Renaissance Chef's Recipes

California Waker Upper

Whirl all ingredients in blender or beat with rotary beater until frothy and well mixed. - 27.0191

Savory Seafood Or Salad Sauce

Mix all ingredients together. - 25.8515

Double Surprise Soup

Saute onion and celery in bacon fat until onion is golden and soft; sprinkle flour over them and stir until smooth. Gradually stir in chicken broth. Mix in peanut butter and let simmer a few minutes. Add milk gradually until soup is proper consistency. Heat... - 34.4265

Rhubarbarously Good Macaroni Salad

Mix together all ingredients and chill well. - 34.7061

Tangy Tuna Toss

Mix first 8 ingredients together. Saute walnuts in margarine for a few minutes; drain on paper towel. Mix mayonnaise and curry powder together. Add it to tuna mixture and blend well; chill. Just before serving, add walnuts. Serve on cabbage mixed with a... - 37.0539

Golden Glow French Toast

Preheat oven to 425°. Dip the bread into a mixture of the next 8 ingredients; let slices soak up liquid. Then press each slice on both sides into crushed cereal. Place on greased baking sheet. Drizzle margarine over top. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Use a... - 39.9909

Busy Day Batter Buns

Sprinkle yeast over warm water. Mix together 1 cup flour, sugar, salt, margarine, and egg. Beat into water-yeast mixture for 2 minutes. Then add 2/3 cup flour, and beat for 1 minute. Add raisins and rhubarb and beat until well mixed. Spoon batter into greased... - 42.8312

Wonderful Waldorf

Cook rhubarb, beet juice, and sugar together until just hot. Soften gelatin in orange juice; add to rhubarb mixture. Cut up cream cheese and stir into hot mixture; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and chill until it begins to thicken; stir in remaining... - 36.724

Picnic Potato Salad

Cook rhubarb until barely tender with mixture of vinegar, dill and mustard seed, lemon juice, and honey. Cool slightly. Mix together oil, mustard, capers, salt, and garlic salt; add to rhubarb. Add rest of ingredients except pototoes; then pour over... - 38.932

Hearty Scotch Breakfast

Mix oats, water, salt, rhubarb sauce, and raisins in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover pan, and let stand for a few minutes. Stir in walnuts, brown sugar, and margarine. Spoon yogurt over mixture and... - 37.7155

Spiced Beef Special

Pound roast with seasoned flour on all sides. Or cut steak into 6 serving pieces, and shake with flour in bag. Brown in pressure cooker in oil, adding onion just before done. Add bouillon, wine, and lemon juice, and cook under pressure for 1/2 hour or until... - 42.5444

Sweetly Sour Cucumber

Peel cucumbers, run the tines of a fork down the sides all around (for a scalloped effect), and slice very thin. Salt them and let stand for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Then drain and add onion. Mix vinegar and rhubarb together and pour over... - 32.1

Passionate Pink Punch

Simmer rhubarb in water for about 10 minutes. Press through sieve or jelly bag. If you use sugar, heat juice to dissolve sugar well; chill. Add other juices and tea; chill. Add ginger ale just before serving. Garnish each glass with a sprig of fresh mint and... - 40.798

Braised Onions Deluxe

Saute onions and green pepper in margarine until soft. Add chicken broth and simmer until onions are tender (5 to 10 minutes) and most of broth is absorbed. Then add remaining ingredients; simmer to glaze. If you want thicker sauce, mix cornstarch with cold... - 37.5251

Turkey Bombay

Cream together cream cheese, mayonnaise, onions, and green pepper; mix in rhubarb and curry powder. Spread this mixture on 4 slices of bread; add a slice of turkey to each and season. Top with other 4 slices and cut in 1/2. - 33.509

Pink Pearl Froth

Mix first 4 ingredients together and whisk to raise a slight foam. Add ginger ale for sparkle if desired. Top with a fresh mint sprig. Makes almost 1 quart. - 30.8724

Lo Cal Cottage Sandwich

Mix together cottage cheese and rhubarb. Spread on toasted bread and broil for several minutes until steamy. - 22.104

