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Asian Ginger Dressing
By mrsmortician
"Terrific salad dressing for all salads - especially great for use on cabbage salads
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup water
Roasted Butternut Squash
By mrsmortician
Combine all ingredients and place on a baking sheet covered with foil
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and diced into 1 inch pieces
- 1 stick of butter, melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Pimms
By mrsmortician
Add 1/3 Pimms to 2/3 7-Up
- Pimms
- 7 -Up
- Strawberries, cut up into small pieces
- Cucumbers, cut up into small pieces
- Mint
Banana Muffins
By mrsmortician
Sift dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and mix
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 medium banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Mock Champagne
By mrsmortician
"A good baby-shower punch that looks especially good when served with an ice ring
- 2 (2 liter) bottles ginger ale, chilled
- 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice, chilled
- 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle white grape juice, chilled
Chicken, Carmelized Onions and Blue Cheese
By mrsmortician
In a large nonstick frying pan, melt the butter with 2 tablespoons of oil over moderately high heat
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, quartered and cut into thin slices
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 4)
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled, or 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound orecchiette (I use slightly less)
- 2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
Pasta Al Forno
By mrsmortician
Lasagne: Bring water to a boil and add some olive oil
- Olive oil, salt, pepper
- Fresh lasagna slices (10-20)
- 3-4 cans of tomato slices
- 1 onion
- 2-3 carrots
- 2-3 celery sticks
- 2 large balls of mozzarella
- grated parmesan cheese
- 3 T. butter
- flour
- milk
Annie's Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
By mrsmortician
"Easy to make, tasty fruit salsa and cinnamon tortilla chips
- 2 kiwis, peeled and diced
- 2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
- 8 ounces raspberries
- 1 pound strawberries
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor
- 10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- butter flavored cooking spray
- 2 cups cinnamon sugar
Cheese Fondue
By mrsmortician
"I've been making this fondue since the early 70's
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 pound shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/2 pound shredded Gruyere cheese
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
Beef Tenderloin With Roasted Shallots
By mrsmortician
"The shallot sauce takes some time, but is well worth the trouble
- 3/4 pound shallots, halved lengthwise and peeled
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 cups beef broth
- 3/4 cup port wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
- 2 pounds beef tenderloin roast, trimmed
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3 slices bacon, diced
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 4 sprigs watercress, for garnish