Place apricots with enough water to cover in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, recude heat and simmer for 30 mins. Drain and mash. Stir in sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside. Make pastry while apricots are cooking. Combine flour and salt in large mixing bowl; cut in shortening with pastry blender until […]

Wash one lemon and pare the rind thinly with a potato peeler. Heat the sugar and water gently until the sugar has completely dissolved, then add the rind and boil for 5 minutes exactly. Strain and leave until cold. Squeeze the juice from all 4 lemons, strain into the syrup and mix. Pour into an […]

Crush blackberries and strain off juice. Add water to juice to make 3 1/2 cups liquid. Add garlic, cilantro, mint, thyme, onion, cucumber, salt to taste and vinegar. Stir well and chill. Pass with sour cream. Makes 6 servings. Each Serving Contains About: 56 calories; 52 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 13 grams carbohydrates; […]

–PASTRY CREAM– 1 c Milk 1/4 c Sugar 3 Egg yolks 3 tb Flour 1 ts Vanilla FINISHING 3 pt Fresh red currants – rinsed and stemmed 1/2 c Toasted, sliced almonds Confectioners sugar GLAZE 1 c Red currant jelly 2 tb Kirsch FOR THE DOUGH: Beat the butter and sugar with the paddle on […]

Heat oil in 1 1/2 quart e casserole. Add onion. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir in spices. Cook for 30 seconds. Stir in cooked lamb, rice, tomato, zucchini or other green vegetable, almones, raisins, soaked in hot water for 5 minutes and beef broth. Microwave for 8 minutes. Rotate dish 1/4 turn every 2 minutes. […]

*if using self-rising flour Omit baking powder and salt Heat oven to 400 degrees. Cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt with pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in 1 egg, the fruits and just enough half-and-half so dough leaves sides of bowl.Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead […]

Combine the tofu, honey & vanilla in a large serving bowl. Mix well with a fork. Dot the surface with strawberries, then sprinkle with nuts. Serve.

Drain fruit cocktail, apricots, and pineapple. Reserve juices. Place fruit into large bowl. Add marshmellows. Set aside. Place fruit juices into saucepan. Stir in gelatin. Place over medium heat. Heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved. Cool slightly. Pour over fruit. Stir in diced cherries and cherry juice. In separate bowl, blend together cream cheese and […]

Heres a simple use for fresh peaches: topping for waffles or pancakes, or filling for crepes. Im a Bisquik fan, so for crepes, I make very thin pancake batter and add sugar and vanilla. For the filling, wash and slice the peaches thin (no need to peel). Saute them in butter, sprinkling with sugar, for […]

Cut each lemon into quarters. Put 1/3 of the cut lemons into a dry, sterilized jar with a lid. Sprinkle with about 1/3 of the coriander seeds and peppercorns, 2 lemon leaves and 1 bay leaf. Make 2 more layers this way. Cover with the lid and allow to stand for 24 hours in a […]