Instant Meat Relish

Mix together all ingredients. Serve with any meat. - 21.9373

Tart 'n' Spicy Turkey Legs

Put turkey legs into a paper bag with flour and spices; shake until well coated. Heat oil in pressure cooker and brown meat well. Saute onion and garlic after meat is browned. Add next 5 ingredients. Cook under pressure for 45 minutes (or cook slowly on top... - 36.2306

Shrimp Baiana

Heat milk and let coconut stand in it for at least 1 hour. Using a piece of cheesecloth, wring milk from coconut; discard coconut. In oil and margarine, saute onion, garlic, rhubarb, and green pepper for about 5 minutes until onion is soft. Add shrimp and... - 40.0135

Rhubarb Gobbler

Lay 1/2 of each muffin on a plate. Spread with rhubarb sauce; top with turkey; pour gravy over all. Lay a slice of cheese on top and broil until cheese melts. Sprinkle with paprika. - 31.9592

Continental Caper

Melt margarine, stir in flour, and blend in broth. Add rhubarb sauce and other ingredients. Simmer a few minutes until smooth and slightly thick; add water if sauce is too thick. Serve over meat. - 34.2344

Piquant Pepper Jam

Mix rhubarb and sugar and let stand for about 1 hour. Grind green pepper through fine blade. Add salt and let stand until rhubarb is ready; drain and discard pepper juice. Mix rhubarb and pepper with vinegar and simmer gently for about 30 minutes. - 26.3106

Fred's Fruity Fowl

Mix first 5 ingredients in plastic bag. Shake chicken pieces in bag until well coated; fry in oil in heavy skillet until browned. Mix together other ingredients except for nuts; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on top of stove for 40 minutes over low heat,... - 40.8189

Whipped Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Whip the cream cheese until fluffy; add other ingredients. Makes enough for 4 sandwiches. - 23.062

Zesty Meat Sauce

Mix all ingredients together. Serve with chicken, boiled beef, bock-wurst, or stew. - 22.1209

Berry Good Jam

Crush berries; add rhubarb and lemon juice; mix in sugar. Bring to boil over a slow fire, stirring occasionally. Simmer until a Uttle of the jam placed on a saucer is thick enough. Seal with paraffin in hot sterilized glasses or in canning jars. - 23.1892

Dieters' Salad Dressing

Whirl all ingredients together in blender for a few seconds. - 28.0143

Toasty Cheese Stuffing

Lightly mix first 5 ingredients. Then mix together last 5 ingredients and drizzle over bread mixture; toss lightly. Use between ham slices or as a stuffing for pork chops. Or bake as a side dish in a greased 8-inch square pan for 15 minutes until toasty and... - 32.6652

Halibut Hullabaloo

Preheat oven to 350°. Lay fish in a greased shallow 9 by 13-inch pan. Mix together all other ingredients but parsley, and simmer for a few minutes until thick. Pour over fish. Bake for 20 minutes, basting a few times. Sprinkle fish with parsley and serve. - 39.8998

New Zealand Rhubarb Chutney

Simmer all ingredients together over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thick (about 30 to 40 minutes). Pack into sterilized 1/2-pint jars and process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. - 32.8146

Deviled Chicken

Preheat oven to 300°. In a large heavy skillet, mix together all ingredients but chicken and salt. Stir over low heat until margarine is melted. Add chicken and coat pieces with sauce. Turn them meaty side up and salt lightly. Bake for 45 minutes, basting... - 40.153

Beanbarb Bash

Whirl first 6 ingredients in blender until smooth; stir in bacon. Use crackers or fresh vegetables to dip in sauce. - 26.1937

Be Deviled Beets

Melt margarine. Mix mustard and vinegar together until smooth. Add remaining ingredients except for beets; simmer and stir to mix well. When hot, add beets and simmer until piping hot. - 33.4117

Viking Fruit Soup

Simmer rhubarb with orange juice and water for 10 minutes or until soft; pass through food mill or sieve. Add wine, lemon juice, orange rind, allspice, and sugar to taste; reheat. Mix cornstarch with a little cold water and stir it into hot soup. Simmer until... - 47.4637

