GETTING READY 1. Trim off the wing tips of the dressed duck and aside. 2. Preheat the oven to 475° F MAKING 3. In a skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. 4. Add and sauté mushrooms until soft and golden brown. 5. Tip into a bowl and stir in rice, egg yolks, ..

This Marinade lends a unique and addictive flavor to your meat preparation. Trust me you will swear by this time tested Marinade recipe in no time!

Crush grapes with stainless-steel potato masher in large saucepan, and add water. Cover, and simmer about 10 minutes. Pour into moistened jelly bag, and strain juice into glass bowl in cool place overnight; then strain through cheesecloth to remove tartrate ..

Combine rice, water, and salt in a deep saucepan with tight-fitting lid. Bring to full boil, uncovered, and stir once or twice as water startsrolling. Lower heat to simmer, place lid on pan and cook about 14 minutes without stirring or uncovering. If after ..

Have the butcher split a 2 1/2-pound young chicken in half lengthwise. Fold wing tip back onto cut side, exposing thick breast area. Place in broiler pan without rack. Brush all chicken surfaces with melted fat, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange skin ..

Graham gems are graham flour muffins. A considerably healthy snacky muffin, the graham gems are oven baked muffins prepared with a batter of milk, flour and eggs. These are best when served oven

Discard seeds and any stringy pulp from squash. Cut off small slice of underside so that it will rest flat. Parboil 10 minutes in boiling salted water. Drain, and dry with absorbent paper. Brush inside with soft butter or margarine, and sprinkle with ..

Wash and pick over beans, and soak overnight in cold water to cover. Before cooking, add more water, if necessary, barely to cover beans. Heat slowly, keeping water under boiling point. Cook until beans skins begin to burst and peel back; test by removing a ..

Butter a large, shallow pan. Arrange frozen trout evenly in pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix together white wine, onion rings, parsley, garlic, bay leaves, celery, and thyme. Pour mixture over fish. Bake at 450°F. 15-18 minutes or until fish is ..

Wash Chicken and cut them into large cubes. Puree Mint and Cilantro into a paste. Marinade Chicken in yogurt, pureed mint & cilantro, ginger garlic paste, dhaniya powder, garam masala powder, juice of lime, salt and chilly powder for about 7 - 8 hours (I ..

A very simple dim sum dish that only takes 5 minutes of prep work and 20-30 minutes to steam! I blog at

Peel pears, cut lengthwise and remove cores. Stick each half with a clove. Place, rounded-side down, in a baking dish. Pour liquid around pears. Cover and bake at 350F for about 30 minutes, or until fruit is tender when tested with a fork. Turn pears over ..

Wash currants and rub off stems and blossom ends. Add water and cook uncovered for 15 minutes. Stir in the sugar and stir and boil 10 minutes. Test for setting stage, using the drip or saucer method. If not thick enough, continue cooking longer. Skim and ..

Cioppino is a mixed fish stew that originates from Italy. This cioppino recipe is cooked with added seafood along with red wine. Parsleyed to taste along with garlic and onions, the cioppino can be served with dinner bread rolls or

Blend the cheeses and milk thoroughly. Divide mixture into thirds. Add horseradish and Worcestershire to first part. Shape into a 1-inch roll and coat with seeds. Add prunes to second part. Shape into a 1-inch loaf and coat with chopped nuts. Add pickle ..

Wash apples and remove stems and blossom ends. Cut into small pieces without peeling and add enough water to cover fruit. Bring to a boil and cover. Simmer until apples are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Strain through a wet jelly bag that has been scalded ..

Mix oatmeal, soda and salt together and rub in the fat. Stir in enough milk to make a soft dough. Press mixture together to test for moisture. Chill for 1/2 hour. Divide in half and roll each half out 1/2 inch thick into a 9- or 10-inch circle on a floured ..

Soak potatoes in ice-cold water, drain and dry well on towel. Season with salt and pepper. Butter round baking dish (6-cup size), and line bottom and sides with potato slices. Arrange layer of potatoes and spread liberally with butter or margarine; repeat ..

