Recipe Thread

[RICHARD]

lemon basil shrimp.

( since I am a guy I am invoking the ‘this-looks-good-enough’
system of measures and weights……adjust to taste.)
3 cups cold cooked rice
I lb medium raw peeled shrimp-orig recipe calls for frozen, I like fresh and peel them myself
48 oz chicken stock
¼ cup lemon juice
1 table spoon lemon zest
red chili flakes
¼ cup fresh basil.


heat stock, juice, zest and chili flakes until almost boiling, toss in shrimp, cook until pink
(again, adjust to taste……I like spicy-it’s a great soup when you are sick-add more chili flakes!)

put rice in a bowl and a ladleful of soup over it……garnish with basil-

a good piece of french bread is great with this dish..


this tastes better the next day…..store rice and liquid separately for leftovers otherwise the
liquid is absorbed by the rice!

[Miss Meow]

*bump*

This space reserved for Soledad's banana bread and Indian goodies

[Soledad]

Uh-oh!!

Okay, I'll give you the palak paneer recipe because the banana bread one is still at home!! Oh, I added mustard seeds to this one....



Yield: 4 servings
15 oz Pack of ricotta cheese
10 oz Spinach, frozen chopped
1/4 lg Onion; finely chopped
1/4 c cream
Ginger, fresh, 1"; finely
-grated
1 Garlic clove
1 ts Cumin powder
1/2 ts Coriander powder
1/2 ts Turmeric powder
2 Chillies; finely chopped
1/8 c Oil
Salt; to taste
Empty the ricotta cheese into an oven-proof dish and bake at 350F for
40 minutes. Cut it into 1/2 inch square pieces.
Defrost the spinach. Put it into the blender for a couple of minutes.
Heat the oil in a pan. Fry onion, garlic, ginger, chilli - the onion
should turn golden.
Add the cumin, coriander and turmeric powder. Add the cream to
the pan, followed by the spinach. Stir till every item gets properly
mixed.
Now add the pieces of baked ricotta cheese. Add 1/2 cup of water. Add
salt. Cover and cook over slow heat for 15 minutes.
Serve with rice or naan (bread available at Indian stores) or pita
bread.
For the variation using tofu, I usually used firm tofu, dry it by
placing it on a paper towel and then baking it at 200 F for about
half an hour. I also do not use the cream. It works pretty well.

[tatsxxx11]

My recipe folder is going to crash my computer! Thanks everyone! Can't wait to try them; so many great cooks! Soldedad, thanks so much for the palak paneer recipe...Cape Cod is a culinary wasteland when it comes to ethnic cooking I'm going to try it tomorrow! And we're still holding you to the banana bread! Have to have my husband write down some of his great Japanese recipes. He's a terrific cook!

[Karen]

I have Uncle Mac's bana bread recipe I can post once I'm home ... it's the best! He was my Great Uncle, and was a truck mechanic who, in his third or fourth retirement, went to work fixing truck for a dairy farm/ice cream stand. They'd give him all the leftover bananas once they were too ripe to use for banana splits, so he always had some great banana bread around! (At least when we kids were gonna visit!)

[Dakota's Mommy]

Here's one of my favorite dips that a friend from work brings in for our get togethers:

Seven Layer Dip

Guacamole
Refried Beans
Tomatoes
Cheese
Sour Cream
Olives (optional)


In a pan, whatever size you want it to be, just start layering the above ingredients. I usually start with beans, then guacamole, then sour cream, then cheese and then tomatoes. Depending on how much of each ingredient you have, you can make as many layers as you would like. After you have finished layering, on the very top, you would garnish the dip with the olives.

Guacamole

2-3 avocadoes
1-2 lemons
garlic salt / powder
pepper
regular salt (optional)
? jalapenos



Cut avocadoes in half, removing the seed. Spoon out green stuff and mash until it is as creamy as you would like it to be. Finely dice jalapenos, removing any seeds. Add lemon juice, removing seeds. Add garlic salt / powder, pepper, and salt to taste.

