Vegetables & Fruits

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. If necessary, slice a very thin layer off bottoms of tomatoes so they will stand upright. Core tomatoes, and carve them out, stopping about about ¾ inch from bottom and sides. (Do not remove too much, or tomato will collapse when baked.) Season inside of each tomato with salt. In…

Mix grated cheese, egg yolks, sour cream, and EITHER mustard OR curry powder, (mushrooms are optional), chopped green onions, salt & pepper. Stuff hollowed out tomatoes. Top w/ bread crumbs, dot w/ butter and bake 15 min at 325 Cheese, Cheddar 1 cup, gratedEgg Yolks 2Sour Cream 0.25 cOnions, Green 2 TCurry Powder 0.5 tspMustard…

Melt butter and sauté mushrooms w onions for 5 min. Blend in flour salt and pepper; stir in cream. Cover and simmer gently for 10 min, stirring occasionally. Cut off top slice of tomatoes; scoop out center. Sprinkle inside w salt and pepper; fill w creamed mushrooms. Place in buttered shallow casserole. Sprinkle w cheese.…

In food processor, puree half of grapes and pour through fine sieve into bowl, pressing hard on solids. Lightly crush garlic, leaving each clove in 1 piece. Cut tomatoes into 1/2″ slices, discarding seeds and end pieces. Put flour in a shallow bowl and dredge 6 slices in flour, knocking off excess. In non-stick skillet…

Cut tomatoes in halves crosswise. Mix flour, salt and pepper and dredge slices. Sauté in butter until golden and tender. Remove all but 2 slices to a hot platter. Stir 3T flour into butter and tomatoes left in skillet. Stir in remaining ingredients and cook till creamy. Pour on tomatoes, Tomato 6 large ripeFlourSaltPepperButter 4…

Melt butter and blend in flour. Gradually add tomato sauce and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Beat yolks thoroughly. Let sauce cool slightly and mix w yolks. Add tomato pulp and season to taste. Beat whites until stiff but not dry and fold gently through tomato mix. Pour into buttered 2 qt. soufflé dish, set…

Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Cut tomatoes in 3/4″ thick slices. Dip in cracker crumbs, then in egg mixture. Dip again in crumbs. Fry in hot oil till browned. Sprinkle w cheese. Cover and cook over very low heat till cheese is nearly melted. Egg 2 beatenMilk 1 TSaltPepperTomato 4 mediumCrumbs, Cracker 1 cVegetable…

Cut tomatoes crosswise in half; sprinkle w salt and pepper. Mix remaining ingredients and spread 1T on each half. Place on lightly buttered baking sheet. Bake at 500 until tender, 10-12 min. Tomato 3SaltPepperSour Cream 0.5 cOnions, Green 1.5 T slicedMustard 1.5 tsp wet

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Place sliced onion and pepper (if using) in a microwave-safe bowl and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, a pinch of salt and thyme sprigs. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave until the onions soften, about 2½ minutes. Remove from the microwave and let the bowl rest, covered, until…

In a 10″ oven-going skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. Add onions, brown sugar and 3/4 tsp salt. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until onions are very tender, stirring occasionally. Remove cover and turn heat to medium-high. Cook and stir for 5-10 min. more or until onions are light brown. Remove…