California Recipes

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to the desired temperature. MAKING 2) Toasting of almonds : In a shallow pan,evenly layer the almonds and toast in a preheated oven at 350-degree for 15 minutes, stirring once or twice and allow to cool. 3) Now lower the... - 49.7608

Tasty and delicious California Mix is ready in time limit of 10 minutes. - 47.9689

In a skillet heat half the oil. Brown and cook thoroughly the chicken, seasoning with the herbs and salt. Drain excess oil. Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Pan the dough according to instruction. Brush with remaining oil. Spoon the chicken over the... - 47.468

In a saucepan cook mushrooms, red or green sweet pepper strips, and minced garlic in the 1 tablespoon butter till tender. Add pea pods; cook 2 minutes or till pea pods are crisp-tender. Set aside. Meanwhile, prepare vegetable sauce. In a medium saucepan melt... - 47.3423

GETTING READY 1. In a large mixing bowl of electric mixer, mix together 2 1/2 cups of the flour, yeast and salt. 2. In a small saucepan, heat milk, 1/2 cup water and the butter over low heat until just warm or about 120-130 degrees Fahrenheit. ( Its not... - 47.286

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Grease a 2 quart or 12x8x2 inch baking dish lightly. MAKING 3. In a large skillet, heat butter and sauté onion for about 5 minutes until golden. 4. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in hot... - 47.2658

GETTING READY 1. Peel garlic and put clove of garlic under garlic press for mashing. 2. Combine beef, egg, ½-teaspoon salt, rice, and 2 tablespoon of parsley and form an even mix. 3. Form 20 meatballs out of this mix. 4. Set the meatballs aside for further... - 46.9635

Rinse and sort through peas. In a deep 3 1/2- to 4-quart pan, bring 2 quarts of the water to a boil over high heat. Add peas. Let water return to a boil; then boil, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and... - 46.9264

GETTING READY 1) Take a medium-sized mixing bowl; combine tomatoes, scallions, olives, and 1 Tablespoon butter in it and microwave at Power Hi for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes until butter melts after covering the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. 2) Add in avocado... - 46.8157

MAKING 1) In a bowl, add first 5 ingredients to combine. 2) Stir to blend thoroughly. 3) Cover and place inside refrigerator to chill thoroughly. 4) In another bowl, add orange, chicken, and avocado to combine. 5) Line each bread slice with one lettuce... - 46.7285

MAKING 1) In a large saucepan add apricots, prunes, water and orange juice concentrate. 2) Let stand for 30 minutes to set. 3) Peel thin yellow rind from lemon with a vegetable parer. 4) Mix cinnamon, tapioca and sugar to the fruits. 5) Simmer and cook... - 46.6342

GETTING READY 1) In a large pan or skillet, combine all ingredients except 1/2 cup of the Rhine Wine, ham and turkey. MAKING 2) Place over heat to boil the mixture by stirring. 3) Reduce heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer about 45 minutes stirring... - 46.5708

GETTING READY 1) In a grinder, add orange, raisins and walnuts to grind. Place the mixture aside. 2) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. MAKING 3) In a large bowl, sift together flour, soda, salt and 1 cup sugar. 4) Add soft shortening to mix with the flour. 5)... - 46.5456

MAKING 1) In a large skillet, add olive oil to heat over moderately high heat. 2) Sauté the onions for 5 minutes or until slightly softened. 3) Add the garlic, chili powder and cumin. Cook for another 10 minutes or until the onions are softened and... - 46.5305

GETTING READY 1) Preheat oven to 350° F. 2) Make out serving-size pieces to cut duckling. 3) Season with salt and pepper. MAKING 4) In a skillet, sauté the duckling pieces in oil and garlic. 5) Drain the pan drippings. 6) Use a large casserole to place... - 46.3112

GETTING READY 1. In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese and cottage cheese. MAKING 2. On a chilled salad plate, place a heap of finely shredded lettuce. 3. In a circle, arrange pears in spoke-like fashion. 4. In the center, place a scoop of cottage and... - 45.9887

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 2. Into a bowl, using a sieve, shift together flour and salt. 3. Add shortening and using a pastry blender, cut shortening until it is broken to the size of small peas. 4. Gradually add milk,... - 45.9675

MAKING 1. Cut slice from stem ends of tomatoes. 2. Scoop out center with spoon and reserve. 3. Remove seeds and turn tomatoes cut side down on paper towel to drain. 4. Seed and chop reserved centers. 5. In a bowl combine with the next 6 ingredients. 6. Stir... - 45.9074

MAKING 1)With a damp cloth, wipe the chicken pieces. Add salt and pepper and season them. 2)In a heavy skillet, heat the oil and brown the pieces. 3)Transfer the pieces to a bowl and keep aside. 4)Put in garlic, onion, green pepper, whole onion and carrots.... - 45.3689

