recipes

[Dirk Skene]

This one is really for warmer weather.

Spanish Cilantro Soup
Serves 6



6 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
2 leeks (whites only), chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
4 potatoes, peeled & cubed
7 cups chicken broth
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
Pinch of cayenne

Sautee the onions, leeks & garlic in the olive oil for 3 minutes
Add potatoes &sauté for 1 extra minute while stirring constantly
Add broth, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until potatoes are soft
Add cilantro and cayenne
Blend in a blender
Chill and serve

[McFarkus]

Lentils Monasticas
(the best lentil soup I've ever had

1 C. dried lentils
5 C. water
1/8 t. thyme
1/8 t. marjoram
1 T. salt
3 large chopped onions (I use the big Spanish onions)
1 grated carrot
1/4 C. sherry
1 C. minced parsley
2 large chopped tomatoes (or 1 pint canned)

Wash lentils, put in kettle with water, salt and herbs; bring to a boil and simmer 15 minutes. Sauté onion and carrot slowly in olive oil until soft. Add to lentils with parsley, tomatoes and sherry. Simmer 1 hour or until lentils are tender.

May be served with grated swiss or gruyere cheese in the soup bowl.

[CactusJack]

Okay folks here a a couple of mine,

Irish Whiskey Cake


1 box yellow cake mix (without pudding)
1 box instant vanilla pudding
4 eggs
1/2 c. oil
1 c. milk
1 shot Irish whiskey (1 1/2 oz.)
1 c. walnuts, chopped
TOPPING:
1 stick butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. Irish whiskey
Combine all cake ingredients. Mix three minutes with mixer and pour into a well greased tube or bundt pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.
Melt butter. Add sugar and whiskey. Cook until sugar is dissolved and has a syrup texture. After removing cake from oven, poke holes with a fork in bottom. Pour 1/2 of syrup mixture over cake, rest in pan 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cake from pan and brush remaining syrup on sides and top of cake.

Welsh Cookies
4 c. flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 c. butter
3 eggs
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder (heaping)
1 c. raisins
1 tsp. vanilla
Soak raisins in hot water, drain. Combine flour, butter, salt, baking powder. Add fruit, eggs and vanilla. Roll into 4 rolls, refrigerate. Cut in 1/2 inch slices. Fry in lightly greased skillet, griddle turning only once. Sprinkle with sugar while warm

[davedove]

Here's a simple soup I threw together for the foks that turned out real well:

Large onion, chopped
One bottle of bacon bits (the real ones)
Two cans of white beans
Two cans of vegetable broth
One package of shredded slaw
Thyme

Brown the onions and the bacon bits together, then add the other ingredients. Heat until warm and serve with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

This soup gets plenty of salt from the bacon and the veggie broth, so I didn't add any more.