[Dakota's Mommy]

Somebody brought this in for us for lunch one day too! It was pretty good!

Taco Soup

2 lbs. ground beef
*1 – 14 oz. can corn or hominy
1 sm. onion, chopped
*1 – 15 oz. can pinto beans
1 pkg. ranch dressing (1 oz.)
*1 – 15 oz. can kidney beans
1 pkg. taco seasoning (1 ½ oz.)
1 ½ c. water
3 – 14 oz. cans stewed tomatoes

Brown ground beef with onions in large soup pot, drain. Add remaining ingredients and simmer.

Break up tortilla chips and add with grated cheese to top of soup when served. (mozzarella cheese is yummy!)

* Do Not Drain.

[Miss Meow]

Thanks Soledad and Dakota's mummy - I can't decide which one to try this weekend!

Sandra, look forward to your husband's recipes. I just love Japanese food too

[tatsxxx11]

Gini, Randi, the syrup is called "Lyle's Golden"... you must have it by you, Randi. I grew up with it (Scandinavian parents) and it is just like corn syrup. It's available in a lot of specialty deli's and gourmet stores in the U.S.

And Randi... you mentioned Cod for the holidays. Do the Danes, like the Norweigans, partake of the much maligned, dreaded Lute Fisk??? For those uniformed amongst you, it's a traditional Norweigan Christmas dish. Cooked Cod that has been soaked FOREVER in lye before cooking! It is an aquired taste, but actually, isn't bad...a little slimy but doesn't taste a bit like Drano! (Randi, Drano is a brand of lye based drain cleaner!!)

[slick]

I've made this Bailey's every year at Christmas for about 10 years to give away as presents. Some are starting to place orders in November... Taste great in morning coffee.....

1 mickey Rye
1 large (1 litre) whipping cream
1 small (1 pint) 1/2 & 1/2 or creamo
2 eggs
4 tblsp. chocolate syrup
1 1/2 tsp. coconut extract
2 tblsp. instant coffee
1 can Borden's sweetened condensed milk

Put all ingredients in a large bowl and whip until nice and foamy. Bottle and refrigerate. That's it folks! It can be doubled or tripled depending on how much you want to bottle.

This recipe makes 3 x 26 oz bottles and costs about $3.50/bottle. Cheaper than the liquor store. Only problem is that because it's made with all fresh dairy, it only lasts about 3 weeks in the fridge....

[tatsxxx11]

Do I have to wait till Christmas???

And can you use any kind of Rye? Not familiar with Mickey's.

[Freckles]

Sandra and I have discussed Sandinavian foods before, but I recently found this picture to share.

[slick]

Sorry, I think in the U.S. is called a "fifth"???? (375 ml bottle) Up here we call it a mickey. And yes, any kind of cheap Rye will do. I imagine Burbon (sp??) would give it a totally different taste.

I don't drink it myself because it's too rich and sweet and it's definitely not for dieters. Enjoy!

[kohala]

Any traditional dishes you could post would be most appreciated! My favorite cousin on my Norweigan Dad's side (a Lutheran Minister's wife, of course) passed away very unexpectedly (only 75 - breast cancer) before we ever got a chance to "share" this type of thing.
She did show me the family traditional dress (I forget what they're called, it started with a B I believe) and a silver medalion from the area in Norway my family hailed from - sad to say I've forgotten what she called the medalion. She wanted us to get together in the future and we were going to make traditional dresses - that never happened either. Time is too short.
So any recipes, lute fisk, there were these delicious meatballs she made, would be appreciated!
Oof Da!

[gini]

Good grief, I just shut down my work computer and came into the house and checked out my email. Ahhh, recipe threads! Oh Boy!

Now thanks a lot you guys, I am starving and here are all of these wonderful recipes and a drink too!! Arrrggghhh!

How about a Pet Talk Cook-Off???....or a Pet Talk Cook BOOK!
Proceeds could go to animal no-kill shelters around the world.

Sandra, thanks, I knew there was a product similar to our Karo Syrup, but I didn't know the name!