Kai's "Old-Fashioned" Recipe Thread

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SPICY TAMARIND PRAWN SOUP


2 tablespoons vegetable oil

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed, tough outer leaves removed and finely chopped

1 teaspoon cayenne

5 cups chicken stock

2 ounces tamarind paste

16 small (36 to 40 count) shrimp, peeled, shells reserved

1 cup diced pineapple

2 medium tomatoes

4 okra pods, cut into 4 pieces each

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt or to taste

2 tablespoons Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc nam)

Fresh lime juice (optional)

2 cups loosely packed bean sprouts

10 fresh Thai basil leaves

To season stock: Heat vegetable oil in medium saucepan. Add garlic, lemongrass and cayenne. Stir briefly until garlic starts to brown. Add chicken stock, tama-rind and shrimp shells. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.

To make soup: Strain stock into another saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add shrimp, pineapple, tomatoes, okra, sugar, salt and fish sauce. Adjust seasoning if necessary with lime juice and more salt. Add bean sprouts and basil. Serve immediately.




WILD RICE SOUP


¼ cup butter

4 celery stalks, chopped

2 carrots peeled and diced

1 small onion, diced

1 small red onion, diced

½ cup green onions, sliced

1/3 cup slivered almonds

1 tablespoon dillweed

2 teaspoons black pepper

2 teaspoons garlic salt

2 bay leaves

½ teaspoon turmeric

4 quarts turkey stock

1½ cups wild rice, well washed

½ cup white rice, well washed

½ teaspoon salt

2 egg yolks

4 cups cooked, diced turkey

3 cups sliced mushrooms

To saute vegetables: In skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add celery, carrots, red onion, green onion and almonds. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until slightly tender. Add dillweed, pepper, garlic salt, bay leaves and turmeric.

To cook rice: In separate pot, combine turkey stock, wild rice, white rice and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Add saute vegetables. Cover. Simmer for 30 minutes.

To finish soup: Add more stock to soup if too thick. Discard bay leaves. Whisk 1 cup soup into yolks. Whisk back into soup. Add turkey and mushrooms. Heat gently (dont' boil) to warm through.

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[flute]

Oh, Jolie, those stuffed sweet potatoes I posted were good

[jaybird]

Three Stooges Crabby Curly's Overstuffed Crabs

1 large crab (deceased)
2 lemon wedges

Falsely inform a friend that he has dropped a serviette. When friend looks down, smash crab on his head to separate legs and tail

Mistake crab for a spider and refuse to eat. Tentatively inspect crab leg, remove the meat and eat the shell. Remark, as Larry does to Moe, that you like crab, but do not like 'the stuffing.' Crunch the shells noisily, taking time between bites to squirt friend with lemon wedges.

After finishing carb leg shells, rise to leave the table. Appear astonished as your stomach rattles noisily, then hand tray of remaining empty shells to friend and instruct him to 'hae this crab refilled.'

[Jolie Rouge]

Transforming Thanksgiving Leftovers
By Leslie Fink, MS, RD for WeightWatchers.com


Don't resign yourself to an endless parade of dry turkey sandwiches when Thanksgiving is over! Try these expert tips from Robin Vitetta-Miller, MS, nutritionist and food writer, on how to make your T-Day leftovers taste just as good as -- or even better than -- your Thanksgiving meal.




[i]What To Do With:

Turkey

Turkey Tetrazzini: Combine sliced turkey with cooked no-yolk egg noodles, peas and fat-free sour cream. Season to taste and top with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese; bake until heated through.

Turkey Sate: Whisk together 2 tablespoons of reduced-fat peanut butter with 1/2 cup of low-fat plain yogurt and add soy sauce to taste.

Soup: Instead of chicken soup, make turkey soup!


Sweet Potatoes (Mashed or Whole)

Sweet Potato Ravioli: Place a spoonful of mashed sweet potatoes on a wonton wrapper, fold and simmer in chicken broth until cooked through.

Curried Sweet Potato Soup: Puree sweet potatoes with chicken broth, onions, leeks and curry powder; season to taste.

Asian Potato Salad: Combine cubed sweet potatoes with shredded red cabbage, sesame oil and a touch of cilantro; top with chopped peanuts.

Stuffing (Homem[bde or Boxed)

Dumplings: Make golf-ball size rounds of stuffing with a small ice cream or melon ball scooper. Simmer, covered, in turkey or chicken soup for 10 minutes.

Croutons: Cut stuffing into squares and bake for 8 minutes at 400°F. Toss into a salad or use as a garnish for stews.


