February 9th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Colorful, Salad, Vegetable
INGREDIENTS
- 3cupscanned corn or frozen corn, thawed
- 1 (15 ounce)canblack beans, rinsed & drained
- 3mediumtomatoes, seeded & diced
- 1cup choppedgreen peppers
- 1cup choppedsweet red peppers
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DRESSING
- 1/4cupolive oilor vegetable oil
- 3tablespoonslime juice
- 2tablespoons mincedfresh cilantroor parsley
- 1clovegarlic, minced
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 1/2teaspoonpepper
DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, combine first five ingredients.
- In a jar with a tight fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well Pour over vegetables and toss to coat.
- Cover& refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
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February 9th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Hibiscus, Tea
INGREDIENTS
- 2-5dried hibiscus flowers(in local Hispanic stores)
- 6-8ouncesboiling water
- sugar, to taste (optional)
- mint sprigs (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Place blossoms in a teacup Cover with boiling water.
- When cool enough to taste, add sugar if desired.
- Garnish with mint.
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February 9th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Bread, Cherry, Chocolate
INGREDIENTS
- 2/3cupdried cherries
- 1cupsugar
- 6tablespoonsbutter, softened
- 2eggs
- 1/2cupnonfat sour cream(I used low fat)
- 1large very ripebanana, mashed
- 2teaspoonsvanilla extract
- 1 1/2cupsflour
- 6tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa
- 1teaspoonbaking powder
- 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/4teaspoonsalt
- 1/2cup choppedpecans
DIRECTIONS
- Soak dried cherries in hot water 15 minutes; drain thoroughly.
- Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350º.
- Beat sugar and butter together in bowl of electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 3 min.
- Add eggs, one at a time; beat until smooth.
- Beat in sour cream, banana and vanilla extract until well-blended, about 1 min.
- Mix together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl; add to banana mixture, beating on low speed until just mixed.
- Fold in nuts and cherries.
- Pour batter into greased 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
- Bake 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
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February 9th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Artichoke, Pepper, Red, Risotto
INGREDIENTS
- 2-3cupsvegetable broth
- 1/2smallred bell pepper, cut julienne
- 1/2cupartichoke hearts, cooked
- 1teaspoonolive oil
- 1onion, minced
- 1cuparborio rice
- 1/3cupdry white wine
- 1/4cupparmesan cheese
- 1tablespoon mincedparsley
DIRECTIONS
- Heat broth to near boil and keep hot in saucepan.
- Cook bell pepper and artichoke hearts in 2 tbs.
- broth.
- Remove.
- Cook onion in 2 tbs.
- broth until softened.
- Add oil and rice and cook 1 minute.
- Add wine.
- Cook until wine is almost gone.
- Add broth just to cover rice.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until broth is absorbed.
- Add more broth and continue cooking broth down and adding new broth until rice is just done (about 20 minutes).
- Add vegetables and cook to heat done.
- Stir in Parmesan and parsley before serving.
- Makes 2 servings.
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February 9th, 2006 by alice
Tags: Puffs, Spanakopita, Spinach
INGREDIENTS
- 1lbphyllo dough
- 1 (10 ounce)boxfrozen spinach
- 6-8ouncesfeta cheese(Small Container)
- 16ouncescottage cheese
- 1/2cupparmesan cheese
- meltedmargarine(about 1 1/2 sticks)
- 3tablespoonsfresh parsley
- 1cup choppedonions
- 2 1/2tablespoonsolive oil
- 3eggs
- 1dashsalt and pepper
DIRECTIONS
- Thaw the spinach and fillo dough.
- Be sure to keep the fillo dough covered once the package is opened. It will dry out quickly.
- Saute the spinach, onion and olive oil. Add parsley, salt and pepper. Cook until all liquid is absorbed.
- In a mixing bowl, mix feta, cottage cheese, and parmesan cheese together with beaten eggs.
- Add spinach mixture to the cheese mixture and stir well.
- Take 2 leaves of fillo dough (layered on top of each other) and brush with butter.
- Cut the sheets long ways into 3 equal strips approximately 2″x14″ each.Put 1 TBLS of spinach mixture at the end of 1 strip.
- Fold the strip like a flag making a triangle with each fold.
- 3 puffs will be made from 1 double thickness of fillo sheet.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and brush with butter. Repeat until all the filling is used.
- Bake at 375 for 20-25 minute.
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