List of ingredients for this dip:
1 large ripe avocado.
2 green onions, minced.
1/4 cup of bottled mild salsa.
2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice.
1/2 clove garlic, minced.
1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Pinch of freshly ground black pepper.
Instructions:
Peel the avocado and remove pit.
In a bowl, mash the avocado using a fork.
Stir in the onions, salsa, lemon juice, minced garlic, salt and pepper.
Source: Guacamole Recipes.
Sublime Asian Recipe for Ma Po Tofu
List of ingredients:
1 tablespoon of oyster-flavored sauce.
1 teaspoon of cornstarch.
½ lb of ground pork or beef.
16 oz (1 packet) of soft or regular tofu, drained.
1/3 cup of chicken broth.
2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
1 ½ teaspoon of chilli garlic sauce.
1 teaspoon of black bean garlic sauce.
1 teaspoon of cornstarch.
½ teaspoon of ground toasted Szechuan peppercorns.
2 tablespoons of cooking oil.
2 tablespoons of garlic, minced.
1 fresh red chilli pepper, minced.
Green onions, to garnish.
Directions:
In a bowl, combine the oyster sauceand cornstarch to create marinade.
Add the ground meat and mix thoroughly.
Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
Cut the tofu into half-inch cubes.
In another bowl, make the sauce by combining the chicken broth, soy sauce, chilli garlic sauce, black bean garlic sauce, cornstarch and peppercorns; set aside.
Place a wok over high heat until hot.
Add the cooking oil, swirling to coat sides.
Add the minced garlic and fresh red chilli pepper, and cook, stirring, until fragrant (about 10 seconds).
Add the meat and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add the tofu and sauce.
Cook, stirring gently, until the tofu is heated through and sauce boils and thickens.
Place in a serving bowl and garnish with green onions.
Source: Tofu Recipes.
Try the following recipe as an appetizer:
1 cup of all-purpose flour.
1/2 cup of chilled butter.
1 cup of grated cheese.
2 oz of chopped anchovy fillets.
1/3 cups of chopped black olives.
½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
Place the flour, butter, cheese, anchovies, olives, and cayenne pepper in a food processor and mix until it forms a firm dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 20 minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 2 inch strips, then diagonally to make small triangles.
Bake for 8-10 minutes on baking sheets, or until golden.
Source: Spanish Recipes.
Ingredients:
½ cup of cider vinegar.
¾ cup of loosely-packed light brown sugar.
¼ cup of onion, peeled and chopped.
¼ cup of sweet red pepper, chopped.
½ cup of raisins.
1 tablespoon of garlic, chopped.
3 tablespoons of fresh ginger, peeled and chopped.
½ teaspoon of salt.
½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
6 pears, peeled, cored, and sliced quarter-inch thick.
Method:
In a suitably sized saucepan, bring the vinegar and sugar to a boil.
Add all of the other ingredients except the pears and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the pears and simmer another 5 minutes before removing from the heat.
Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes, then transfer to a container and refrigerate up to 2 weeks.
Source: This recipe came from the pear recipes website.
Simple White Bread for Bread Machine recipe
2 cups of bread flour.
2 tablespoons of sugar.
½ teaspoon of salt.
1 tablespoon of butter.
1 tablespoon of milk.
¾ cup of water.
1 teaspoon of yeast.
Place all of the ingredients in your bread machine and press start or on.
This recipe came from the bread machine recipes website.
Potica is a Croatian nut roll.
4 egg yolks.
2 packets of dry yeast.
8 cups of all-purpose flour, sifted.
2 cups of lukewarm water.
3/4 cup of sugar.
3/4 cup of salt.
1/2 cup of butter.
Filling:
2 lbs of shelled ground nuts.
2 cups of sugar.
1 pint of Half-and-Half.
2 teaspoons of vanilla.
1/2 cup of butter.
4 egg whites, beaten.
Stir the yeast into water.
Mix the butter, milk, sugar and salt.
Add the egg yolks, yeast mixture and 2 cups of flour. Mix thoroughly.
Add the remaining flour and turn dough out on a floured surface.
Knead until smooth, elastic and does not stick to surface.
Place in a greased bowl and allow to rise for 60 minutes.
After rising, divide into 4 equally sized parts. Do not knead. Roll each piece to about 1/8 inch thick.
Spread with cooled filling.
Roll jelly-roll style and place seam down in a greased pan. Allow to rise for 60 minutes.
Bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
Filling:
Mix the milk, salt, margarine and sugar.
Heat slightly until margarine melts and sugar is dissolved.
Add nuts then to stretch mixture you can fold in beaten egg whites.
Source: This recipe came from the Croatian Recipes Croatia cuisine website.
Ingredient List:
1 cup of lobster, well packed.
¾ cup of milk.
¼ cup of sherry.
3 tablespoons and 2 tablespoons of butter.
1 tablespoon of flour.
2 egg yolks.
How to cook:
Add the sherry to 2 tablespoons of melted butter and boil for 1 minute.
Add the lobster and allow to stand.
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter, then add the flour and stir until it bubbles.
Remove from heat, slowly stir in cream and sherry drained from the lobster.
Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly until sauce is smooth and thick.
Remove from heat.
Heat the sauce in top of a double boiler over hot but not boiling water.
Stir constantly while heating for around 3 minutes.
Remove from heat, then add lobster.
Turn into small deep pie plate.
Sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake at 300F for 10 minutes.
Source: http://www.lobsterrecipes.us/lobster-pie.html
4 eggs, separated.
1 packet of yeast, dry.
2 1/2 cups of flour.
2 cups of milk, lukewarm.
1/2 cup of melted butter.
1 tablespoon of sugar.
1 teaspoon of vanilla.
1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Sprinkle the dry yeast over the lukewarm milk; stirring to dissolve.
Beat the egg yolks and add to yeast mixture with the vanilla.
Sift together the flour, sugar and salt, then add to the liquid ingredients.
Stir in the melted butter and combine thoroughly.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, then fold into the mixture.
Allow to stand for about 45 mins until the mixture doubles in bulk.
Use about 1 cup of the mixture per waffle.
Source: http://www.wafflerecipes.net/
Here is a great fudge recipes recipe for white chocolate fudge.
List of ingredients for white choc fudge:
4 cups of confectioners sugar.
3/4 cup of chopped pecans.
12 oz white chocolate, chopped.
8 oz of cream cheese.
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
How to make the fudge:
In a suitably sized bowl, beat the confectioners sugar, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth.
In the top of a double boiler, over lightly simmering water, heat the chocolate, stirring until it has melted and is smooth.
Fold the chocolate and chopped pecans into sugar/cream cheese/vanilla mixture.
Spread into a buttered eight-inch square baking dish.
Refrigerate for about one hour or until firm, then cut into squares.