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  • New England Clam Chowder

    Ham – cubed (Canadian bacon) Diced cooked bacon Chopped onion Cream of pot soup 1cup milk 2 cans minced clams 1 cup cream 1t lemon juice pepper and salt

  • French Onion Soup

    2 ¼ lbs onions 1 stick butter 6 ½ cups beef broth salt and white pepper garlic 8oz dry white wine bread (rye, etc – sliced very thin) grated swiss cheese

  • Clam recipe

    NY Times magazine 2 cups white wine 12 cup olive oil juice of 1 lemon onion – thinly sliced 2 minced garlic sprig of thyme/rosemary ½ t Spanish paprika 30 little neck clams grill

  • Maple Butter

    ½ lb softened butter ½ lb dark amber maple syrup Blend

  • Popovers

    From Chicago metallic 12 mini pan 1 ¼ cup flour ¼ t salt 3 large eggs 1 ¼ cup milk 2T butter (cut into 12 pieces) 1T butter melted oil or spray pan. Preheat pan and over to 400. Blend flour, salt, eggs milk and the melted butter until mixture consistency of heavy cream (1-2…

  • Apricot and Brown Rice Stuffing

    12T butter 2 cups chopped onions 2 cloves crush garlic 1cup diced dried apricots 1cup dried cherries or cranberries 1cup coarsely chopped almonds 2cups pared, cored and diced tart apples 4cups cooked brown rice 2cups cooked white or wehane rice ½ cup fresh chopped parsley 2t salt 1t cinnamon fresh ground pepper to taste melt…

  • Toll House Pan Cookie 2 ¼ cup unsifted flour 1t Baking soda 1t salt 1cup softened butter ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 1t vanilla 2 eggs 2 cups choc chips 1cup peanuts combined flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine butter sugar, brown sugar, vanilla. Beat until creamy. Beat in eggs.…

  • Vegetable Soup

    1lb peeled, seeded, diced tomatoes 2T butter 1 onion diced 6 cups chicken broth 1 bay leaf 3 fresh oregano sprigs 2 fresh parsley sprigs carrots – sliced 1lb potatoes – 1” cubes ½ cup celery salt and pepper corn any veg you want to add. Mush. Cheese.

  • Oat Bran Muffins

    2 ¼ cup oat bran 1T baking powder ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup honey 1 ¼ cup skim milk 2 egg whites (or 2 egg beaters) 2T veg oil mix dry mix wet add ½ cups nuts, chips, raisins, etc. 1 cup total. Bake 425 15-17 minutes.

  • Sweet Potato Pie

    Crust – pie shells 2 cups mashed yams 1T butter 2 eggs 1 cup evap milk ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup light corn syrup 1t vanilla ½ t ground ginger ½ t cinnamon ½ t grated nutmeg ½ t salt 1 ½ cup chopped pecans (for topping) can top with whipped cream…

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