Raspbarby Jam

Combine fruit; stir in sugar; cook at a slow boil for about 30 minutes. Test for thickness by dropping a little on a saucer. Seal in hot sterilized jars with paraffin or canning lids. - 24.0046

Gilded Broccoli Amandine

Mix all ingredients but last 2 together and heat for a few minutes just until cheese melts. Pour over hot broccoli. Sprinkle with almonds. - 30.1389

Spice Of Life Muffins

Drizzle honey over rhubarb and let stand for 1 hour or overnight. Sift together dry ingredients. Beat eggs; blend in milk, orange juice, molasses, margarine, and honey and rhubarb mixture; add to dry ingredients and stir lightly, only to mix; batter will be... - 40.0044

Tangy Chickenwich

Mix all together well, except bread. Spread bread with filling. - 29.4992

Egg Spread Exotique

Mix first 10 ingredients together, adding salt as needed. Spread on canap 6 bread, or roll up in ham slices or lettuce leaves secured with toothpicks and cut into bite-size pieces.b - 29.4768

Jean's Jam Superbe

Cover rhubarb with sugar and let stand for 1 hour or more, stirring occasionally. Cook slowly until tender (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in Jell-O. Add walnuts, ginger root, and candied fruit. Seal with paraffin. Delicious over ice cream or... - 30.5711

Savory Catsup

Simmer all together until thick (about 1 hour). Seal in hot sterilized jars. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. - 28.9439

Glorified Rhubi Conserve

Mix together rhubarb, raisins, sugar, orange, lemon, and ginger root. Let stand at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Bring rhubarb mixture to a boil. Add berries and bring to a boil again; simmer for 25 minutes. Add nuts the last 5 minutes. Seal with... - 35.0345

Indonesian Vegetable Dip

Whip the cream cheese, and blend in other ingredients. - 21.5803

After School Special Sandwich

Mix all together and spread on toasted raisin bread. Makes 2 sandwiches. - 26.5051

Layered Surprise

Spread bread with margarine and honey. Top with a thin layer of rhubarb sauce, and ham. Spread ham with mustard; top with cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly. Makes 6 open-face sandwiches. - 35.3012

Sherried Ham 'n' Sweets

Mix first 7 ingredients together and simmer for a few minutes to dissolve sugar. Marinate ham slices in this sauce for several hours in refrigerator. Place 1 slice in greased 9 by 13-inch baking pan and pour 1/2 of sauce over it. Top with sweet potatoes and... - 35.3642

Fresh Fruit Smorgasbord Dip

Mix all ingredients together, adding rhubarb syrup until dip is proper consistency. Delicious with banana slices (for a scalloped look, run a fork down the sides before slicing), fresh pineapple spears, whole strawberries, melon balls, or seedless grapes. - 26.5723

Peanut Butter Broil

Mix together beans, rhubarb, onions, and mayonnaise. Toast bread lightly; spread with butter and peanut butter. Layer on bean mixture. Sprinkle cheese over each sandwich and top with bacon. Broil for a few minutes until piping hot and cheese is melted. - 30.7698

Cheesy Cucumber Open Faces

Mix all ingredients except bread together, being careful not to mash tomatoes. Toast bread and butter it; spread thickly with sandwich mix. Broil just until cheese is melted. - 33.4851

Tea 'n' Coffee Bread

Preheat oven to 325°. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour batter into a greased 9 by 4-inch loaf pan with waxed paper on bottom; pour extra batter into greased muffin tins. Bake loaf for 50 to 60 minutes and cupcakes about 20 minutes. - 36.402

Pea And Carrot Caper

In the melted margarine saute onion and rhubarb until rhubarb is almost tender. Add carrots and peas. Stir together the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over mixture of vegetables. Cover and cook about 5 minutes more, shaking pan occasionally to mix. - 36.5685

Chilled Chicken Delight

Mix 1/2 of broth with rhubarb sauce in blender; whirl until frothy. Pour into bowl, add rest of chicken broth, orange juice, and yogurt. Beat with rotary beater until frothy; chill for several hours. Top each serving with a fresh strawberry. - 31.0157

