Cheese Enchiladas with Green Sauce
2 cups cottage cheese
1 pound New York white cheddar, shredded
1/4 cup chopped cooked
onions
1/4 cup crushed packaged tortilla chips
2 tablespoons chopped olives
2 tablespoons
chopped jalapenos
1 teaspoon salt
12 tortillas
Oil for frying
Green Enchilada Sauce
Sour
cream
Mix cheeses, onions, tortilla chips, olives and chilies; add seasonings. Soft-
Green Enchilada Sauce
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can (3 1/2 ounces) green chilies, rinsed, seeded and
cut up
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can chicken broth
1/2 cup pureed
raw spinach (do in blender with small amount of water)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tablespoons flour
Puree mushroom soup, chilies, onion, and garlic in blender. In a saucepan, combine soup mixture with chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add spinach and seasonings; reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Mix flour with a little cold water to a smooth paste and add to sauce. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, continuing to stir. Correct seasonings to taste. Yield: 4 cups.
Three or Four 1 1/2 pound live lobsters
1/2 stick unsalted butter
2 tablespoons plus
1 teaspoon medium-
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon Brandy
1 1/2 cups heavy
cream
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
cayenne to taste
4 large egg yolks, beaten
well
Into a large kettle of boiling salted water plunge the lobsters, head first, and
boil them, covered, for 8 minutes from the time the water returns to a boil. Transfer
the lobsters with tongs to a cutting board and let them cool until they can be handled.
Break off the claws at the body and crack them. Remove the claw meat and cut it into
1/2-
In a heavy saucepan cook the lobster meat in the butter over moderate heat, stirring
occasionally, for 2 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of the Sherry and 3 tablespoons of
the brandy, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 2 minutes. Transfer the lobster meat
with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Reduce heat to low, add the cream to the Sherry mixture
and simmer until it is reduced to about 1 cup. Stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon Sherry,
the remaining 1 teaspoon brandy, the nutmeg, the cayenne, and salt to taste. Whisk
in the yolks, one at a time, and cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until it
registers 140°F. on a deep-
Shrimp Scampi with Habanero Butter Sauce
1 pound large shrimp
1 habanero chili, chopped
1 stick butter
8 garlic cloves, finely
diced
4 teaspoons high-
4 tablespoons fresh-
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon chili powder
1
tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Season the shrimp with chili powder, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Heat a sauté
pan to medium heat. Add olive oil, garlic, and chopped habanero pepper. Saute about
1 minute and then add butter and melt. Add shrimp and simmer 3-
Snickerdoodles
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 scant teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups all-
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1
teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Mix thoroughly the butter, shortening, sugar,eggs, and vanilla in large bowl. Sift together and stir in the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.. Roll dough into balls the size of small walnuts. Roll each in a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until lightly browned but still soft. Cookies will puff up and then flatten out. Bake 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.
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Cinnamon Topping:
1/3 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cut butter into flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon until fine. Set aside.
Cake Batter:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2
teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sour cream
Sift flour with baking powder, soda, and salt. In large mixing bowl, cream butter. Gradually add sugar; cream until light and fluffy. At medium speed, add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla. At low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Grease and flour bottom of 9” x 9” pan. Spread cake batter in pan; sprinkle with cinnamon topping. Bake 325 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool ten minutes; remove from pan and allow to cool completely.
Buttercream Filling:
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 /3 cup butter
1 cup
sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine flour, salt, and milk in saucepan. Cook over low heat until thick, stirring constantly. Cool. Cream butter. Gradually add sugar to butter; cream well. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until light and fluffy. Gently blend in vanilla.
Cut cooled cake in half horizontally. Fill with buttercream filling. Store cake in
refrigerator.
6 tablespoons butter
1 broiler-
1 pound small new
potatoes, scrubbed, with a strip peeled around the centers
Salt
Freshly ground pepper
2
tablespoons lemon juice
3 green onions with tops, thinly sliced
1 pound fresh peas,
shelled (about 1 cup), or 10 ounces frozen peas
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 cup
sour cream
1 teaspoon thyme leaves, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Parsley
for garnish
Melt butter in large skillet. Add chicken and potatoes and brown slowly on all sides; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle chicken with lemon juice; reduce heat, cover pan and simmer 30 minutes.
Add green onions to butter in bottom of skillet; sprinkle peas and parsley over chicken and potatoes. Cover and simmer 10 minutes more, or until chicken is cooked through and potatoes are tender. Removed chicken and vegetables to serving platter; keep warm.
Removed skillet from heat. Add sour cream, thyme, salt and pepper; stir to mix well. Pour over chicken or pass as sauce. Garnish with parsley; serve immediately.
Rhubarb Pie
Pastry for Double-
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons
grated orange peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 cups diced fresh rhubarb
2 tablespoons butter
Prepare crust and line a pie plate with half of the pastry.
Combine sugar, flour, orange peel, and salt. Add rhubarb, mixing carefully until rhubarb is evenly coated. Spoon into prepared pie plat. Dot with butter. Moisten edge of crust with Cold water and cover with top crust. Trim, seal, and flute edges.
Bake in hot oven (400 degrees) for 45 minutes, or until pastry is browned and filling thick and bubbly. Cool before cutting.
4 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1/4 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, minced
8 cilantro sprigs, chopped
2
garlic cloves, minced
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients together. Toss thoroughly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.
2 cups cooked drained black beans
1 tablespoon tomato paste
3 tablespoons water
1 cloves
garlic, minced
3 teaspoons lime juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt (to
taste)
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
2 green onions, chopped
3 tablespoons
chopped jalapenos
Process all ingredients except green onions and jalapenos in a blender or food processor until smooth. Stir in green onions and jalapenos and place in a serving bowl. Serve warm or cold.
3/4 cups mayonnaise
1/4 cup plus 2 to 3 tablespoons chili sauce
2 tablespoons sour
cream
2 teaspoons chopped parsley leaves
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced Vidalia
onion
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon minced dill pickle
1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2
teaspoon grated horseradish
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Combine the mayonnaise, chili sauce, sour cream, parsley, onion, pickle, lemon juice, horseradish and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl and mix well. Yield: 2 cups
1 cup finely chopped cooked chicken
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon grated
onion
1 tablespoon finely chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
10
tablespoons mayonnaise
salt and fresh ground pepper
6 thin slices white bread
1/2 cup
chopped toasted almonds
Combine the chicken, celery, onion, green pepper and parsley in a bowl. Stir in
enough mayonnaise to moisten to moisten the mixture, about 5 or 6 tablespoons. Season
to taste with salt and pepper. Spread half of the bread with the chicken mixture.
Cover with the remaining slices and,using a 1 1/2-
1 loaf unsliced Jewish Rye bread, no seeds
1 pound corned beef (not lean, sliced to
your preference)
6 ounces homemade Russian dressing
6 ounces sauerkraut, drained
6 slices
Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sprinkle the corned beef with a little water, wrap it tightly in aluminum foil and
steam it in the oven. Put the entire loaf of rye bread into the oven. Bake the bread
15 minutes until the crust is crunchy. Remove and cool for 5 minutes. Cut six slices
with bread knife at 45-
Remove corned beef from the oven and unwrap. Spread each slice of bread with Thousand
Island Dressing. Layer half of the slices with corned beef, sauerkraut and slices
of Swiss cheese, then top the sandwiches with the remaining slices of bread (dressing-
Heat a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Brush the bread with butter. Put the sandwiches in the pan and weight them with a lid or heat proof plate topped with something heavy. Cook until the first sides are crisp and golden, then flip the sandwiches. Cook until the second sides are also well toasted and the cheese is melted. Place each sandwich on cutting board and cut in half diagonally. Serve.
Susan and Darby are often in Susan’s kitchen trying out new recipes. They’ve had some stunning failures but mostly fantastic successes. Here are some of their favorite recipes from The Keeper Box.
Reuben Sandwiches -
Chicken Salad Sandwiches -
Black Bean Dip -
Fresh Salsa -
Cheese Enchiladas with Green Sauce -
Lobster Newburg -
Shrimp Scampi with Habanero Butter Sauce -
Summer Chicken -
Rhubarb Pie -
Snickerdoodles -
Buttercream Coffee Cake -