GETTING READY 1. To prepare the cilantro leaves rinse, dry and finely chop them. 2. Cut the tomato into 1/2-inch dice and keep aside. MAKING 3. Combine them with the mayonnaise and the juice of 1 lime. 4. With the mayonnaise mix the chicken and season to... - 45.3512

GETTING READY 1) Take cast iron skillet and season it. Keep aside the seasoned skillet. MAKING 2) Heat the cast iron skillet on medium heat. 3) Add bacon to the skillet and cook to make the bacon crisp. 4) Transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper... - 45.218

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and aluminium-wrap a baking sheet. 2) Slice the French Bread into two long halves and place each half on the baking sheet. Scoop out the bread in chunks from the centre leaving only the crusts... - 45.2066

MAKING 1) In a saucepan, heat the stock. 2) Add fillets and poach over medium heat for about 3 minutes until tender. Do not overcook. 3) Take off the fillets and arrange on a platter to cool. Keep aside. 4) On a bamboo sushi mat, place a sheet of nori... - 44.9365

MAKING 1. In a small mixing bowl, prepare a mixture of sprouts, raisins, carrot, and sunflower seed and keep aside. 2. Over a slice of bread, spread cream cheese. 3. Top the bread with the sprout mixture, tomato, onion, avocado, lettuce, and remaining slice... - 44.7329

GETTING READY 1. Preheating the oven at 375° F for getting ready for use 2. Loosen the skin from the chicken pieces just enough so that a pocket can be formed, however, the skin should be left partially attached. MAKING 3. In a small bowl, combine the... - 44.6711

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 400°. 2) Use a 15-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan to grease the bottom and sides with 2 tablespoons of the butter. 3) Peel off the potato skin and cut into 1/16 inch slices. 4) In a bowl of cold water, place the slices. 5) In... - 44.6304

MAKING 1. Take a pan and add butter in it to melt; Add garlic in the butter and deep fry it with often stirring. Do not let the garlic cloves be brown. 2. Now add broth, champagne, water in it and boil the mix for 5 minutes. 3. Toast the breads as per... - 44.4731

GETTING READY 1. In a glass bowl, place the prunes and drench them in the sherry. Leave to soak overnight or at least for 2 hours. 2. Drain and reserve the liquid in a small saucepan. 3. Preheat the oven to 400 degree F. MAKING 4. Male a pocket in the boned... - 44.3189

MAKING 1 In a large saucepan,combine chicken breasts, water, onion, celery tops, 1 teaspoon of salt and peppercorns;cover. 2 Simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender. 3 Let stand until cool enough to handle, then skin the chicken and take the... - 44.2515

GETTING READY 1. Pre-heat the oven at 350°F/180°C (Gas Mark 4). 2. Grease a baking tray. MAKING 3. Mix Barbados sugar and vegan margarine and beat it well. 4. Add the rest of the ingredients to the above mixture to make soft dough. 5. Leave the dough... - 44.2398

MAKING 1. Take a skillet 2. Cook beef carefully until it becomes brown. 3. Drain off fat from beef. 4. Add all ingredients into a 4-quart crock-pot and stir all ingredients well. 5. Cover the crock-pot and slow cook the dish for 5-6 hours against low heat or... - 43.8759

MAKING 1. In a pot, prepare salt water by mixing butter flavored salt and water. 2. Add carrots and boil for 10-15 minutes until the carrots are just tender. 3. Separate the carrots and cooking water using a strainer. 4. Pour the cooking water in a measuring... - 43.8379

Coat 2 lbs. of meat with mixture of 1/3 cup flour and 1 tsp. paprika. Pound mixture into meat, cut into 2 inch cubes. Brown thoroughly in oil. Put in a 9x13 inch pan and add can of onions. Combine chicken soup and water in skillet used for browning. Bring to... - 43.7134

Coffee Cake In a large bowl, combine sugar, scalded milk, eggs, salt and cardamom; beat until smooth. Add butter and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Sprinkle yeast into warm water; stir until dissolved. Add yeast liquid and 1 cup flour to dough; beat 3... - 43.6346

GETTING READY 1) Heat oven hot to 350°c. MAKING 2) In a large bowl, add macaroni, tuna, peas, olives, and onion. Toss lightly. 3) Season with salt and pepper. Toss again. 4) Add the soup into it until evenly coated. 5) Add cream-cheese cubes. 6) Mound... - 43.5162

Insert rnetal blade. Chop onion; leave in work bowl. Change to slicing disc. Prepare and slice leeks. Melt butter in a 5 to 6-quart kettle over medium heat. Add onion and leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until leeks are very soft and slightly tinged... - 43.5075

Brown chicken in 1/4 cup butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add water and simmer, covered, 1 hour. Drain and reserve stock. Saute onion and garlic in 1/4 cup butter. In blender, combine onion, green chiles, nuts, sesame seeds, salt and spices. Blend until... - 43.2566

