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1/2 pound fish or shellfish, any kind
1/2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
8 tomatoes, peeled & chopped
1 green pepper, seeded & chopped
4 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 pinch nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
3 teaspoons piripiri sauce (recipe follows)
1 small glass dry white wine
1/2 ounce cilantro, chopped
4 slices of bread with the crusts cut off

Clean the fish and cut into fairly small pieces,
removing as many bones as possible. Sprinkle the salt
over the fish and leave while you make the following
sauce. Heat 23 Tbsp of the oil in a saucepan and stir
in the onions, tomatoes and pepper. Cook gently until
they start to soften, then put in the garlic, nutmeg,
allspice and piripiri sauce. Add the wine and a
little water. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring
frequently, then remove from the heat. Lightly oil the
bottom of a shallow, ovenproof dish (preferably
earthenware). Put in a layer of fish followed by a
layer of sauce and sprinkle with coriander. Continue
with these layers until the ingredients are used up.
Cover the top of with the bread and sprinkle well with
the remaining oil or dot with a little butter. Cook in
a preheated oven at 350F for about 30 minutes or until
the fish is tender. Serve with boiled or sliced and fried
potatoes, bread and a slad to make a substantial main meal.
If you cannot obtain coriander leaves, you can use fresh
parsley instead, but this will alter the flavor of the dish.

PiriPiri Sauce:
1 1/4 cups olive oil
8 chilli peppers with tops removed
1 small piece lemon rind
1 bay leaf
Pour the oil into a small, screwtop jar and add the chilli
peppers, bay leaf and lemon rind. Screw on the top and shake.
Leave to stand in a warm place for at least 24 hours before use.
It will keep at room temperature indefinitely.

1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
2 cups milk
1 cake yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
5 eggs
4 egg yolks
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange flavored liqueur, optional
grated zest of 2 oranges
grated zest of 1 lemon
9 10 cups allpurpose flour
1 1/2 cups currants
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups golden raisins
1 cup chopped slivered almonds
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup allpurpose flour

Place yeast in a small bowl, and pour warm water over it. Stir
with a spoon to break up the yeast. Set aside for 2 to 3 minutes.
In a small saucepan, scald milk. Add 1 cup butter or margarine,
and stir until melted. Remove from heat, and let cool until lukewarm.
In a mixing bowl, beat 4 eggs and egg yolks with an electric mixer
with a paddle attachment. Add sugar and salt, and continue to beat
until mixture is thick and pale. Add vanilla, orangeflavored liqueur,
zests, and yeast mixture. Combine. Beat in 4 cups flour gradually.
Add milk mixture alternately with remaining 4 cups flour while
beating on medium speed. Add up to an additional 1 cup flour if the
dough is sticky. Mix in currants, raisins, golden raisins, and almonds.
Transfer dough to a clean large bowl. Knead using a large wooden
spoon until the dough pulls away and doesn’t stick to the spoon,
about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer dough to a large buttered bowl,
and turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in a warm place
until dough reaches the top of the bowl, about 1 to 2 hours. Punch
the dough down, recover the bowl, and allow to rise again.
Butter 3 angel food cake pans. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup flour,
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, brown sugar, and cinnamon to form
crumb topping. Sprinkle evenly among the 3 pans.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Punch the dough down again. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
Knead for 1 minute. Cut into thirds, and transfer dough to prepared
pans. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Allow to rise to the top of
pan. Beat remaining egg, and brush the top of the dough.
Bake until golden brown and hollow sounding when tapped, about
30 to 45 minutes. Immediately turn out onto a cooling rack so bread
does not stick to the pan. Cool.

serves 810

ingredients

10g/5oz butter
350g/12oz caster sugar
200g/7oz flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
3 eggs, lightly beaten
grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 tablespoons milk
600g/114lb rhubarb, cut into
2.5cm/1in lengths
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Grease a 20cm/8in
springform cake tin.
Cream the butter with 150g/5oz of the sugar until light and fluffy. Sift
together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the flour mixture
alternately with the eggs. Beat in the lemon zest and juice, then the milk.
Put the mixture into the prepared cake tin, and level the top.
Mix the rhubarb with the cinnamon and remaining sugar, and spread on
top of the cake mixture. Bake in the oven for 4045 minutes until the
rhubarb is soft and the cake has shrunk slightly from the side of the tin.
Leave to cool completely in the tin.

