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Tomato Soup
By michaelmeiner
Melt butter in saucepan over medium-high heat
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1/3 cup chopped celery
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes -- undrained
- 2 cups alphabet pasta -- (about 1 cup uncooked) divided
- 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
Bull's Eye Cheesecake
By michaelmeiner
Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8 x 3 inch one piece cake pan all the way up to the rim
- 32 ounces cream cheese -- room temperature
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
Tomato Black Olive Relish
By michaelmeiner
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, and stir until well-blended
- 2 cups diced tomato
- 1/2 cup finely diced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped ripe olives
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 large garlic cloves -- minced
Plum Cake
By michaelmeiner
Mix plums, almond extract, sugar and 6 T
- 4 pounds plums -- chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 Tablespoons flour
- TOPPING AND CRUST
- 4 cups flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup margarine -- softened
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Sugar Cookie Cut Outs
By michaelmeiner
In a large mixing bowl, cream margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla
- 3/4 cup margarine
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Ray's Chicken Marinade
By michaelmeiner
Combine ingredients and pour over chicken
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 lime -- juiced
- 1/4 cup sherry
- 2 Tablespoons ground mustard
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons lemon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 skinless boneless chicken breast
Monkey Bread
By michaelmeiner
Thaw bread dough in refrigerator for 12 hours
- 2 1 pound loaves frozen white bread dough
- 1 1/4 cups sugar -- divided
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup low fat milk
- 1 Tablespoon reduced calorie margarine
- 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon -- divided
Polenta Pie
By michaelmeiner
Combine cornmeal, salt, and cold water in a small bowl
- CRUST
- 1 1/2 Cups coarse cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups cold water
- 2 cups boiling water
- little olive oil
- FILLING
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion -- thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced bell pepper
- 10 mushrooms -- sliced
- 1 small zucchini -- thinly sliced
- 5 or 5 garlic cloves -- sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- black pepper
- 1/4 pound mozzarella cheese -- grated
- 2 small ripe tomatoes -- sliced
Piquant Apricot Chicken
By michaelmeiner
Cut chicken into 1" pieces
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast
- 2/3 cup apricot preserves
- 3 Tablespoons chili sauce or ketchup
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 5 or 6 tabasco sauce
- 3/4 cup cornflake crumbs or bread crumbs
- salt and pepper
Garlicky Yellow Rice
By michaelmeiner
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 1 3/4 cups rice -- uncooked
- 6 cloves garlic -- crushed
- 3 3/4 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper