Serves about 6 people. • 6 medium-sized ripe tomatoes • 4½ Tbs. butter • 2 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp. dried basil, crushed • 1½ cups cream • 1½ Tbs. flour • 1 Tbs. brandy • 2 Tbs. tomato paste • 1 to 1½ lbs. penne noodles 1. Blanch...
Serves 6 • 1½ lbs. fresh asparagus (24 to 30 medium-sized stalks) • ½ lb. Swiss cheese • 12 crêpes • butter for the pan • hot Cucumber-Avocado Sauce Garnish: • thin wedges of cantaloupe and ripe strawberries 1. Trim the asparagus stalks so that they are an even...
Pierogi are a Polish type of savory pastry that can be made with almost any kind of filling. Some are boiled in salted water, others are fried in butter, but these are made with yeast dough and baked. They can be served hot, warm, or at room temperature and make a...
Serves 6 to 8 Here is an unusual quiche, somewhat sweet, somewhat savory. Serve it warm or cool, alone or with cream, as an hors d’oeuvre, an accompaniment to soup, with tea, or even as a dessert. This is truly an all-purpose quiche. • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust...
Serves 6 to 8 Call it either a quiche or a pizza; it is one of the most delicious pies around. • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 3 lbs. ripe tomatoes, peeled and seeded • 3 Tbs. olive oil • 1 clove garlic, crushed or minced • ¾ tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh...
This is one of those refreshing cold dishes so welcome during the summer heat: pleasant and filling but not overpowering. A Russian peasant dish, it goes very nicely with a light, cool borscht or a fruit soup. Serves 8 to 10 • ¾ cup yellow corn meal • 5½ to 6 cups...
A kugel is a puddinglike dish, best eaten hot. Noodle kugel is slightly sweet, but not a dessert. Try it for lunch, with a salad or some fruit. Serves 6 • ¾ lb. flat egg noddles • 3 eggs • ¼ cup sugar • ⅔ lb. hoop or farmer cheese, crumbled • ½ tsp. salt • ½ tsp....
Serves 6 to 8 • 1½ cups dried red kidney beans, washed • 2 qts. water • 2 large carrots, scraped and chopped • 1 large onion, chopped • 1 large stalk celery, thinly sliced • 1 bay leaf • large pinch of basil • pinch of rosemary, crushed • 4 cloves garlic, thinly...
It makes 6 to 8 servings These dumplings are good with any broth, and they are a must with creamed fresh pea soup. • 6 Tbs. soft butter • 2 eggs • 1½ cups flour • ⅓ cup milk • ½ tsp. salt • ⅛ tsp. nutmeg • ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper 1. Cream the butter in a deep bowl and...
PREP: 25 minutes COOK: 15 minutes MAKES 4 servings • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 cup coarsely chopped zucchini • 2⁄3 cup chopped onion • 1⁄2 cup shredded carrot • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained • 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce • 2...
