Recipes

Combine all ingredients except sour cream in medium saucepan over med-hi heat. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to med-lo and cook 15-20 min until most of liquid evaporates, stirring occasionally. Stir in sour cream. Serve with grilled sausage. Onion 1.5c dicedVinaigrette 0.25c balsamicWater 0.25cBrown Sugar 2T liteSage 0.5tspSour Cream 1T

Follow recipe for caramelized onions in “How-tos”, substituting 2T dark rum for water. Off heat, wave lit match over skillet until rum ignites; shake skillet until flames subside. Transfer onions to food processor along with 1 tsp minced fresh thyme and 1 T light brown sugar. Pulse to jam-like consistency, about 5 1-second pulses. Transfer…

Preheat oven to 500. Cut mushrooms into halves or thick slices. Toss w 1/4 c grapeseed oil and salt and roast on sheet pan for 30 min or until the mushrooms are nicely browned. Put coriander seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns and star anise in small saucepan over low heat. When they are warm and fragrant,…

Put mushrooms w liquid into blender. Add remaining ingredients except paste. Blend until smooth (30 sec). Pour into saucepan and stir in tomato paste. Cover and bring to boil; simmer 10-15 min. Serve w scrambled eggs, cold meat, etc. Refrigerate. Mushrooms 2 3oz cansOnion 0.5c choppedVinegar 0.25c wineBrown Sugar 0.5c packedSalt 0.5tspCelery Seeds 0.25tspAllspice 0.25tspMustard…

Cook tomatoes, onions and pepper until soft. Press through food mill or sieve (I use the boat motor–it’s faster). Cook rapidly until thick (volume is reduced about one half), about one hour. Tie whole spices in a cheesecloth bag; add with sugar and salt to tomato mix. Cook gently about 25 min., stirring frequently. Add…

Combine cucumbers, peppers, and onions; sprinkle w turmeric. Dissolve salt in 2 qts cold water and pour over vegetables; let stand 3-4 hours. Drain; cover vegetables with cold water and let stand 1 hour. Drain thoroughly. Tie spices in cheesecloth bag; add to sugar and vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over vegetables. Cover and…

Using a food processor, finely mince the diced apricots. Place the apricots in a large stainless steel stockpot, add the vinegar and cover. Let the apricots soak in the vinegar for at least 4 hours (can be left to sit overnight if you’d like, but 4 hours will do the trick). Using a food processor,…

Wash and peel figs. Combine sugar and lemon juice in large non-reactive saucepan. Add enough water to dissolve sugar. Add figs and lemon slices. Cook about 45 min (cinnamon or ginger may be tied in cheesecloth bag and cooked with figs for added flavor). Stir frequently to prevent sticking. Pack into clean hot jars and…

Roast eggplant and peppers in 475 degree oven for 30-40 min or until skins turn dark and eggplant is quite soft. Cool and peel. Remove core and seeds from peppers. Finely chop peppers and eggplant. In bowl, combine vegetables and remaining ingredients. Eggplant 1Pepper, Green 2Olive Oil 2TLemon Juice, Fresh 2TOnion 3T, finely choppedGarlic 3…

Toss eggplant w salt and drain in colander set over a bowl, covered, at room temp 4 hours. Discard liquid. Gently squeeze handsfuls of eggplant to remove excess liquid. Bring vinegar and water to boil in 3- to 4- qt nonreactive pan. Add eggplant and boil, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 min. Take out…