1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 pound ground chuck
1 medium onion, finely chopped
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 (13 1/2 oz.) cans beef broth
4 cups hot mashed potatoes
2/3 cup sour cream
Fresh dill sprigs

In large bowl, mix milk and 1/4 cup of the cornstarch until well
blended. Add meat, onion, salt, nutmeg, pepper, and egg. Mix until
well blended. Cover. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes for easier
shaping.
Shape chilled meat mixture into 1inch balls. In 12inch skillet,
over medium heat, heat oil until hot. Cook meatballs, half at a time,
until browned on all sides, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a
slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels.
Pour off all but 1/4 cup drippings, adding oil if necessary, to make
1/4 cup. In a medium bowl, mix beef broth and remaining 1/4 cup
cornstarch until wellblended. Pour into skillet. Over medium heat,
cook while stirring constantly, until sauce boils and thickens.
Add the meatballs. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15 minutes.
Stir in sour cream and remove from heat.
Spoon hot mashed potatoes in center of platter. With slotted spoon,
place meatballs around potatoes. Garnish potatoes with dill sprigs
and serve gravy on the side.

1 envelope dry yeast
3 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup warm water
(Put yeast and sugar in warm water and soak 10 minutes)

2 wellbeaten eggs
1/2 cups warm water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour
2 cups seedless raisins
3 apples, peeled and diced
powdered sugar to dust
Mix together yeast mixture, eggs, water, vanilla and salt.
Add to flour slowly while mixing. Add fruit, combine and
let rise 1 1/2 hours.
Drop small portions in hot frying oil; cook until browned,
drain, and dust with powdered sugar.

2 large plums, diced
1 large apple, peeled, cored, and diced
2 medium peaches, diced
1 cup diced cantaloupe
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup honey, melted
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup couscous
2 tablespoons crushed pistachios

Combine, plums, apple, peaches, cantaloupe, raisins, lemon juice,
and honey in a saucepan; then cover and cook over low heat for
10 minutes. Add butter, cinnamon and couscous. Cook over low heat,
stirring often, until couscous is done.
Transfer to a serving bowl and allow to cool for 1 hour. Sprinkle
with pistachios just before serving.

2 pounds napa or celery cabbage
1/2 cup coarse salt
4 cups water
1 1/2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, finely minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 green onions, finely chopped

Rinse the cabbage in cold water and drain. Cut the cabbage
into 11/2inch squares. Sprinkle with salt, add the water,
and let stand overnight.
Rinse the cabbage in cold water and drain. Using a wooden spoon,
blend the remaining ingredients and stir this well into the
cabbage pieces. Pack into a quart jar or other container and cover.
Place the jar in a plastic bag to prevent the odors from spreading
to other foods. Refrigerate and let stand four to five days to cure.

The sauce:
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/4 cup mirin (sweetened cooking sake)
1/2 cup sake
1/2 cup soy sauce

Mix ingredients over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to
mediumlow and simmer until reduced to one cup. (About 10 to 15 min.)
Set aside.

12 ounces of boned, skinless chicken
8 ounces of chicken livers
cold water
4 medium dried chinese black mushrooms, soaked in hot water
until soft
2 medium green bell peppers
1 medium leek
16 to 20 skewers
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Soak the bambo skewers in cold water while you cut up the ingredients.
Cut the chicken into squares and the liver into squares and place the
livers into the cold water and cover. Let stand 5 min. then drain and
pat dry.
Remove the mushroom stems from the water and cut each cap into halves.
Then cut each green pepper into 1inch squares. Cut the leeks into
1 inch lengths.
Thread the pieces of food on the skewers in alternating order, then
place on a hot grill and baste with the sauce. Cook for about 3 to 4
min. Do not overcook or the chicken will be dry.
Serve with the lemon wedges.

4 cups allpurpose flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon doubleacting baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
4 to 6 teaspoons ghee or melted butter

Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir until
the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Make a well in the center of
the mixture and add the eggs, stirring them into the mixture. Add
the milk in a thin stream (or a little at a time if you only have
two hands), and stir until all the ingredients are well combined.
Gather the dough into a ball and knead for about 10 minutes, adding
a little flour as needed to prevent sticking, until the dough is
smooth and can be gathered into a soft, somewhat sticky ball. Moisten
your hands with a teaspoon of ghee, rub it over the ball of dough,
and place it in a bowl. Drape a kitchen towel over the bowl and allow
to sit at room temperature for about 3 hours.
Place two ungreased baking sheets in the oven and preheat the oven
and the sheets to 450F. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and
flatten each into a teardrop, or leaf shape about 6 inches long
and 31/2 inches across at its widest point. Use your fingers to do
this, and moisten them with ghee as needed to prevent the dough
from sticking. The ghee also assures the proper texture of the bread,
so moisten your fingers with it even if the dough is not sticky.
Arrange the bread “leaves” side by side on the preheated baking
sheets and bake them for about 6 minutes, or until they are firm to
the touch. Slide them under the broiler for a minute or so to brown
the tops lightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

3 medium potatoes, boiled the previous day, peeled
1 tablespoon butter
2 egg yolks
pinch of salt
23 heaping tablespoons flour
1 1/4 lbs. damson plums (sometimes called pruneplums)
1 sugar cube for each plum

Toppings:
melted butter
1/4 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Wash the plums, wipe dry, remove stomes, and insert a sugar cube into
the center of each plum. Smash the boiled potatoes and mix with the
cool melted butter, egg yolks, and salt, then add as much flour as it
takes to produce a slightly adhesive dough. Note that less flour you
use the better they will turn out. Keep your hand cool, take enough
dough to cover the plums with 1/41/2 inch thickness; carefully press
the edges together. Drop into boiling water and simmer until they
start to float.
Serve with melted butter, and sprinkle sugar, cinnamon, or a
combination of both on it. Or serve with breadcrumbs, browned in butter.

1 large onion, chopped
1 lb. super lean ground beef
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 stick of butter
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 package frozen Fillo dough sheets (thawed overnight)

Saute the onion in the oil until it changes color to dark yellow.
Add the meat and brown it then add the water, salt and pepper and
let it cook until all the water has evaporated. If you decide to use
nuts add them at this time.
Open the Fillo dough package and divide the sheets in half (they
are usually sheets of 10X20″ rectangles, you want to end up with
2 stacks of 10X10 sheets. In a greased 9×12x3″ baking dish layer
2 to 3 sheets at a time and sprinkle them with a few drops of the
melted butter, and so on until you finish the first half of the
sheets. Spread the meat and nut mixture on it and start doing the
same thing with the other half of the sheets. Don’t worry about
spreading the butter on the sheets. When you finish with all the
dough, cut the feteer in 2X1″ squares with a sharp knife.
Mix together the leftover melted butter, the egg and the milk and
a pinch of salt (not much) beat it with fork. Pour the egg mixture
gently over the feteer and bake, uncovered, in a 375F oven for about
20 minutes or until the milk is absorbed and the feteer turns
gold yellow.

1 pound Italian sausage
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 cups beef broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup dry red wine (optional)
8 ounces fresh tortellini pasta
1 cup sliced carrots
2 cups stewed tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
8 ounces tomato sauce

1 1/2 cups sliced zucchini
2 green bell peppers, seeded
and cubed
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 Remove casings from sausage. Brown sausage and cook
until crumbly. Remove meat from pot. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings.
2 Cook onion and garlic in the drippings until tender.
Add broth, water, wine, carrots, tomatoes, basil, oregano,
tomato sauce, and the cooked sausage. Bring to a boil; reduce
heat and simmer uncovered 30 minutes.
3 Add zucchini, green peppers, parsley, and tortellini.
Simmer another 25 minutes, covered, for fresh tortellini, or
45 minutes, covered, for frozen tortellini. Serve with
fresh parmesan cheese sprinkled over the top.

Makes 8 servings

Refrigerate and save for bagel topping.
1 8-ounce (227 g) tub nonfat cream cheese
1 tablespoon (15 ml) sliced scallions
1 teaspoon (5 ml) finely diced carrot
1 teaspoon (5 ml) fine diced green or red pepper

1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix thoroughly.

2. Spoon the cream cheese back into its tub (or another container) and refrigerate.

Makes 6 servings

Refrigerate any leftovers, and be sure to eat them within 3 days of preparation.

6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and halved lengthwise
3 tablespoons (45 ml) nonfat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon (15 ml) diced celery
Salt and pepper to taste
Curry powder to taste

1. Remove the yolks from the eggs.

2. Blend the yogurt, celery, and a pinch of salt with the yolks in a small bowl. Overfill each egg-white half with the yolk mixture.

3. Sprinkle the eggs with salt, pepper, and curry powder. Refrigerate until serving time.

Makes 2 servings

Here’s one of our favorite recipes, which is just as good for lunch or dinner as it is for breakfast.

2 eggs
1 teaspoon (5 ml) skim milk
2 small flour tortillas
teaspoon (3 ml) butter
3 heaping tablespoons(45 ml) fat-free refried beans
Hot sauce to taste
1 tablespoon (15 ml) salsa

1. Beat together the eggs and milk.

2. Place the tortillas on the rack in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 300F (180C) and heat the tortillas for 5 minutes, or until warm and slightly crisp.

3. While the tortillas are warming, melt the butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs, scramble, then transfer the eggs to a serving plate and place another plate upside down over them to keep them warm.

4. In the same skillet, heat the beans until warmed through.

5. Place the tortillas on fresh plates. Spread the beans over the tortillas, cover with eggs, sprinkle with hot sauce, and top with salsa.

To give the dish a twist, add some diced onions, peppers, or tomatoes.

1 teaspoon (5 ml) margarine
3 eggs
1 tablespoon (15 ml) skim milk
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Beat together the eggs and milk.

2. Melt the margarine in a skillet over low heat. Pour the egg mixture into the skillet, and season with salt and pepper.

3. Stir gently for 46 minutes. When finished, eggs should be soft and have no liquid remaining.