Cut nectarines into large dice. Combine with mushrooms, tomatoes, olives and scallions in large salad bowl. Drain marinade from artichokes and set aside. Cut artichokes in half and add to salad. Combine reserved marinade with oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper,... - 43.1666

GETTING READY 1. Preheat oven to 375°F before baking MAKING 2. Beat margarine or butter to creamy, fluffy and soft mixture. Add sugar and blend. 3. Gradually add flour in small amounts and mix well each time to form a smooth mixture. 4. Take a 9 inch square... - 42.857

To make the dressing, in a small bowl, mash avocado. Stir in remaining ingredients, mixing well. Coverwith plasticwrap placed directly on top of dressing. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Arrange lettuce leaves on 4 individual salad plates. Top with a scoop (1/4 cup)... - 42.8247

Break spaghetti into 2-inch pieces; cook in boiling salted water until barely tender. Heat cream sauce and add cheese, mustard, and paprika. When cheese is melted, stir in wine. Cover the bottom of a greased 1-quart casserole with a little of the sauce. Add... - 42.7925

GETTING READY 1. Peel orange and cut into thin slices. 2. Dice celery, beans and pineapple. 3. Finely chop onion. MAKING 4. In a medium bowl, mix together all ingredients with French dressing. FINALISING 5. Refrigerate salad for 30 minutes for the flavours... - 42.7528

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. MAKING 2) In a bowl, add macaroni, tuna, peas, olives and onion. Mix well. 3) Sprinkle salt and seasoned pepper. Toss the mixture lightly. 4) Mix in the condensed soup. 5) Fold in the cubed cream cheese. Once... - 42.613

MAKING 1. In a medium-size frying pan saute onion in butter or margarine such that softened. 2. Stir in water and 1/4 cup concentrated orange juice and save remaining 1/2 cup. 3. Let it heat to boil and in a medium-size bowl pour over bread stuffing and sage... - 42.6051

MAKING 1. Prepare a dressing by combining mustard, vinegar, honey, salt, oil and tarragon in a glass jar. Mix the ingredients by shaking the jar vigorously. 2. Take a very large salad bowl and place the greens in it. Spoon the dressing and toss the bowl... - 42.5247

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. 2) Drop the unpeeled garlic cloves into boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain the water, peel the cloves and discard their skin. MAKING 3) In a saucepan, add the garlic alongwith the whipping cream. Cook on low... - 42.4842

GETTING READY 1. Preheat the oven to 375 °F. 2. Peel the potatoes and thinly slice them. 3. Grate orange rind and keep it aside. 4. Pare the oranges and slice them. MAKING 5. Take a buttered 1 ½ quart baking dish and place the orange and potato slices in... - 42.2996

Trim crusts, and spread each slice of bread with small amount of garlic spread. Cut into 1-inch squares. Beat egg whites until stiff; set aside. Beat egg yolks and next 3 ingredients until foamy. Add bread, olives, pimientos, and turkey. Fold in egg... - 42.2708

Coat veal with mixture of flour and paprika; brown in oil in large skillet. Add salt, pepper and 1 cup water (part onion liquid may be used). Cover; simmer 30 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a 3-quart casserole. Heat soup in skillet used for browning... - 41.7405

Mix well. Cover; let stand overnight at room temperature. Next morning, roll dough out to size of 9-inch pie pan. Divide dough into three parts to make smaller roll. Cut into 8 pie-shaped wedges and roll to form crescent shape. Place on greased cookie... - 41.7028

Cheese Spread, California Style - this is a truly californian version of cheese spread. You can either serve it as a cheese spread or as cheese balls - the choice is yours. This is indeed the cheese lovers pick! - 41.6702

GETTING READY 1) Take a small bowl for mixing half quantity of soup and ½ cup of milk. Blend this thoroughly and keep the bowl aside. 2) Take another small bowl to combine egg substitute and remaining ½ cup of milk. Whisk with a egg whisker to blend the... - 41.5678

MAKING 1)In a bowl, add in honey, soy sauce, catsup, dry mustard, paprika, vinegar, Tabasco sauce, mashed garlic, orange juice and salt. 2)Mix well. 3)Keep refrigerated till further use. SERVING 4)Use the sauce to baste your favorite meats and vegetables. - 41.338

Combine prunes, orange peel and juice; let stand 30 minutes. Sift together dry ingredients. Combine eggs, oil and prune mixture; add to dry ingredients, mix well. Add nuts; turn into greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50 to 60... - 40.9197

MAKING 1. Scoop out the avocado flesh and add to a non-metallic bowl. 2. Add the sardines. 3. With the back of a flat spoon or a fork, mash the mixture. 4. Add the sour cream, lemon juice and Tabasco and mix well. 5. Stir in the onion and season to taste.... - 40.8536

GETTING READY 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. MAKING 2) In a large saucepan, add rice, tomato juice, dried beef, vegetable oil and chili powder. Let the mixture come to boil. 3) Cover the saucepan and cook on low heat for about 30 minutes. 4) When the rice... - 40.8218