Cranberry Sauce (Canned or Fresh)

Cranberry-Citrus Sauce: Combine diced cranberry sauce (if using canned) with frozen and thawed or canned corn, diced red onion, and mandarin oranges or seedless clementine segments.
Cranberry Salsa: Mix together cranberry sauce, freshly minced cilantro, salt and pepper.

Chutney: Simmer cranberry sauce, diced onion, a pinch of ground ginger and about 1 tablespoon each of vinegar and brown sugar, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until thick. Consider adding a jalapeno for a kick!


Pumpkin Pie (Store-Bought or Homemade)

Pumpkin Smoothie: Scrape the filling out of one piece of pie and blend it with low-fat vanilla yogurt. Put in a parfait glass and top with a small amount of crumbled piecrust and a dash of cinnamon.
Crisp Crusted Pie: If your crust gets soggy, place the pie in a 350°F oven for 10 minutes to crisp it up.


Advice from our Users
"One year I made a 'pot pie' with my leftovers. I layered all the leftovers, putting the juiciest on top (I think I actually put gravy in it as well, but I'm sure you could substitute something for that). Top with a low-fat pie crust and bake."

"Turkey Taco Salad. I cook the leftover shredded turkey (instead of ground beef) in taco seasoning. Then I serve it over mixed greens with some fat-free sour cream, low-fat shredded cheddar and salsa. I put the salad in a taco salad shell."

"Sweet potato dip. Puree potatoes with low-fat sour cream, bell pepper, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice and salt."

"I always thought it would be nice to make a Thanksgiving Pizza, but I never actually tried it."

"Wraps of all kind -- with fat-free tortillas. I like the turkey wrap with roasted red peppers and mozzarella cheese, the Mexican wrap with turkey, Mexican chili seasoning, low-fat cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato and salsa (I heat this one). There are so many options with this, and it breaks the grind up a bit!"

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Originally posted by jaybird
Three Stooges Crabby Curly's Overstuffed Crabs

1 large crab (deceased)
2 lemon wedges

Falsely inform a friend that he has dropped a serviette. When friend looks down, smash crab on his head to separate legs and tail

Mistake crab for a spider and refuse to eat. Tentatively inspect crab leg, remove the meat and eat the shell. Remark, as Larry does to Moe, that you like crab, but do not like 'the stuffing.' Crunch the shells noisily, taking time between bites to squirt friend with lemon wedges.

After finishing carb leg shells, rise to leave the table. Appear astonished as your stomach rattles noisily, then hand tray of remaining empty shells to friend and instruct him to 'hae this crab refilled.'

Bwahahahahahahahaha You Bad

[Jolie Rouge]

What do you get when you cross a centipede with a turkey?


Drumsticks for everybody!

[Jolie Rouge]

Originally posted by jaybird
Three Stooges Crabby Curly's Overstuffed Crabs

Tentatively inspect crab leg, remove the meat and eat the shell. Remark, as Larry does to Moe, that you like crab, but do not like 'the stuffing.' Crunch the shells noisily, taking time between bites to squirt friend with lemon wedges.

.... make dental appointment

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Mellow Lamb Steaks


• 10 cloves garlic, peeled and halved lengthwise

• Finely grated zest of 1/2 orange

• 4 (6-oz.) lamb steaks

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 1 tbsp. olive oil

• Juice of 1 orange

• 1 tbsp. Marsala, sherry or other wine

• 1 tbsp. fresh thyme leaves

1In small saucepan, combine garlic, zest and 3/4 cup water. Turn heat to high. When mixture boils, lower to simmer and cook until garlic is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

Season lamb with salt and pepper to taste. Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat and add olive oil. When oil is hot, add lamb and sear about 2 minutes a side. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes longer.

Add garlic and its liquid, orange juice, Marsala and thyme. When liquid begins to simmer, transfer steaks to warm serving plate with slotted spatula. Raise heat to medium-high, and reduce sauce until it is syrupy, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour sauce and garlic over lamb, and serve.

[flute]

somebody's been to msn.com JOLIE

[Jolie Rouge]

Originally posted by flute
somebody's been to msn.com JOLIE

Nope -- Comedy Central .... What - did you think I made all these up ?? LOL

[Jolie Rouge]

Chocolate Mint Cheesecake

2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs
2 Tablespoons melted margarine
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
2 pounds cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2-3/4 Tablespoons green creme de menthe
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Combine the wafer crumbs, margarine and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Pat over the bottom of a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan. Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a mixer bowl until blended. Add the eggs, beating until smooth. Beat in the creme de menthe, peppermint flavoring and salt. Spoon into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips, stirring gently to incorporate. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Turn off oven. Let stand in oven with door closed for 1 hour. Chill until serving time. Remove the side of the pan. Transfer the cheesecake to a cake plate. Cut into slices.

SERVINGS: 8 to 10