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Summer Pudding
By Howie
1) Line the bottom and sides of a 1 1/2 pint souffle dish or pudding basin with the bread, so that bread fits close...
- 6-8 slices of bread, stale and crustless
- 1 1/2 lbs of soft fruit (blueberries, raspberries, few balckberries, and no more than 1/2 lb cherries)
- 4 oz castor sugar or 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Caesar Salad
By Howie
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- 1 lg head romaine lettuce
- 1 clove garlic, halved
- 1/2 cup salad oil (use peanut, corn or olive oil)
- 1 cup french bread cubes, 1/2 inch crusts removed
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp dry mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
- 3 anchovies, drained and chopped
- 1 egg
- 2 tb parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 tb lemon juice, or juice of half a lemon
Scalloped Potatoes
By Howie
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- 1 (11 oz) can condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 4 large baking potatoes, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- fresh ground black pepper
Tuna Tartare
By Howie
Grind tuna in medium to fine grinder
- 1 lb fresh ahi tuna (sushi grade)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tb fresh chives, minced
- 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1 tb fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
Baked Bananas Creole
By Howie
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 tb butter or margarine, melted
- 1-2 tb brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tb rum (optional)
- 2 bananas
Favourite Pancakes
By Howie
1) Sift together dry ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tb sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 cup milk (for thinner pancakes add 2 tb)
- 2 tb salad oil
Mushroom Risotto Varese
By Howie
1) In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, combine 2 cups chicken stock and the dry mushrooms
- 4-5 cups chicken stock
- ? oz imported Italian or Polish dried mushrooms
- 4 tb butter
- 1/2 cup onion, finely minced
- 1 1/2 cups raw Italian (Arborio) rice or long grain Carolina rice
- Pinch salt and fresh white pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup fresh parmesan, grated
- 2-3 tb parsley, finely minced
Prawn Spinach Salad with Fennel
By Howie
1) Chop prawns, sliced into thirds
- 8 tb olive oil
- 1 tb fennel, crushed
- 1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
- 1 head spinach or arugula
- 2 cups tomatoes, chopped
- 1 3/4 lb large prawns, uncooked
- 5 thick bacon slices, cut and crisped (save fat)
- 5 tb olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tb shallots, minced
- 1 tb garlic, minced
- 1 tb brown sugar
Soupa Augolemono (Egg and Lemon Soup)
By Howie
1) In a 3-4 quart saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil over high heat
- 6 cups chicken stock, fresh or canned
- 1/3 cup uncooked long or medium grain rice
- 4 eggs
- 3 tb fresh lemon juice
- salt
- 2 tb fresh mint, finely cut, or 1 tb dried mint
Winter Fruit Cup
By Howie
1) Peel the oranges, removing all white spongy exterior
- sour cream sauce:
- 3 oranges
- 1 grapefruit
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 bananas
- 4 tb butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 cup dairy sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla