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Curried Cauliflower

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Curried Cauliflower
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Ingredients
  1. Make ahead and freeze.
  2. 4 cups cauliflower (1 head) 1 L
  3. 1 tbsp milk 15 mL
  4. 1 can (10 oz/284 mL) cream of 1
  5. chicken soup (reduced sodium)
  6. 1⁄4 cup mayonnaise 60 mL
  7. 1⁄2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 125 mL
  8. 1 tsp curry powder 5 mL
  9. 2 tbsp butter, melted 30 mL
  10. 1 cup cracker crumbs 250 mL
  11. Cook cauliflower until tender-crisp and set in a large casserole dish. Combine milk, chicken soup, mayonnaise, cheese and curry powder and pour over cauliflower. Mix melted butter and cracker crumbs and sprinkle over all. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes. Serves 6.
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Instructions
  1. Cook cauliflower until tender-crisp and set in a large casserole dish. Combine milk, chicken soup, mayonnaise, cheese and curry powder and pour over cauliflower. Mix melted butter and cracker crumbs and sprinkle over all. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes. Serves 6.
Notes
  1. There’s nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning won’t aggravate!
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Gruyere Scalloped Potatoes

Gruyere Scalloped Potatoes
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Ingredients
  1. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  2. 2 1/2 cups half and half cream
  3. 6 baking potatoes, peeled
  4. 2 Tbsp. flour
  5. 3 cups grated gruyere (Swiss) cheese
  6. salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Stir garlic into cream and set aside. Slice potatoes into paper-thin rounds and toss with flour. Arrange half the potatoes in a 9″x13″ glass baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and pour half of the cream mixture over top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat layers. Cover and bake at 325 F. for 1 hour. Remove cover and continue baking for 1/2 hour, or until potatoes are tender.
Instructions
  1. Stir garlic into cream and set aside. Slice potatoes into paper-thin rounds and toss with flour. Arrange half the potatoes in a 9″x13″ glass baking dish. Sprinkle with half of the cheese and pour half of the cream mixture over top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat layers. Cover and bake at 325 F. for 1 hour. Remove cover and continue baking for 1/2 hour, or until potatoes are tender.
Notes
  1. Book Reference – The Best of the Best – Vol 1 (Page: 174), That’s Trump (Page: 89)
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Tolerable Brussel Sprouts

If you have to have them – try these – they’re delicious! This dish can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge.

Tolerable Brussel Sprouts
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Ingredients
  1. Tolerable Brussel Sprouts
  2. Serves 6.
Ingredients
  1. 4 cups (2 lb) fresh brussels sprouts
  2. 1/2 cup chopped onion
  3. 2 Tbsp. butter
  4. 1 Tbsp. flour
  5. 1 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
  6. 1/2 tsp. salt
  7. 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
  8. 1/2 cup milk
  9. 1 cup fat-free sour cream
  10. 1 Tbsp. parsley
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Instructions
  1. Wash and trim sprouts, cook until tender. Saute onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour, sugar, salt and mustard. Add milk and cook slowly until thickened. Blend in sour cream. Add sprouts and heat through. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Notes
  1. Book Reference – The Best of the Best – Vol. 1 (Page: 162), Winners (Page: 134)
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If you have to have them – try these – they’re delicious! This dish can be made a day ahead and stored in the fridge.
Serves 6.

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Wild Buffet Rice

 

Wild Buffet Rice
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Ingredients
  1. Makes lots - perfect with any meat!
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup wild rice
  2. 10 oz. can chicken broth (salt reduced)
  3. 10 oz. can of water
  4. 10 pork sausages
  5. 1/2 lb (250 g) mushrooms, sliced
  6. 1 large onion, finely chopped
  7. 2 tbsp. flour
  8. 1 cup (250 ml) whipping cream
  9. 1/2 tsp. salt
  10. 1/4 tsp. oregano
  11. 1/4 tsp. sage
  12. 1/4 tsp. marjoram
  13. 1/4 tsp. thyme
  14. 1/2 cup slivered almonds
Instructions
  1. Wash wild rice and combine with broth and water in a large covered pot. Bring to boil and reduce heat to simmer, cooking for 1 hour or until rice begins to open and is chewy. Remove to large mixing bowl.Cut sausage into small pieces and saute over medium heat until brown. Remove from skillet with slotted spoon and add to rice. Remove most of fat from skillet and saute onion and mushrooms. Add to rice mixture. In same skillet over medium heat, combine flour and cream stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Add more cream or water if sauce becomes too thick. Add seasonings and cook gently for 3 minutes. Add sauce to rice. Spoon into large casserole dish and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Serves 10-12 delighted guests.
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Diddle Diddle Dumplings

Your son John (and the rest of the family) will love this old-fashioned apple dessert with a new twist.

