Note: When buying mussels look for small ones that have tightly closed shells – a sign that they are alive and thus fresher. Place mussels, wine and fish stock in a stock pot. Add chopped vegetables. Cover and shake to stir contents. Cook on high heat 4 to 5 minutes. After 5 minutes shake pot […]

Heat 1/4 cup butter in a 9-inch skillet. Add onion and cook until lightly browned, stirring. Add beef, salt, pepper, and savory and continue cooking 5 minutes longer. Stir in gravy and heat until bubbling. Spoon into a buttered 8-cup flat casserole dish. Top meat mixture with mashed potatoes. Dot with pieces of butter. Bake […]

CHIPS 6 Tortillas, corn Blend avocado, lemon juice, garlic, tomato, onion, bell pepper, chile pepper, chili powder, cilantro and pepper. Use guacamole to top tacos or serve with broiler-crisped tortilla chips. CHIPS: Use scissors to cut corn tortillas into four triangular pieces each. Spread triangles on baking sheet and place under broiler for 1 minute; […]

–THE MARINADE– 1 ts Finely chopped galangal 1 ts Finely chopped lemon grass 1 ts Kaffir lime leaf –(finely chopped) 2 Coriander roots 4 sm Garlic cloves — coarsely chopped 1/2 ts Curry powder 1 tb Light soy sauce 2 tb Sugar 1 ts Powdered coriander seed 1 ts Ground cumin 1 ts Salt 2 […]

Boil fryers. Bone and cut up in sm. pcs. Save 1 qt. of broth; strain. Add cut up bell pepper, onion and celery to strained broth. Cook until done. Add pimiento, soup and spaghetti. Cook in broth until done. Spread 1 layer of spaghetti in bottom of casserole, next a layer of cheese and a […]

BEAT SUGAR AND EGG YOLKS together until pale yellow and very thick. Slowly add milk, beating gently to avoid a build-up of foam. Stir in salt. Transfer mixture to the top of a double boiler with an inch of boiling water in the bottom half. Regulate heat so water remains at a low boil, and […]

* Cut sausage into 5-inch sections. 1. In a large pot, boil sausage for approximately 30 minutes. 2. In a skillet, melt butter and on medium low heat, add green peppers and onions. Cover. Stir occasionally until peppers and onions are tender. 3. Remove vegetables from skillet and add sausage links . Fry on medium […]

Put 1 qt of milk into a bowl and soak the herring in it 8-12 hours. Pat dry being sure to remove any and all bones. Fry the onions & garlic in 2 T of butter until golden. Pan fry the ground meats and place into a food processor. Add the onion, garlic herring, & […]

Sift the flour with baking powder. Cream butter in a bowl until very light. In separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar unti thick and light and add to the butter. Add almonds and flour, and mix well. Blend in the milk and vanilla, and knead to make a fairly stiff dough. Pinch off small pcs. […]

Bone chicken and cube it. Mix sherry, soy sauce and corn starch. Marinate chicken in cornstarch mixture for 15 minutes. Heat oil. Add chicken cornstarch mixture and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Remove chicken. Add bamboo shoots, hoison sauce, scallion, ginger and crushed red peppers. Stir well, then add chicken and serve.