Spoon onto mushroom tops. 3. With margarine, grease bottom of jelly roll pan.
Arrange mushrooms on pan. 4. Bake at 375 F for 10 to 15 minutes or until hot
and bubbly. Serve immediately.

Makes 30 stuffed caps. About 15 calories each.

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Popularity: 3% [?]

Poppy Seed Noodles

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:05
Categories : Side Dishes – Noodles

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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8 ounces wide egg noodles
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons poppy seeds

Prepare egg noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
Add butter to pasta pot. Return noodles to pasta pot, cover with poppy
seeds and stir until butter is melted and noodles are covered with poppy
seeds and butter.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

Title: PORK AND APPLE SALAD FOR 2
Categories: Salads
Yield: 2 servings

1/4 c Slivered almonds, toasted
1 c Diced cooked pork or chicken
1 sm Red-skinned apple
2 ts Lemon juice
1/2 c Seedless grapes
2 tb Mayonnaise
1/4 ts Soy sauce
1/2 ts Curry powder
Crisp salad greens

Spread almonds in a shallow pan and toast in 350F oven for 8-10 min or
until golden or toast in a non-stick saucepan on the stove.

Combine meat and slivered almonds. Core and thinly slice apple and coat
with lemon juice. Add to meat. Stir in the grapes.

Blend mayonnaise with soy and curry, pour over salad. (Optional) Press into
a bowl, cover and chill for 15 min. Turn out on a bed of greens.

Based on Ham Turkey Salad in Cooking for Two … or Just for You
Original
had 1/2 c almonds, 1 1/2 c turkey, 1/2 c ham, 1/2 c mayo and additional
grape clusters. Shared and modified by Elizabeth Rodier

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Popularity: 3% [?]

MOROCCAN VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Recipe By : The Vegetarian Starter Kit, PCRM
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Grains And Beans Main Dishes
Family Approved

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 cups couscous — whole-grain
4 cups boiling water
1 large onion — sliced thin
2 cloves garlic — minced
2 tablespoons wine, red — or other wine
1 pound tomatoes, canned — coarsely chopped
3 large carrot
2 large celery stalks
1 medium turnip — cubed 1/2″
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon paprika
2 teaspoons dark corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 pound zucchini — sliced 1/2″
1/2 cup red bell peppers — chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup apricots, dried
1 can chickpeas — rinsed and drained
1/4 cup fresh mint — chopped (or parsley)

In a large bowl, put 2 cups of whole wheat couscous, pour 4 cups boiling wather
over it and let sit at least 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and keep warm.

Saute onion and garlic in wine until limp. Add tomatoes and their liquid,
carrots, celery, turnip, spices, and corn sysup. Bring to a boil, reduce the
heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Then add zucchini, red pepper, raisins,
apricots, and chickpeas. Simmer for an addtional 15 minutes.

Place couscous in individual soup bowls and top with the vegetable stew.
Garnish with the chopped mint or parsley.

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Popularity: 5% [?]

Title: Diane’s Sugar Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 6 servings

3 1/2 c Sifted flour
2 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 Cubes sweet butter (6 oz)
2 ts Vanilla
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
2 Eggs
1 tb Milk
2 tb Sour cream
1 Lemon; grated rind only

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter, sugar,
sour cream, lemon peel and beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, and
then milk. Gradually, add the sifted dry ingredients, scraping the
bowl as necesary with a rubber spatula and beating only until
thoroughly mixed.

Divide dough into 2 halves. Wrap each atch with foil or plastic wrap
and chill in refirgerator for 3 hours or longer. Do not place dough
in freezer.

Preheat oven to 400~. Place one batch of dough on lightly floured
pastry cloth. Turn dough to flour all sides and roll out to desired
thickness. For very large cookies, 1/4-inch. Cut the cookeis as you
wish. Transfer cooies to ungreased cookie sheets. If cookies are
large and thick, place at least 2 inches apart. Sprinkle the tops of
the cookies generously with granulated sugar.

Bake until the cookies are lightly browned. Large, thick cookies
will need to bake for 10-12 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks for
cooling.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Title: Chocolate Mint Baked Alaska
Categories: Mint, Chocolate, Desserts
Yield: 12 servings

MMMMM—————————CRUST——————————–
1 1/2 c Mint-Chocolate Chips;Nestles
3 ts Butter
1 1/2 c Chocolate Wafer Crumbs

MMMMM————————–FILLING——————————-
1 c Mint-Chocolate Chips;Nestles
2 tb Corn Syrup
2 tb Heavy Cream
3 pt Vanilla Ice Cream; Softened

MMMMM————————–MERINGUE——————————-
4 Egg Whites; Large
1/2 ts Cream Of Tartar
3/4 c Sugar

CRUST: Combine over hot (not boiling) water, 1/2 cup mint-chocolate
chips and butter. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
Add chocolate wafer crumbs; stir until well blended. Press into
bottom of 9-inch springform pan; freeze until firm. FILLING: Combine
over hot (not boiling) water, remaining 1 cup of chips, corn syrup,
and heavy cream. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, whip the ice cream until
smooth but not melted. Gradually stir in chocolate mixture (flecks
will appear in ice cream). Spoon into center of crust, mounding high
in center and leaving 3/4-inch edge. Using spatula, smooth to form
dome. Freeze until firm. Remove sides of pan. Preheat oven to 450
degrees F. MERINGUE: In a large bowl, combine egg whites and cream of
tartar; beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beat until
stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over ice cream and crust to cover
completely; swirl to decorate. Bake at 450 degrees F. for 4 to 6
minutes or until lightly browned. Serve IMMEDIATELY !

MMMMM

Popularity: 15% [?]

Lemon Squares

Recipe By : Martha Giddens Nesbitt
Serving Size : 32 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 cup butter — melted
2 cups all-purpose flour — plus 4 tablespoons
1 cup confectioner’s sugar — ,scant cup
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1. Combine the butter, 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of confectioner’s sugar. With
floured hands, pat the mixture into a 9X13 baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 20
minutes.
2. Beat together the eggs, sugar, baking powder, remaining flour and lemon
juice. Pour this mixture over the cooled crust and bake at 350 F for an
additional 30-35 minutes, until filling appears set.
3. Cool, then sprinkle with additional powdered sugar before cutting into
suares.

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Popularity: 6% [?]