Total Time: 15 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine, softened
- 1 cup blue cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 loaf italian bread
Recipe
- 1 blend margarine, bleu cheese and mayonnaise in a mixer or by hand until creamy and thoroughly incorporated.
- 2 heat oven to 450 degrees.
- 3 slice bread into 3/4" slices and spread each slice with cheese mixture.
- 4 place on greased baking sheet and bake about 5-10 minutes or until top is bubbly and lightly browned.
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1 lb frozen ravioli (any type you like)
- 1/4 cup butter, cut into small patties
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup freshly grated romano cheese
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 2 bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil.
- 3 add the ravioli and stir gently until the water returns to a boil.
- 4 reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes.
- 5 drain the ravioli well and return to the pot with the butter.
- 6 stir gently to coat.
- 7 lay the ravioli out on a rimmed baking sheet in a single layer.
- 8 top each ravioli with a small amount of sauce and a sprinkling of cheese. put into the oven for 10-15 minutes until they begin to crisp and brown slightly at the edges.
- 9 serve with toothpicks.
Total Time: 15 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon kimion (cumin, in middle east shops)
- 1/4 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tablespoon allspice
- 3 crushed garlic cloves
Recipe
- 1 combine all ingredients.
- 2 add a enough water, a little at a time, to make.
- 3 the mixture as thick as waffle dough.
- 4 blend well to avoid lumps.
- 5 this mixture may be kept in fridge for several weeks.
- 6 eat by dipping bread morsels into the dish of chaimen.
- 7 use chaimen to make basterma, the dried armenian jerky!
Total Time: 25 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 eggs
- 200 g breadcrumbs
- 100 g flour
- 1 tablespoon basil, chopped (or ground)
- oil, for frying
- salt and pepper
Recipe
- 1 wash and slice the tomatoes in thick slices. season them.
- 2 mix the basil with the breadcrumbs.
- 3 beat the eggs in a bowl.
- 4 dry the tomatoes with paper towels. pass the tomatoes through the flour, the egg and the breadcrumbs (in this order).
- 5 fry in enough oil (or use a deep fryer) until golden.
- 6 set on a paper towel to remove excess oil and serve hot.
Total Time: 32 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds, toasted
- 4 pita bread, 6-7 inch with pockets, halved horizontally
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
- 2 whisk together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons melted butter in a small bowl until smooth, then whisk in salt, the remaining 4 tablespoons melted butter and the sesame seeds.
- 3 brush the rough sides of the pita halves with butter mixture, stirring the mixture well before brushing each subsequent half. cut each pita half into 8 wedges and arrange, seeded sides up, in 1 layer on 2 baking sheets. bake in the upper and lower thirds of the oven, switching positon of the baking sheets half way through, baking until golden, 10-12 minutes total. cool toasts on a rack.
Total Time: 10 mins
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 2
- 22 ounces spicy v8 vegetable juice
- 1 teaspoon horseradish (optional)
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce (i use tapatio to taste)
- 1 tablespoon pickapeppa sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- fresh ground pepper
- celery salt (optional)
- 3 ounces peppar vodka
- ice cube
- 2 cups wine
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional)
- 4 -6 jumbo shrimp, peeled and de-veined (tail left on)
- celery rib (to garnish)
- lemon wedge (to garnish)
Recipe
- 1 shake v8, horseradish, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, tapatio/tabasco, celery seed, salt, pepper and vodka in a large glass jar with a tight-fitting lid. mix well and chill.
- 2 shrimp: in a small saucepan, heat wine, lemon juice and red pepper flakes.
- 3 bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- 4 poach shrimp just until pink and curled, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- 5 place on ice and refrigerate.
- 6 when completely chilled, season lightly with salt and serve with bloody mary.
- 7 fill two tall glasses with ice and divide the bloody mary between the glasses. garnish each drink with 2 shrimp on short skewers. add celery and a thick lemon wedge to garnish.
Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 4 tablespoons ghee or 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 4 large garlic cloves, crushed
- 14 ounces canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 lb cremini mushroom, thickly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- salt
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- chopped fresh cilantro
Recipe
- 1 melt the ghee in a large skillet or wok, over medium-high heat. add the onion and saute, stirring frequently for about 5-8 minutes until they are golden.
- 2 stir in the garlic and saute another 2 minutes.
- 3 add the chopped tomatoes and their juice and mix. stir in the turmeric, garam masala and chili powder and continue cooking for an additional 3 minutes.
- 4 add the mushrooms, sugar, and salt, to taste, and cook for about 8 minutes until they have given off their liquid and are soft and tender.
- 5 turn off the heat and stir in the yogurt, a little at a time, stirring very well so it doesn't curdle. taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- 6 sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
