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Recipes
Fresh Fruit Punch
By mona
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 bottle dry white wine
- 1 (1.5 liter) bottle sparkling water
- 6 cups chopped seeded watermelon
- 1 cup chopped mango or papaya
- 1 cup chopped pineapple
- 1 cup chopped pineapple
Sushi
By mona
Rinse rice several times until water runs clear
- Seasoning:
- 6 cups short grain Japanese rice
- 6 1/4 cups water
- 1 cup less 2 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. mirin (sweet rice wine)
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 1 ½ tbsp. salt
- ½ tsp. ajinomoto (MSG)
BBQ Sauce, Neely's
By mona
Mix all ingredients together and heat
- 16 oz ketchup
- 8 oz water
- 3 oz brown sugar
- 3 oz white sugar
- 1/2 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1/2 tbsp dry mustard
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 1 oz Worcestershire sauce
- 4 oz apple cider vinegar
- 1 oz light corn syrup
- 2 oz Neely's seasoning
Almond Puff
By mona
Cut 1/2 cup butter into 1 cup flour Sprinkle with 2 tbsp
- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp water
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- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 cup flour
- 3 eggs
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- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 2 tbsp softened butter
- 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 - 2 tbsp warm water
Creole Mussels
By mona
1. Brig wine to a boil in large pot
- 4 cups washed mussels
- 3 tbsp Creole cooking sauce
- 1/2 cup cooking wine
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1/4 crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
- 1 small yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- sald & pepper
Soup, Thai Curried Squash
By mona
From Appeal magazine Fall/Winter 2004
- 3 lb butternut squash
- 1/2 head whole garlic
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, peeled, very coarsely chopped
- 2 tbsp peeled, minced ginger
- 1 stalk lemon grass or 2 thin strips of lemon or lime peel
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 tbsp light soy
- 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp red curry paste
- 2 tsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tin (398 ml) light coconut milk
Crumb Crust
By mona
Thoroughly blend together all ingredients using fingers
- 1 1/2 cups graham crumbs
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
Salmon Sushi
By mona
Slice salmon thinly and soak in solution for 30 minutes
- 360 cc vinegar
- 80 – 100 g sugar
- several slices of konbu
- few whole chili
Salmon Edamame Burge
By mona
Naomi Moriyama. Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat
- One 1" long chunk peeled gingerroot
- 1 cup blanched shelled edamame, thawed
- 1 pound skinless, boneless salmon, cut into small chunks
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/5 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 1 tbsp sake
- 1 1/2 tsp soy
- 1/4 tsp salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup panko
- 1 large egg
- oil for deep frying
Lamb and Pistachio Sausages
By mona
Also good with venison
- 100 g ground lamb (30% fat)
- 20 g pistachios, coarsely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 5 g fresh cilangro, coarsely chopped