* Beef Broth can be either canned or home made (home made is preferred.) +++++ ++++++++ Fry onions in hot fat until transparent. Add green peppers and tomato paste. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. Add lean beef cubes and remaining ingredients. Simmer about 1 1/2 hours, until meat is tender. (Add cubed potatoes if you […]

12 tsp olive oil [This serves about 12 as a light course the way an Italian dinner would be served. The dish is then dressed with fine extra virgin olive oil, a tsp. per individual serving, much as Americans might put a pat of butter on their veggies. With an Italian bread and a salad […]

Either slice the olives wafer-thin or chop them into bits in a food processor. Place chicken stock in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Add onions and garlic. Simmer 10 minutes. Remove pan from heat, strain out onion and garlic bits and discard (or save to add the pot when making a batch […]

Warm slow-cooking pot with hot tap water. In pot, stir dry soup mix into very hot water. Add onions, carrots, tomato saukce, salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours. Turn control to high; add beans and corn. Cover and cook on high for about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese.

Fat grams per serving: Approx. Cook Time: 30min Melt chocolate in water; cool. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in vanilla and chocolate. Mix flour, soda and salt. beat in flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour batter into three 9-inch layer pans, […]

In saucepan, combine cornstarch, water and soy sauce. Add soup. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in turkey and pimiento. Heat through. Serve over chow mein noodles.

Cactus looks forbidding. Stripped of its prickly points, however, it is a mild-mannered vegetable with a slightly tart flavor. Look for easy-to-use canned cactus (sold as NOPALES or NOPALITOS) in supermarkets and Mexican groceries. === * – husks removed, rinsed and coarsely chopped ** – packed in water, drained and rinsed. ======== In a 4-5 […]

-GARNISH – 1/4 c Parmesan Cheese; Grated * The 6 sprigs of parsley and 1 bay leaf should be tied together with a thread. +++++ ++++++++ In a 6-quart saucepan or pot, combine all ingredients except salt, pepper and cheese. Simmer partially covered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Discard the parsley bundle; season to […]

Soak beans overnight in 8 cups water. Remember to get the water upstream from the heard. Add a meaty ham bone, tomatoes, onion and celery. Add some salt, pepper, bay leaf and oregano. This heres your chance to be creative or else use up whats festering in the back of the pantry. Simmer for 2-4 […]

1. In medium saucepan, saute onion, celery and leek in small amount of broth, about 5 minutes. 2. Add potato and remaining broth. Bring to boil and simmer covered, about 10 minutes or until potato is tender. 3. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat without boiling.