Party Rice

Cook rice in broth with salt until rice is tender and broth is absorbed. Saute onion in margarine until limp. Mix in other ingredients while rice is still hot. Or place them in separate bowls or divided dishes, and let guests add their own condiments to rice,... - 33.6975

Festive Corn Fritters

Sift dry ingredients together. Combine milk, rhubarb, egg yolk, and 1 tablespoon of salad oil. Mix until smooth. Sift dry ingredients into rhubarb mixture. Blend only until moistened. Add corn and mix lightly. Drop in small cakes into hot oil. Fry 3 to 5... - 42.877

Pork Chops Epicurean

Brown chops well in oil. Mix together salt, marjoram, mustard, and orange peel; rub into meat on both sides with back of a spoon. Mix together Worcestershire sauce, rhubarb, raisins, brown sugar, and orange juice; pour it around chops and let simmer covered... - 40.413

Scandinavian Relish Au Vin

Simmer together everything but last 4 ingredients for 10 minutes. Add wine and heat to a simmer. Add rhubarb, turn off heat at once, and cover pan. Let cool. Remove ginger, lemon slices, and cloves; chill. This sauce can be thickened by draining off juice and... - 40.7662

Broiled Breakfast Buns

Thickly spread muffin halves with butter. Mix together margarine and sugar, creaming well. Add vanilla, rhubarb, and orange peel, and blend. Spread mixture on muffin halves and then sprinkle with nuts. Broil under broiler until bubbling hot. Makes 8 rich... - 36.8101

Savory Pepper Fry

Cut peppers in quarters; remove seeds and ribs. Place on a baking sheet under the broiler. Broil for about 5 to 10 minutes until bUstered and dark. Scrape off skin with knife while peppers are hot. (Rebroil any part that does not peel.) Cut peppers lengthwise... - 35.0254

Burgundy Barb

Mix all together in large kettle. Stir well and cook at a slow boil for about 30 minutes. Test for thickness by dropping a little on a saucer and letting it cool. Seal with paraffin in hot sterilized jars. - 27.3931

Brown Bread Bostonian

Spread wheat germ on cookie sheet and toast until golden (about 10 minutes) in 300° oven. Stir with spatula as edges brown. Sift dry ingredients together and mix with the toasted wheat germ. In a separate bowl, mix molasses, rhubarb, and raisins. In a large... - 45.9247

Puget Sound Special

Whip the cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually whip in next 7 ingredients; chill. Serve as a spread with crackers. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. - 30.441

Ricky's Upside Downers

Let rhubarb stand in sugar an hour or overnight. Simmer gently with orange peel, 1/4 cup margarine, ginger, and lemon juice until thick. Sift dry ingredients together. Cut in 1/4 cup margarine and then quickly mix in yogurt to make a soft dough. Turn out on... - 46.1349

Sauerbarb Patties

Mix first 6 ingredients together; make 8 patties. Brown them well in a large skillet, turning once; drain off excess fat. Mix together remaining ingredients. Pour over meat patties. Cover skillet and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. If it gets... - 42.1563

Lamb Piquant

Brown lamb cubes in margarine. Add onion, garlic, and green pepper and saute until golden; stir in flour. Then add broth and coconut milk. When smooth, blend in rest of ingredients except for hot rice and condiments. Simmer for 45 minutes until tender, adding... - 40.4981

Rhubarb Soup A La Zorba

Simmer bones in water about 1 hour with bay leaf and peppercorns. Broth should be savory. Strain broth and add salt, rice, dillweed, and onion; simmer about 25 minutes or until rice is tender. Remove from heat; add rhubarb, cover, and let stand. Whip egg with... - 41.2746

Seafood Avocado Chiller

Put first 9 ingredients into blender and whirl until blended. Pour into a bowl and stir in bacon and cucumber; chill well. Sprinkle green onions over top of each serving. - 34.5649

Chilean Corn Meat Pie

Preheat oven to 350°. Saute onions in margarine until soft. Add beef, raisins, parsley, and seasonings. Cook until meat is done. Spread meat in bottom of 1 1/2-quart buttered casserole. Spread on a thin layer of rhubarb sauce; top with slices of egg, olives,... - 48.0852

