Beat the brandy and cream cheese to a smooth and creamy consistency. Blend in the sour cream and mayonnaise. Mix in the tuna and green onion, blending well. Add the remaining ingredients and blend until almost smooth. May be served at room temperature or chilled. Makes about 2 1/2 cups of dip. SUGGESTED DIPPERS: Onion […]

Blend all ingredients until potatoes are finely ground, or approx. 2 min. Pour into pre-heated, lightely-oiled 9″ round or loaf pan and bake at 350 or until golden brown, about 1-1/2-2 hrs. When doubling recipe use 9″x13″ pan.

Combine lentils, bay leaves, celery, ginger and stock in large pan, simmer, uncovered, about 30 mins or until lentils are just soft. Heat oil in the pan, add onion and garlic, cook, stirring, until onion is soft. Add tomatoes, cook, stirring, until tomatoes are pulpy. Add the spinach, stir over heat until spinach is wilted. […]

Place dried mushrooms in medium bowl. Add hot water and let soak until softened, about 30 minutes. Remove mushrooms from water, squeezing the excess water back into bowl. Strain and reserve liquid. Slice mushrooms, discarding stems. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and chicken and cook until fat renders, stirring […]

Slice cheese as thin as possible. Slice tomatoes. On large platter, arrange alternate slices of cheese and tomatoes. Sprinkle with basil. DRESSING: Combine vinegar, salt, pepper and olive oil and drizzle over tomatoes and cheese. Let marinate at room temperature for up to 1 hour before serving. Make this only when tomatoes are in season

1. Reserve 1 c of each cheese for topping. 2 Beat cream cheese until smooth. 3. Add other ingredients. 4. Spread mixture into 9×13 glass dish and sprinkle with reserved cheese. 5. Bake at 350 for 30 min. 6. Serve with tortilla chips

Soak the dried mushrooms in hot water until they are soft, about 20 to 30 minutes. In a large saucepan, frying pan or wok with a cover, heat the oil and saute the onions over medium heat until they are transparent but still maintain their shape, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic, carrots, […]

Preheat oven to 500F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Slice unpeeled baking potato into very thin slices. In bowl, toss potatoe slices with dressing until evenly coated. Arrange potatoes in single layer on cookie sheet. Bake about 20 min. or until lightly browned on both sides, turning once after 10 min.

Heat oil in large saucepan or dutch oven over med heat. Add pepper, onion, carrot and garlic; saute until tender, about 12 min. Add chili powder and cumin; stir to blend. Increase heat to med high and add turkey; break up with spoon and saute until turkey is no longer pink, about 3 min. Add […]

In heavy 3 quart saucepan render bacon. Remove from pan. In remaining fat brown cabbage slightly, stirring constantly. Add remaining ingredients. Cover tightly and allow to cook over medium flame for 15 minutes. Remove cover and allow to cook for a few minutes longer until all water cooks out and cabbage is done.