Salad: 3 lbs. boneless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed in 1″ pieces 1 stalk celery, cut on diagonal into thin slices 1 lb. red grapes, cut in half 1 C. chopped walnuts 2 C. golden raisins or sun dried...
Tortellini Salad
1 pound tortellini, cooked and chilled 1/2 red onion, finely diced 2 stalks celery, finely diced 1/2 red pepper, finely diced 1/3 cup olive oil 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1 T. parsley, chopped 2 T. pine nuts, toasted 1...
Blue Cheese Dressing or Dip
1 8-oz. container fat free cream cheese 2 C. (1 pint) nonfat cottage cheese 1/4 to 1/3 C. skim milk or low fat buttermilk (1% milk fat) 1/3 C. plus 2 Tbsp. Roquefort of aged blue cheese, crumbled 1 clove fresh pressed...
Quesadillas with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Quesadilla 6 flour tortillas 2 cups cheese (flavor of choice) shredded 1/4 cup black olives, sliced (optional) 2 tablespoons canned chopped green chilies (optional) Place tortilla on a hot griddle or fry pan, sprinkle...
Chicken-Bean Burritos
2 or 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 can (15 oz.) black beans, drained and rinsed 1 cup cooked rice (1/3 cup raw) 1/2 cup frozen kernel corn 2 cups shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (or a mix of both) 2...
Blackened Chicken Salad
2 6-oz. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil 2 Tbsp. blackening spice 1 small jicama 1 small can of mandarin orange slices 1 C. thawed frozen corn, drained 1 large tomato, diced 6 cups mixed salad...
Home Canned Convenience: Canned Meats”
1. Choose quality chilled beef, pork, lamb, venison. Remove excess fat. Soak strong-flavored wild meats for 1 hour in brine water containing 1 tablespoon salt per quart, refrigerate. Rinse. Remove large bones. Choose...
Summer Blueberry-Peach Pie
Two 10″ pie crusts 4 cups fresh blueberries, washed 3 large peaches, sliced 1/2 cup minute tapioca 1 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg zest of 1 lemon juice of 1 lemon 1 egg beaten with 1T. cream 1 T...
Three Mushroom Fettuccine
1 tablespoon butter 1 ½ tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 portobello mushrooms, whole, cleaned and stemmed ½ cup Shiitake mushrooms, whole ½ cup small button mushrooms, stems on 2 cloves garlic, roasted 2...
Souvlakia
1 1/2 lb. extra lean top sirloin, trimmed of visible fat 1 large onion cut into 1/2-inch chunks – optional 1 to 2 peppers, red or green cut into 1/2-inch chunks – optional 8 10- to 12-inch metal or bamboo...
