Mix pineapple, red bell pepper, lime juice, green onions, and fish sauce or salt to taste. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.

Process cottage cheese, beans and seasoning mix in blender or food processor until fairly smooth. Serve with dippers.

Beat the cream cheese to a smooth and creamy consistency and blend in the mango chutney, mixing well. Cover and chill. Makes about 1 1/2 cups of dip. SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Sesame Crackers, Pineapple, Melon, Crab, Chicken, Ham

Combine yeast, sugar, warm water and oil. Let yeast dissolve; add corn- meal, salt and flour. Knead 5 minutes, using additional white flour if necessary. Place in greased bowl, turn. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down. Roll into rectangle 10 x 16 inches. Cut with a pizza cutter into 10 equal sized rectangles. [...]

“For a picnic, serve these squares of cheese, and other herb-flavored rice warm or at room temperature. They are also delicious eaten hot with tomato sauce and thin slices of cold rare roast lamb or beef.” Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium saucepan, combine rice, salt, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil [...]

Heat oven to 250~. Line jelly-roll pan with foil. In foil lined pan, combine popcorn, pretzels and peanuts. In medium saucepan, combine sugar, margarine and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour over popcorn mixture in [...]

Finely chop shrimp, reserving a few whole shrimp for garnish. Combine cream cheese and mayonnaise; mix well. Reserve 1 tablespoon green onions for garnish. Stir remaining green onions and remaining ingredients into cream cheese mixture; mix well. Spoon into serving bowl. Chill at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours. Stir; garnish with reserved [...]

325~F. 25 to 30 minutes Place the yam in a saucepan, cover with water, and boil until soft (about 15 minutes). The tines of a fork should push easily into the yam. Drain the yam. Puree the yam with 2 Tablespoons of water in the blender or food processor, or puree it by hand with [...]

1. Chop mint and set aside; you should have 1/4 cup. 2. Melt the white chocolate with the cream in the top of a double boiler set over simmering water. When melted, you can turn off the heat and let the mixture sit in the bowl until ready to use. 3. Whisk in the creme [...]

pan: 18 by 26-inch sheet pan temperature: 400 f. oven 1. place butter or margarine in mixer bowl. whip at medium speed until creamy. add grated parmesan cheese to butter or margarine. mix thoroughly. 2. slice each loaf in half lengthwise. place 5 half loaves on each pan. spread each loaf with about 2 oz [...]