Fruited Pilaf Stuffing

Melt margarine in a large, heavy skillet. Saute onion, green pepper, and celery until soft. Add rice and saute 5 minutes more. Add salt and 2 3/4 cups of chicken broth. Cover and simmer until rice is tender (35 to 40 minutes); most of the liquid will be... - 41.4499

Beef Broil Dijon

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix together first 8 ingredients. Form 6 patties, cupping up edges to hold a sauce; put them in a heavy pan that can withstand broiling. Combine last 4 ingredients, and pour into center of patties. Bake for about 20 minutes. Then put... - 40.06

Deviled Quick Bread

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream margarine and sugar; beat in egg; add whole wheat flour and rhubarb. Sift together other dry ingredients and then add them alternately with milk to egg mixture. Dough will be very stiff. Stir in cheese and nuts. Spread dough out... - 43.8626

Hallelujah Hot Cakes

Mix all dry ingredients together thoroughly. Mix together egg, oil, rhubarb sauce, and water. Blend into dry mixture. Batter will be thick; add more water if necessary. Fry in buttered fry pan. - 38.0085

Pea Salad Confetti

Mix together everything but the peas and tomato; blend well. Add to peas and stir gently to mix. Serve with tomato wedges. - 35.8069

Whipped Avocado Surprise

Peel, seed, and mash avocado; add lemon juice. Add all other ingredients except bacon and lettuce, blending well. Serve on lettuce, with 2 halved bacon slices crisscrossed on each salad. - 36.6738

Ginger Crumbled Ham

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix together everything but ham. Spread sauce over ham. Bake in a greased shallow pan for 1 1/2 hours (or 45 minutes if you use center slice); baste occasionally. - 31.0218

Wine Curried Chicken Breasts

Saute chicken breasts in margarine and salt until quite well done; remove from pan and keep warm. Saute onion and garlic, adding rhubarb after onion is soft; saute until rhubarb is fairly soft. Mix 3 liquids together. Mix flour and seasonings; stir into... - 42.6193

Holiday Sweet Potato Nests

Mash the heated potatoes with sugar and margarine; let cool. Blend in egg and salt; divide into 6 parts. Put pineapple slices on a greased cookie sheet; mound some mixture on each slice, and form a nest in each center. Simmer the remaining ingredients... - 39.6234

Sweet Sour Rhuburger Balls

Combine beef, egg, onion, water chestnuts, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, salt, and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Form into 20 2-inch balls; fry them in a heavy skillet in the oil; drain. Put 1 tablespoon of oil in skillet; add sherry, rhubarb, and chicken... - 44.0207

Sherried Onion Skillet Supper

Put onions into a large skillet. Pour bouillon over them and cover pan; simmer for about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and rhubarb sauce; sprinkle with sherry; then simmer for another 5 minutes. In another skillet, fry sausage patties until done, pouring off... - 39.1829

Ground Turkey Gustoso

Preheat oven to 400°. Mix first 8 ingredients. Fry in margarine for a few minutes until meat loses raw look. Stir in rhubarb sauce. Mix the cornstarch blended with wine into 1/3 of the soup. Stir this soup mixture into meat mixture and let it heat... - 47.2426

Bon Vivant Meatballs

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix together all but the soup, juice, and rice. Form into 2-inch balls. Place in a greased 1-quart casserole and pour the soup, diluted with tomato juice, over them. Bake covered for 45 minutes; uncover and bake another 10 minutes. - 38.0729

Curried Pork Supreme

Heat margarine and saute garlic and meat cubes in it until meat is browned. Add remaining ingredients except rice and mix well. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes until meat is tender. Serve over hot rice. - 37.6076

Dilled Beet Salad

Mix beets and cucumber. Mix together next 6 ingredients; pour over beet mixture and toss to coat. Mix in onion rings carefully and toss. Let chill for 1 hour or more. - 35.0335