Diddle Diddle Dumplings
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Ingredients
  1. Sauce
  2. 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  3. 1 1/2 cups water
  4. 1/4 cup butter
  5. 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  6. 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  7. Dough
  8. 2 cups flour
  9. 2 tsp. baking powder
  10. 1/2 tsp. salt
  11. 3/4 cup butter
  12. 2/3 cup milk
  13. Filling
  14. 4 Granny Smith apples
  15. 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
nstructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. To make sauce: In a large saucepan, combine ingredients. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  3. To make dough: In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until pieces are pea-size. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add milk all at once. Stir just until moistened. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for 10-12 strokes, or until nearly smooth. Roll dough into a 10″ x 12″ rectangle.
  4. To make filling: Peel and grate apples. Spread evenly over dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Starting from long side, roll dough into a tight roll. Pinch seam to seal. With a sharp knife, cut into 12, 1″ thick slices. Arrange slices face up in a 9″ x 13″ baking dish. Pour sauce over dumplings and bake for about 50 minutes, or until golden. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
  5. Book Reference – The Rest of the Best – Vol. 2 (Page: 296)
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Whipped Potato with Celery Root

Perfect company for the Thanksgiving or Christmas turkey.
You can make this dish a day or two ahead and store it in the refrigerator.
Celery root (celeraic) does wonders for the humble potato and it’s easy to find in your supermarket. It’s round and looks a bit like a small turnip. Peel it as you would a potato.

Whipped Potato with Celery Root
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Ingredients
  1. 1 celery root , peeled and chopped
  2. 4-5 baker potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  3. 2 Tbsp. butter
  4. 3 Tbsp. sour cream
  5. grated zest of 1 orange
  6. salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Cook celery root in simmering salted water until tender. Drain and puree in food processor. Cook potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and mash mixing in butter and sour cream. Add orange zest to mashed celery root, then add to mashed potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Serves 6.
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Pad Thai

Thailand’s most well-known noodle dish – with everything in it!

Pad Thai
Thailand’s most well-known noodle dish – with everything in it!
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Ingredients
  1. 8 oz. (250 g) wide rice stick noodles
  2. 1/2 cup chicken broth
  3. 1/4 cup sugar
  4. 1/4 cup fish sauce
  5. 3 Tbsp. lime juice
  6. 2 Tbsp. ketchup
  7. 1/4 tsp. hot pepper flakes
  8. 4 oz. (125 g) boneless pork or chicken breasts
  9. 6 oz. (170 g) firm tofu
  10. 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  11. 1 egg, beaten
  12. 3 garlic cloves, minced
  13. 8 oz. (250 g) large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
  14. 1 red pepper, diced
  15. 2 cups bean sprouts
  16. 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  17. 6 green onions, thinly sliced
  18. 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, soak noodles in warm water for 15 minutes, drain and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk chicken broth, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ketchup and hot pepper flakes; set aside. Cut pork or chicken across grain into 1/4″ strips. Cut tofu into 1/2″ cubes; set aside. In wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tsp. oil over medium heat. Cook egg, stirring occasionally until scrambled and set. Transfer to a large plate. Wipe wok, add 1 Tbsp. oil, increase heat to medium-high and stir-fry garlic, shrimp and pork or chicken until shrimp are bright pink. Add to egg. Heat rest of oil; stir in tofu and red pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tofu begins to brown. Stir in noodles for 1 minute or until they start to soften. Pour in sauce; stir-fry until noodles are tender. Return egg mixture to pan; add bean sprouts, cilantro and half the green onions. Stir until heated through. Remove to warm serving platter. Garnish with peanuts and remaining green onions. Serves 4.
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, soak noodles in warm water for 15 minutes, drain and set aside. In a small bowl, whisk chicken broth, sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, ketchup and hot pepper flakes; set aside. Cut pork or chicken across grain into 1/4″ strips. Cut tofu into 1/2″ cubes; set aside. In wok or large frying pan, heat 1 tsp. oil over medium heat. Cook egg, stirring occasionally until scrambled and set. Transfer to a large plate. Wipe wok, add 1 Tbsp. oil, increase heat to medium-high and stir-fry garlic, shrimp and pork or chicken until shrimp are bright pink. Add to egg. Heat rest of oil; stir in tofu and red pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tofu begins to brown. Stir in noodles for 1 minute or until they start to soften. Pour in sauce; stir-fry until noodles are tender. Return egg mixture to pan; add bean sprouts, cilantro and half the green onions. Stir until heated through. Remove to warm serving platter. Garnish with peanuts and remaining green onions. Serves 4.
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Curried Apple and Sweet Potato Pilaf

This is a great accompaniment for ham. Serves 4-5.

Curried Apple and Sweet Potato Pilaf
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) olive oil
  2. 1/2 cup 9125 mL) chopped green onions
  3. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  4. 1 cup (250 mL) uncooked long-grain rice
  5. 2 cups (500 mL) water
  6. 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) peeled & diced sweet potato
  7. 2 cups (500 mL) peeled & cubed Granny Smith apples
  8. 1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen green peas
  9. 1/4 cup (60 mL) currants
  10. 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) curry powder
  11. 1/2 tsp. (2 mL) cumin
  12. 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) salt
  13. pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; saute 1 minute. Stir in rice and saute 1 minute. Add water and sweet potato; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes, or until liquid is almost absorbed. Stir in apple, peas, currants and seasonings. Cover and simmer 3 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.
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