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OK Killa.. here a few of my favs! Have fun! Let me know if you want more!
Butternut Squash Soup
Serves: 8
Prep time: 1 and ½ hours
“ I was trying to decide what soup recipe I wanted to add to this book. This recipe is by far my favorite. It’s so rich and yummy….!”
Ingredients:
2 Butternut squashes
Maple Syrup
1/2 cup butter - cold cubed
2 cups heavy cream
salt & pepper
Instructions:
Pre- heat oven at 350 degrees. Cut Butternut Squash in half and scoop out seeds. Brush maple syrup on halves of squash. Bake until completely tender then scoop out pulp into blender 1 half at a time. Add 2 pieces of cold butter and 1/2 cup of heavy cream – puree.
Pour into soup pot. Continue steps 6-8 until all done. Watch consistency so that you don’t make it to watery.
Jane’s Mussel Mania
“ I made this one night because I love shrimp scampi but the shrimp I had at the restaurant were bad. I already had scampi on the menu so I improvised.”
Servings: 6
Prep time: Depends on mussels
Ingredients:
2 lbs. Mussels
1 stick of butter, cubed
2 cups white wine, Fume’
2 tomatoes, deseeded and chopped
6 cloves of garlic (yup, 6 cloves..)
2 tbls. Tarragon, freshly chopped
Olive Oil
Instructions:
Start by sautéing garlic on low heat. You don’t want it to brown. Add mussels. Toss around in pan and add wine. Cover, reduce to ½ cup. When mussels have opened take them out. Take off heat. Add tomatoes, and a few pieces of cubed butter at a time. Simmer until tender. Add tarragon, salt and pepper to taste. Put the mussels back in, toss until hot. Serve over pasta or rice.
Banana Bread
“ This is so good for Breakfast. I make a non-sugar one that is even better.”
Serves:8 ½ x 4 ½ inch loaf
Prep Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups sifted flour
2 ¼ tsp. double acting baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1/3 shortening
2/3 cup sugar (you can use maple syrup instead)
¾ tsp. grated lemon rind ( I don’t use this)
1 to 2 eggs, beaten
1 to 1 ¼ cups ripened banana pulp
Instructions:
Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Blend until creamy shortening, sugar and lemon rind. Beat in eggs and pulp. Add sifted ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Place in a greased bread pan. Bake at 350 for about an hour. Be sure to preheat the oven.
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