Saute bacon in heavy kettle. Add cabbage, onion, celery, carrots, potato and zucchini; reduce heat and simmer about 20 minutes. Add tomatoes, beef broth, barley, and rice; simmer 2 hours. Blend in white sauce, vinegar, garlic, caraway seed, salt, Worcestershire, and thyme. Simmer about 15 minutes. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Garnish with sour cream and […]

In 3-qt casserole, combine all ingredients. Cover. e at High 25-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring once or twice. PER SERVING: 35 calories, 315 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol Exchanges: 1 1/2 vegetables

(*Use at least 7 varieties of beans – Great Northern, Navy, Black, Garbanzo, Green Split Peas, Pinto, and Red Beans.) Rinse beans, place in large kettle, cover with water add salt and soak overnight. Drain add 2 quarts water and ham/sausage. Simmer for 2-1/2 to 3 hours. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, tomatoes, and lemon […]

Scrape skin from gobo and cut into 2-inch strips; soak in water. Wash nishime konbu and cut into 5 X 2-inch lengths; soak in water. Wash kampyo and cut into 3-inch lengths. Cut pork into 1 1/2 X 1/2-inch strips. Place a piece of pork and a piece of gobo across one end of konbu […]

Scrub the clams well. Put into a kettle with the boiling water, cover tightly, and steam quickly till the shells are opened. Remove the clams from the shells and chop, chopping the hard part finely, leaving the soft part large. Reserve the clam liquor. In the meantime, put the potatoes, carrots and celery into a […]

Heat the butter, and when foaming add the onions and cloves. Let the onions soften, but not color at all. Sprinkle over the flour, mix well and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute; then add the nutmeg, the bay leaf and the stock. Stir all the time until it boils, and see that it is […]

Using the beef stew meat which is already cut up, place the meat, combined with the stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and soup mix into crockpot. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours. Turn to HIGH, add vegetables that have been partially thawed, and nookles. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 […]

Soak 1 pound navy beans overnight. Cook beans, prunes, beef and vegetables separately. Do not drain. Mix all together and simmer until the flavors are mixed.

In large pan, heat beans in water. Boil gently for 2 minutes, turn off heat and let stand 1 hour. Pour into slow-cooking pot. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 12 to 14 hours or until beans are very soft. Remove bay leaf and ham bone. Cut meat off bone and return […]

Blend together flour, bouillon cubes and water. Stir in milk and mace. Bring to a boil; immediately reduce heat to simmer; simmer 10 minutes. Add leeks and cream; simmer 10 minutes. Serve cheese with soup at the table.