Knead a hard dough from flour, egg and salt. Roll it out very thin and cut thin vermicelli noodles. Bring 3 qt water and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil. Cook noodles in rapidly boiling water for 3 minutes, or until done. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Melt margarine or butter in a saucepan over low heat. Blend in flour and salt. Gradually add milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add cheese, stirring until melted. Add juice; heat thoroughly, stirring occasionally. Makes four 1 1/4 cup servings.

Chicken Gumbo File Almost 1 bottle file Rice In large gumbo pot, make a roux with oil and flour. Saute onions, green onions, celery, and green pepper in roux. Add stock, hen, bay leaf, salt and pepper and cook. When hen is almost cooked, add andouille. Add file a little at at time. Serve with […]

In a large pot, heat chicken broth. In a large skillet, saute onions and garlic in olive oil for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, oregano, basil, and pepper. Saute 10 more minutes, until tomatoes are softened. Then Blend all of above in a blender. Add the mixture to hot broth. Add celery, bay leaves, red bell […]

Combine all ingredients in a saucapan and bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer, partially covered for 20 minutes. Cool slightly, then puree in a blender. You may have to do it in two batches.

-CAESERA SAUCE- 1 1/2 c Tomatoes;Finely Chopped 1/2 c Onion; Chopped, 1 Med 1 Clove Garlic; Sm., Fine Chop 1 Jalapeno Chile; Canned, ** 1/2 ts Jalapeno Chile Liquid;Canned 1 tb Cilantro; Fresh,Fine Snipped 1 tb Lemon Juice 1/2 ts Oregano Leaves; Dried 1 1/2 ts Vegetable Oil. * Shrimp should be deveined and shelled […]

Put grated ginger & stock into a pot & bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes till the water has reduced by half. Add salt, cumin & pepper. Simmer for another 2 minutes. Squeeze in lemon juice & garnish with coriander. Excellent as a cold remedy & as a starter to an Indian meal.

SOUP INGREDIENTS 1 ts Olive Oil 1 lg Red Onion; thinly sliced 2 md Celery Ribs; thinly sliced 3 lg Carrots; peeled and shredded 4 Garlic Cloves; chopped 2 c Mushrooms; sliced 1/4 c Flour Salt Black Pepper; freshly ground 1 c Evaporated Skim Milk 1 c Sour Cream Substitute 1 tb Corn Starch 2 […]

In a large kettle, cook potatoes, carrots and celery in water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid and setting vegetables aside. In the same kettle, saute onion in butter until soft. Stir in flour, salt and pepper; gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Gently stir in cooked vegetables. Add 1 cup or […]

-OPTIONAL – 1 tb Dry Madeira Put stock – which should be home made and reasonably clear, and not oversalted, in a saucepan and start heating gently while you wash the dried cepes (porcini in Italian) in a sieve. Add the cepes to the stock and when boiling, turn down to a very gentle simmer. […]