Trim all visible fat from the roast and sponge meat well with a mixture of lemon juice and water. Combine mustard, flavor salt, pepper and garlic powder together with enough steak sauce to form a paste. Rub the paste into the meat. Stand roast in a shallow ..

Beat the shortening on medium speed until creamy, then add the icing sugar and milk alternately, beating after each addition. Add salt and extract. Test the consistency. The icing is a good thickness when it is smooth and does not run when a dab is spread on ..

Boil the first four ingredients together for 5 to 8 minutes. Scald and peel peaches. Leave apricots unpeeled. Stick two or three cloves into each peach or apricot and drop into the boiling syrup. Cook until just tender, 4 to 8 minutes. Test with a knitting ..

Boil the first four ingredients together for 5 to 8 minutes. Scald and peel peaches. Leave apricots unpeeled. Stick two or three cloves into each peach or apricot and drop into the boiling syrup. Cook until just tender, 4 to 8 minutes. Test with a knitting ..

Stir the orange juice with the marshmallows and let them stand to soften, about 5 minutes. Add dates, nuts, icing sugar and crushed wafers. Test by squeezing a small handful together. If too moist add more crushed wafers. Mold into small logs or balls and ..

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 6 hours. Stir several times while meat is marinating. Drain meat, save marinade to baste with the grilling. Thread on skewers and broil over hot coals turning several times during the cooking. Test 1 ..

Choose a uniform-shaped cut of beef or trim to uniform thickness for even cooking results. Marinate beef in Burgundy Shallot Sauce for about 8 hours, turning several times to flavor evenly. Drain and save the marinade. Thread beef roast on a spit and rotate ..

GETTING READY To prepare the lobster : 1. Fill halfway a 12- to 14-quart pot with enough water, bring to a boil over high heat and plunge two of the lobsters headfirst into the pot such that both the lobsters are entirely submerged. 2. If the water is not ..

Spread oats in a shallow bake pan and toast at 350 F for 10 minutes or until golden, shaking the pan occasionally. Mix the oats with the next six ingredients, then add onion, sauteed in hot fat until brown. Divide mixture in two. Slice half the potatoes into ..

Mince raisins, dates and orange with a food chopper. Add hot apple juice and soda. Mix well and cool. Beat the shortening, sugar and eggs together until fluffy. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk. Stir in the fruit-and-juice mixture. Spread ..

Grate the orange and mix the rind with the sugar. Juice the orange and pour juice into a measuring cup. Fill the cup to the top with milk. Cream the shortening, sugar-rind mixture and egg together. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add ..

Slice the melon in quarters and remove the pink pulp. Cut off the hard green skin and all but a thin layer of pink pulp. Then dice in 1 1/2-inch squares. Sprinkle with salt and add cold water and ice cubes. Drain, rinse and drain again. Drop cubes into ..

Season the inside of the fish with salt and pepper and tie if necessary in 2 or 3 places with string. Heat margarine in a heavy Dutch oven and add vegetables, parsley and celery leaves. Cover and braise until vegetables are tender. Add the fish and roll in ..

Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a deep heavy saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Continue stirring until sugar dissolves, then boil slowly without stirring until syrup forms a soft but firm ball when a sample is dropped into ice water, ..

Wrap fish in cheesecloth and tie the ends to make lifting easier. Place all remaining ingredients in a large skillet. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes. Add wrapped fish and cover again. Simmer for 5 minutes. Turn fish over gently and ..

Cut out the cores of the peppers and remove seeds and membrane. Blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes and drain. Heat oil and add garlic, onions and eggplant. Stir-fry 1 minute, then cover and on low heat braise until eggplant wilts. With a slotted spoon ..

Grease and line two 9 X 5-inch deep loaf pans with foil. Combine butter, cream, honey and 2 tea spoons cinnamon in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook 1/2 minute or so. Add 1/2 cup of the nuts and cool the mixture. Sift the next 5 ingredients into a large ..

Sift the first five ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and add egg yolks, rind, juice, water and oil. Mix on low speed, then beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, for 2 or 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl two or three ..

Sift the first five ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Make a well in the centre and add egg yolks, rind, juice, water and oil. Mix on low speed, then beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, for 2 or 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl two or three ..