Quarter chicken, carefully removing any lumps of fat from body cavity. Put chicken pieces in a pan with just enough salted water to cover and cook gently, covered, until chicken is tender. This will take 45 minutes or more, depending on the quality of the chicken. Meanwhile, grind pine nuts finely in an electric blender […]

-BUTTERMILK BISCUIT DOUGH- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Cake flour 1/2 ts Salt 2 ts Baking powder 1/2 c Cold unsalted butter 3/4 c Buttermilk or heavy cream – (or more) PLACE BERRIES in a colander and quickly rinse under running cold water. Pour on a tray lined with several thicknesses of paper […]

Sift the 2 cups of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda into a bowl then, using a pastry blender, cut the shortening in until crumbs form. Combine the egg, orange juice and orange rind and add to the crumb mixture all at once, stirring until just moistened. Combine the coarsely chopped cranberries, walnuts […]

Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the onion until it becomes transparent. Add the ground peanuts or peanut butter, potatoes and a little stock and mash well. Alternatively, put these ingredients into a blender. Now pour the rest of the stock slowly into the puree, mixing well. Bring the soup to a boil, […]

Trim fat from meat; cut meat into 3/4 inch cubes. In a large skillet brown meat cubes and onion, half at a time, in hot oil. In crock pot, combine undrained pineapple, orange juice, tapioca, curry powder, bouillon granules, pepper, and bay leaves. Add meat and onion to cooker. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for […]

*** Be sure to use plain canned pumpkin – not pie filling.

Make pastry shell: in medium bowl, combine piecrust mix with brown sugar, walnuts and grated chocolate. Add 1 tbsp. water and the vanilla. Using fork, mix until well blended. Turn into well buttered 9″ pie plate; press firmly against bottom and sides of pie plate. Bake 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Make filling: in […]

FOR CAKE: Preheat oven to 350~. Butter 8″ round cake pan with 2″ sides. Line bottom of pan with parchment. Stir chopped chocolates in top of doulble boiler over simmering water until melted and smooth. Cool slightly. Process macadamia nuts and flour in processor until nuts are finely ground. Transfer jnut mixture to small bowl. […]

NOTES : 1 oz slice = 64.1 calories, .7g fat, 2.8 g protein, 12.4 g carbohydrates

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F, and grease 3 medium (8 1/2 X 4 1/2) loaf pans, sprinkling a little brown sugar in each. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and fashion a well in the center. Break in the 4 eggs and add the salad oil, water and pumpkin. Beat […]