Lemony Tuna Barb Spread

Whip cream cheese until fluffy. Blend in next 9 ingredients, adjusting flavorings to taste. Keep mixture quite stiff. Use spread on celery sticks, cucumber rounds, or canapes, or as a vegetable dip. (To thin, add more rhubarb sauce.) - 35.5674

Sauced Onions Dijon

Saute onion in skillet in which steak was fried, or in another skillet to which drippings have been transferred. Gradually mix in other ingredients; simmer until well blended. Pour over steak (which has been kept hot in oven). - 29.9144

Spring Time Salad

Simmer rhubarb in orange juice and honey until just tender, about 2 minutes; cool. Mix with ham, vegetables, and walnuts. Mix mayonnaise with seasonings and vinegar. Blend it into ham mixture, being careful not to mash up rhubarb; season. Garnish each plate... - 38.2032

Chafing Dish Mustard Dip

Mix all ingredients but meat; simmer in a skillet for a few minutes to blend. Add meat and simmer gently for 15 minutes or more. Then transfer to a chafing dish. Provide cocktail picks for spearing meat. - 27.3084

One Dish Six Boy Curry Salad

Mix first 9 ingredients together. Mix rhubarb sauce with remaining ingredients; blend into salad. Chill to mix flavors. - 35.4914

Tart Layered Burgers

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix beef with egg, soup mix, salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Divide into 8 parts and form patties. Lay 4 patties in a greased 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Spread them with carrots, rhubarb sauce, and onion. Top with another patty and seal... - 39.6957

Rosy Rhubarb Liqueur

Let rhubarb stand in sugar for several hours until sugar is dissolved. Simmer it gently just to finish dissolving, but do not cook rhubarb; cool. Add to vodka in a quart jar. Let it stand for several days, shaking it occasionally. Remove rhubarb and save it... - 30.6431

Raw Rhubarb Royale

Mix first 8 ingredients together; season with salt and pepper. Mound salad on tomato slices or stuff tomatoes with the mixture; top with parsley. - 35.0866

Pine Barb Shake

Beat all ingredients with rotary beater only until mixed, or whirl briefly in blender. - 27.5732

Marmalade Hawaiiana

Let rhubarb stand in sugar for several hours or overnight. Add rest of ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 30 minutes until thick. Seal in jars with canning lids or paraffin. - 27.8423

Rhubi Supercooler

Whirl first 3 ingredients in blender until slushy with no large bits of ice remaining. Garnish with sprig of mint and drink at once. Any extra can be frozen for Popsicles, but be sure ice is ground fine. - 26.3816

Rhubi Red Sweet Sour Cabbage

Fry cabbage in margarine until wilted. Add onion and fry for a few minutes. Add other ingredients and fry for 10 or 15 minutes over low heat. - 34.162

Creamy Cooked Cucumber

Fry bacon until crisp; remove from pan and crumble. In the fat and margarine, fry cucumber and onion for a few minutes. Add the next 5 ingredients and stir well; add rhubarb sauce. Simmer very gently until cucumbers are hot and tender but not soft. Stir in... - 39.3757

Devilishly Delicious Lamb Steaks

Brown both sides of chops in oil; sprinkle each side with garlic salt. Simmer rhubarb in mixture of orange juice, wine, honey, and bouillon for 5 minutes. When chops are browned, spread 1 side of each with mixture of mustard and oregano. Place an onion slice,... - 41.7118

Rhubarbeque Stew

Mix flour and seasonings in a plastic bag; add well-trimmed stew pieces, cut smaller if desired; shake well to coat. Brown in oil in pressure cooker until crusty. Add onion and saute for a few minutes. Add other ingredients except for vegetables. Cook under... - 39.8052

Spring Time Breakfast Bread

Preheat oven to 400°. Sift together flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and soda. Cut in margarine until mixture is crumbly. Combine egg, milk, and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and stir until moistened. Spread batter in greased 8-inch square baking... - 45.2288

Fancy Smothered Carrots

Cook carrots in orange juice, with peel and ginger, until tender. Add margarine, honey, and rhubarb, and cook just 1 or 2 minutes until rhubarb is tender. - 28.5826

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