Archive for March, 2009

Ryzi Me Araka (Rice And Peas)

Ryzi Me Araka (Rice And Peas)

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1/3 tb Olive oil
1/3    Onion,finely chopped
1/3 c  Uncooked rice
1/3 pk Frozen peas (16 oz)
-or 2 cups shelled fresh
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
13/16 c  Hot water or vegetable

- broth
Heat the oil in a medium-size heavy saucepan. (…)

Lemon Raspberry Muffins

Lemon Raspberry Muffins

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

2 c  Unbleached Flour
1 c  Sugar
3 t  Baking Powder
1/2 t  Salt
1 c  Half-and-half
1/2 c  Vegetable Oil. (…)

Dilly Zucchini Ricotta Muffins

Dilly Zucchini Ricotta Muffins

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 1/2 c  Unbleached Flour
2 T  Sugar
3 t  Baking Powder
1/2 t  Salt
3/4 t  Dill Weed
1/4 c  Milk
1/2 c  Margarine/Butter, Melted
2 ea Large Eggs
2/3 c  Ricotta Cheese
1/2 c  Shredded Zucchini

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. (…)

Rose Petal Fritters

Rose Petal Fritters

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

1 ea bunch of rose petals
Use the Fanny Farmer beer batter. Toss the petals in and mix gently. Dropinto the hot oil and fry until golden. (…)

Minestrone

Minestrone

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1 c  Dried white beans, soaked
-overnight in 3 times their
Volume water
5 tb Olive oil
5    Cloves Garlic, minced or put
-through a press
1    Onion, minced
2    Leeks, white part only,
-cleaned and sliced
2    Carrots, sliced
1/2 sm Cabbage, shredded
2    Potatoes, scrubbed and diced
1 lb Tomatoes, sliced
1 cn Tomato paste, small can
6 c  Water or vegetable stock
1/4 ts Celery seed
1 ea Parmesan; 3\’ rind
1    Bay leaf
1 ts Oregano
1/2 ts Thyme
Sea salt and pepper to taste
1 ts Dried basil, or 1 T of fresh
1    Or 2 Zucchini, sliced thin
3/4 c  Fresh green beans, trimmed
-and cut in half
1 c  (unshelled) fresh or 1/4 c
-frozen peas
4 oz Broken whole wheat spaghetti
4 tb Chopped fresh parsley
1 c  Freshly grated Parmesan
-cheese

From: Gourmet Vegetarian Feasts, by Martha Rose Shulman, 1989
Soak beans overnight or for several hours and drain. (…)

Parmesan Herb Muffins

Parmesan Herb Muffins

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

2 c  Unbleached Flour
1 T  Sugar
1 1/2 t  Baking Powder
1/2 t  Baking Soda
1/2 t  Sage Leaves, Crumbled
1/2 c  Chopped Fresh Parsley
1/4 c  Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 1/4 c  Butter/Sour Milk
1/4 c  Butter/Margarine, Melted
1 ea Large Egg

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. (…)

Roasted Red Pepper Spread

Roasted Red Pepper Spread

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1 sl Whole-wheat bread
– crusts trimmed
12 oz Roasted red sweet peppers
– drained     -OR-
2 md -Red sweet peppers, roasted
1    Garlic clove
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Olive oil
Sliced French bread  -OR-
Crackers

In a covered food processor container, process bread until crumbly; setaside. (…)

Asparagus Casserole

Asparagus Casserole

Servings: 8
Ingredients:

10 oz (1 pk) frozen asparagus;            8 oz (1 cn) water chestnuts;
-spears ( I used a can of                -drained sliced
-cut asparagus)                   1/2 c  (2 oz) low-fat cheese;
1/2 cn Cream of mushroom soup;                  - American shredded
(10 1/4 oz can) undiluted                Vegetable cooking spray;
1/2 c  Skim milk;

Cook asparagus according to package directions, omitting salt and fat;drain and set aside. (…)

DRIED FISH BELLY SOUP - KAPAW PLA *

DRIED FISH BELLY SOUP - KAPAW PLA *

Servings: 4
Ingredients:

4 c  Water
1    Whole Chicken Breast
8 oz Dried Fish Belly/Fish Maw
-Soaked In Hot Water Until
-Soft
1/3 c  Light Soy Sauce
1 tb Sweet Soy Sauce
1/2 c  Bamboo Shoot Strips
1/4 ts White Pepper
4 sm Hard-Cooked Eggs, Sliced
1/4 c  Minced Cilantro/Coriander

Once the fish belly has been soaked in hot water it develops an interestinggelatinous texture which easily absorbs other flavors.~————————————————————————-Heat the water to boiling in a large saucepan and simmer the chicken breastfor about 10 to 15 minutes or until done. (…)

Minestrone Lo-Cal

Minestrone Lo-Cal

Servings: 6
Ingredients:

1/2 c  Thinly sliced Celery
1/2 c  Thinly sliced Carrot
3/4 c  (1 lg) Potato, cut 1\’ pieces
Clove Garlic, minced
16 oz Can Tomatoes, undrained
1 c  Thinly sliced Zucchini
1/2 lb Green Beans,cut in 1\’ piece
1/2 c  Broken Spaghetti
3 c  Hot Water
2 ts Instant Beef Bouillon powde
1 ts Basil leaves
1 tb Parsley Flakes

In 3-qt casserole, combine all ingredients. (…)