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Sunday, September 16, 2007

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

These cookies are so simple.  Full of fiber, they are great for those who don't want to eat their vegetables!  You'll never know the pumpkin is in it.

1 box of spice cake mix

1 15-oz can of pure pumpkin

 

Mix together thoroughly.  It will seem like you need to add something else but don’t!

Once completely mixed, the batter will be slightly thick.  Drop by spoonful unto

Cookie sheets sprayed with nonstick spray.  Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes.

Makes 3 dozen cookies.

 

Note This recipe is also delicious with chocolate or orange cake mixes. 

Variations: Add raisins and/or walnuts to the pumpkin spice cookies

                 Add chocolate or peanut butter chips to the chocolate mix.

 


Tortellini Spinach Soup

Fall is here so I always keep the ingredients on hand for this quick, hearty lunch.

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2   9-oz pkgs creamed spinach, defrosted

3 ½ cups water

1   1.4-oz envelope of dry vegetable soup

1   9-oz. pkg Buitoni refrigerated Three Cheese Tortellini

Parmesean cheese

 

In a large sauce pan, heat water and dry soup mix to boiling.  Add tortellini and creamed spinach.  Cook for five minutes over until tortellini is tender.  Makes 4 servings.

 

If desired, top each serving with parmesan cheese.  Serve with hot crusty bread.

 


Sunday, April 22, 2007

Handy Substitutes in Cooking

If you Need . . .

You Can Use

1 cup self-rising flour1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup cake flour1 cup sifted all-purpose flour minus 2 tablespoons
1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup cake flour plus 2 tablespoons
1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cornstarch or arrowroot2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon tapioca1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 large eggs3 small eggs
1 egg2 egg yolks (for custard)
1 egg2 egg yolks plus 1 tablespoon water (for cookies)
1 cup sour cream1 tablespoon lemon juice plus evaporated milk to equal 1 cup
1 cup yogurt1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice plus sweet milk to equal 1 cup
1 cup fresh milk1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water
1 cup fresh milk3 to 5 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder in 1 cup water
1 cup honey1-1/4 cups sugar plus 1/4 cup water
1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened chocolate3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh herbs1 teaspoon dried herbs or 1/4 teaspoon powdered herbs
1 teaspoon dry mustard1 tablespoon prepared mustard
1 small clove of garlic1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, 1/8 teaspoon allspice, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon apple pie spice1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon allspice1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups cooked macaroni1 cup uncooked macaroni
3 cups cooked rice1 cup uncooked rice


Friday, March 30, 2007

Loire Valley Chicken

This chicken looks and tastes elegant but is really very easy to make.  I do not use exact measurements.  They will vary slightly by breast size and personal preference.

                      Loirie Valley chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

Progresso Italian style bread crumbs

Goat cheese – Chavrie  5.3 oz works well

Fresh spinach leaves

½ Red pepper sliced into thin strips

About ½ cup White Wine

 

Wash chicken breasts and remove any remaining fat.  Slice the side of each breast as if you were going to butterfly it but instead create a pocket open at only one of the long sides.

 

Take care not to cross contaminate the cheese with the chicken!  Carefully drop one teaspoon of goat cheese into the open pocket of each breast.  If the breast is large you may want to add a little more.  Once all breasts have cheese inside then spread the cheese evenly within each pocket.  Discard spoon and knife used so far.

 

Wash and dry spinach leaves.  Add several layers of spinach on top of the cheese.

 

Add several thin slices of red pepper inside each pocket. Pull chicken breast back together to hide filling.

 

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Place breasts in 13x9 glass baking dish.  Drizzle each breast with a tablespoon of wine and pour the rest in bottom of dish – make sure that the entire dish bottom is covered with about a ¼ inch of wine. While this dish should really be made with a white wine from the Loire Valley area of France* it can be made more cheaply using one of the single serving bottles of white wine of your choice.  (I am not a wine drinker, I don’t like it at all, but the vapors will add a slightly fruity flavor and ensures a moist chicken; the wine will be almost completely cooked away.)

 

With the chicken breast tops now slightly moistened with wine, sprinkle the center of the top of each breast with a thin layer of the seasoned breadcrumbs.  About a teaspoon or tablespoon per breast is sufficient (depending on size).  You are not coating the chicken just adding a simple garnish effect to the top.

 

Bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes until breadcrumbs are lightly browned.

 

 

* Sancerre, Pouilly, Bourgueil, Anjou and other finer white wines


Friday, March 16, 2007

Does anyone have this sandwich recipe?

After my grandmother's funeral in northern Vermont last week some of the church ladies prepared a luncheon for attendees.  Among the sandwiches was one I'd never had before.   It was very good and I asked one of the ladies for the ingredients and she told me it contained chicken, apples, celery and pineapple mixed with mayo.  She hadn't made it but thought that was what was in it; the woman who made it was not there.  I did not notice any pineapple pieces so wondered if it might have been pineapple juice or even a pineapple yogurt. 

Has anyone ever had a sandwich like this?  I'll be playing with various ingredients trying to recreate this unusual sandwich which will be a wonderful summer lunch.

 



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