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Crunchy Peanut Crackers

Preheat oven to 350F. In a food processor, combine flour, corn meal, peanuts, salt & sugar & pulse until the peanuts are finely chopped. Alternatively, chop the peanuts by hand & mix together with the flour, corn meal, salt & sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together the water & peanut butter until smooth. Add […]

Basic Fruit Sauce

This fruit sauce is one of the basics. It can be served on ice cream or with a pastry. COMBINE first amount of juice, cream of tartar, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan and bring to boil. Mix arrowroot with the rest of cold fruit juice. Add to boiling juice. Cook until clear and […]

Heirloom Fruitcake

Cut fruit into small pieces and chop nuts. Mix fruit and nuts with enough flour to coat well. Cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and lemon and orange juices. Resift 4 cups sifted flour with baking powder, soda, nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon. […]

Chocolate Pecan Fudge Pie

In a large bowl thoroughly combine melted chocolate, corn syrup, sugar and eggs; stir in pecans. Pour mixture into pie shell which has been placed on a cookie sheet. Bake in 400F oven 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350F and bake 20 minutes longer. Cool then chill. Slice and serve with ice cream and RICH […]

Meyer Lemon Curd

GRATE THE LEMON CAREFULLY, avoiding the white area under the skin, which has a bitter flavor. Beat the egg yolks well and pour them through a strainer into a small non-corrosive saucepan. Then add the lemon peel, the lemon juice and the sugar. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens. Take care […]

Avocados With Roquefort

1. Mash cheese with parsely into coarse paste in medium bowl with fork. Whisk olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice in small bowl; stir into cheese mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 2. Cut avocados lengthwise in half; remove pits. Scoop two thirds of the flesh out of each avocado […]

Pineapple-apricot Empanaditas

PASTRY 2 c Unbleached a-p flour 1/2 ts Salt 8 oz Unsalted butter, slightly -softened 6 oz Cream cheese, slightly soft GLAZE 1 Egg, beated with 1T water 3 tb Sugar With a serrated knife, remove the top from the pineapple. Quarter the pineapple vertically and trim away the tough core from each quarter. Cut […]

White Chocolate And Almond Brownies

Preheat oven to 325~. Grease and flour 9″ square pan. Melt chocolate and butter in large saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly (do not be concerned if the white chcolate separates). Remove from heat when chocolate is just melted. With electric mixer, beat in eggs until mixture is smooth. Beat in flour and vanilla. Spread […]

Chinese: Cashew Chicken

* Boned and skinned ** Or bouillon cube dissolved in water Slice breasts horizontally into very thin slices and cut into inch squares. Place on tray. Prepare vegetables, removing ends and strings from pea pods, slicing mushrooms, green part of onions, and the bamboo shoots. Add to tray. Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. […]

Easy Apple Dumplings

-TOPPING – 2 tb Granulated sugar 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/4 ts Baking powder 1 Egg; beaten 4 tb Butter or margarine; melted 2 tb Chopped walnuts 1 tb Grated orange rind Preparation time: 20 min. Baking time: 25 to 35 min. Oven temperature: 375 degrees F. This is an easy-to-prepare variation of an old […]

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