Use Potatoes with a thick skin. 1. Bake the potatoes & cool 2. Cook bacon between paper towels for 1.5 minutes full power. 3. Combine Sour Cream, cheese, butter, onion, salt & pepper. 4. Cut the side of each potato and scoop out the potato, leaving the 5. Whip the potato pulp and mix with […]

Cut tomatoes in half crosswise and remove seeds. Heat oil in skillet and saute the tomatoes (cut side down) about 3 minutes. Turn and sprinkle with salt and pepper, saute 3 more minutes. Add garlic and saute till tomatoes are tender. Place tomatoes on a heated serving dish and sprinkle with parsley. Toast bread crumbs […]

Rinse rice and discard water. Bring rice, water, thyme, oregano and salt to a boil. Let boil covered for 40-25 minutes at low heat. Add chives and garlic before serving.

Separate the lettuce leaves. Wash and dry. Cut into bite sized pieces. (Lettuce will measure about 8 cups). Melt the butter in a wide saucepan, over medium heat. Add the garlic and stir for a minute. Stir in lettuce just until evenly coated with butter. Add the sour cream and nutmeg and stir over medium […]

Boil shrimp and peel, devein, and cut into bite sized pieces. Saute onion, celery, and garlic in butter. Do not brown. Add soup, lemon juice, and seasoning. Fold in rice and shrimp. Then fold in sour cream and pour into buttered casserole dish. Sprinkle with cheese and decorate with pepper rings. Bake at 325~ for […]

Pare, core and slice 1 pear; saute in 4 tb. butter or margarine for abt. 10 min. Puree in food processor or blender with yams, orange peel, cinnamon and salt. Halve and core the remaining 3 pears. Place pears, cut side up, in a buttered shallow baking dish. Pipe about 1/4 cup yam mixture into […]

Par-boil the potatoes for 5 minutes, then add the cauliflower and cook for a further 4 minutes. Drain. Heat oil in a wok and then add the spices. Cook for about one minute and then add the vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes or so until the vegetables are tender.

1. Prepare bacon and set aside. 2. Melt butter in a 1-quart glass measuring picher in mirowave oven (about 30 seconds at High). Add flour; mix until smooth. Add milk gradually, stirring constantly. 3. Cook uncovered in e oven 4 minutes at High, or until thickened; stir after 2 minutes, then every 30 seconds. 4. […]

Spaghetti with Eggplant, Roasted Red Peppers and Poblano Chiles Cut the eggplant in 1/4-inch thick round slices, sprinkle with salt and let stand 40 minutes. Roast, seed, peel and cut the peppers and chilies into 1/4-inch-wide strips. Rinse the eggplant, squeeze dry and fry in olive oil until brown on all sides. Discard oil. Heat […]

GARNISHES Freshly ground pepper Chopped chervil -=OR=- Chopped Parsley Extra-virgin olive oil Parmigiano-Reggiano – freshly grated TRIM THE ARTICHOKES. Break off the tough outer leaves and slice off the top 2/3 of the remaining inner leaves. Trim the outsides, cut the artichokes in quarters and remove the chokes. Dice the trimmed hearts into small pieces. […]