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Cream of Mushroom Soup Ingredients: 2 (7 ounce) cans chopped mushrooms, undrained 2 cups water 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, chopped 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon seasoning salt 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, or to taste 2 cans (10-3/4 ounces each) chicken broth 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg 1 cup heavy cream Chopped parsley for garnish   Directions Clean mushrooms with a mushroom brush or damp paper towel. Cut half of the mushrooms into slices. Chop the remainder. Melt half of the butter in a large saucepan and saute sliced mushrooms until golden. Remove and reserve sliced mushrooms. Add remaining butter to the same pan, along with the chopped mushrooms and sweet onions. Sprinkle with salt. Cook, stirring often, until onion is soft. Return sliced mushrooms to the pan. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly about 2 minutes, until smooth. Slowly add chicken broth while stirring. Simmer, stirring often, until thickened. Add...

Hamburger Gravy Ingredients: 1lb. lean ground beef 1/2cup chopped onion 3 tablespoons all purpose or unbleached flour 1 tablespoon beef-flavor instant bouillon 2 tablespoons steak sauce 2 cups milk Step 1 In large skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Step 2 Stir in flour, bouillon and steak sauce. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir 4 to 6 minutes or until mixture boils and thickens, stirring frequently. If desired, serve over mashed potatoes or cooked rice. Subscribe and follow us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/yourcookingtipsandrecipes and on twitter https://twitter.com/tipsandrecipes1 . 

Seafood Lasagna How to cook Seafood Lasagna - Bubbling hot cheesy baked pasta with seafood is such a great combo. It smelled amazing while baking and it tasted just as good.  Ingredients: ½ cup butter or margarine 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ cup  all-purpose flour 2 cups milk 2 cups  chicken broth (from 32-ounce carton) 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces) 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup) 2 tablespoons capers 1 teaspoon dried tarragon leaves ½ teaspoon lemon pepper 9 uncooked lasagna noodles 1 cup small curd creamed cottage cheese 1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained and cartilage removed 1 can (4 ounces) tiny shrimp, drained ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Step 1 Heat oven to 350ºF. Melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Cook garlic in butter about 1 minute, stirring occasionally, until golden. Stir in flour. Cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk and broth. Heat to bo...

  Crustless Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream Ingredients 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 4 Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut into 16ths 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 orange, juiced Vanilla ice cream Directions In a medium heated skillet add the butter then add the apples. Cook for about 2 to 5 minutes then add the cinnamon, brown sugar and orange juice. Swirl the apples around to make sure they all get coated. Cook another 5 minutes until apples are soft and caramelize. Serve warm with scoop of vanilla ice cream. Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/danny-boome/crustless-apple-pie-with-vanilla-ice-cream-recipe/index.html?oc=linkback

Meat Meat is a highly nutritious food. This is why it has become such a basic part of our diet. Your probably think of meat as strictly a high protein food. But meat is also an important source of many vitamins and minerals. Protein . Meat is a major source of protein. Meat proteins are highly nutritious because they are complete proteins. Minerals . Lean meat supplies large amounts of phosphorus and iron. Liver and kidney provide even more of these two minerals. Pork liver supplies the most iron, followed by lamb, calf, and beef livers. Beef, lamb and pork kidneys supply about equal amounts of iron -- more than calf's kidney. Heart muscle is also rich in iron. Vitamins . Meat is a major source of vitamin B 12   and an excellent source of the other B vitamins. Pork is unique among meats for its richness in thiamine. Liver and Kidney are high in riboflavin, niacin, and thiamine. Liver and kidney also supply large amounts of vitamin A. In addition, liver is high in v...

Danish Pastry Danish breakfast pastry has become so common in the United States that its name has been shortened. People often speak of having "a Danish". Danish pastry comes in many shapes and flavors. It is basically a pastry dough topped with a fruit, cheese, or sugar-and-nuts mixture. It is often frosted with a confectioners' sugar glaze or with a custardlike mixture. The ingredients include flour, yeast, milk, eggs, and copious amounts of butter or margarine. In industrial production, other fats are also commonly used, such as hydrogenated sunflower oil (known as "pastry fat" in the UK). A yeast dough is rolled out thinly, coated with butter, and then folded into numerous layers. If necessary, the dough is chilled to ease handling. The rolling, buttering, folding, and chilling is repeated several times to create a dough which is fluffy, buttery and flaky. However, not all danishes are made this way. The dough is sometimes not even laminated. The D...

All these juices taste the same!  Make a delicious drink in few minutes! 180 mL (6-ounce can) - frozen orange juice concentrate 240 mL(1 cup) - milk 240 mL(1 cup) - water 30 mL (2 tabllespoons) - sugar 2.5 mL(1/2 teaspoon) - vanilla 10 - ice cubes Place all ingredients in a blender. Cover and blend until smooth Serve immediately. Yield: 6 servings Nutrition Information per Serving  calories                 102  protein                   2.3g  fat                          1.5g carbohydrate           20g sodium                    21mg To learn mor...

Yeast Bread In recent years, food scientist have discovered that they can increase the protien content in bread by using other flours in addition to wheat flour. For example, the use of some soy flour in bread adds protein to it. In addition, when 15 percent of tje wheat flour is replaced with flour made from ground peas, the protein content of the mixture is also raised by 15 percent. Breads made with some peanut flour contain twice as much protein as most wheat breads. The use of pea flour or peanut flour does not change the flavor or texture of the bread. Although many of these breads are still in the testing stages, high protein bread may eventually be one solution to the worldwide problem of inadequate proein in diets. To learn more about flours and bread recipes, subscribe and follow us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/yourcookingtipsandrecipes and on twitter https://twitter.com/tipsandrecipes1 .

Cheese Fondue Recipe of Cheese Fondue 240 mL (1 cup) - cottage cheese creamed 60 mL( 1/4 cup) - milk 15 mL(2 tablespoons) - butter or margarine 22 mL(1 tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons) - cornstarch dash - garlic powder 1.25 mL (1/4 teaspoon) - dry mustard 180 mL (3/4 cup) - milk 240 mL (1 cup) - pasteurized process sharp cheddar cheese, shredded* 120 mL (1/2 cup) - pasteurized procees Swiss cheese, shredded* 450 g (1-pound) loaf - French Bread cut in cubes Mix cottage cheese with 1/4 cup milk in a blender until smooth. Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan Stir in cornstarch, garlich powder, and dry mustard; mix well. add 3/4 cup mil. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat. Stir cottage cheese mixture. Add remaining cheeses, stirring until cheeses are melted. Serve with cubes of French Bread for dipping into fondue mixture. Yield: six 1/2 cup servings  Nutrition Information per Serving (Approxi...

Buying Fresh Fish in the Market Fresh fish is highest quality and lowest in price when it is in season. For thi reason, you should become familiar with the kinds of fish available in your area and the season when each is most plentiful. Near the shores of New England, haddock, flounder, mackerel, cod, and lobster are abundant. Farther south, there are weakfish, shad, tuna, crab, oyster, and scallops. In the Gulf of Mexico, there are large quantities of shrimp, crab, oyster, pompano, red snapper, and spanish mackerel. The Pacific Ocean and the rivers flowing into it are noted for such delicacies as salmon, sole, halibut, and king crab. Inland lakes and rivers supply trout, pickerel, and perch. You should buy only fish that is well refrigerated or packed in ice. Fresh finfish is available in all styles and cuts; fillets and steaks are very popular, You will find that lean fish are delicate in flavor, white fatty fish usually have darker flesh and stronger flavor. Look for these ...

Wheat Pasta is a staple throughout Italy. The pasta eaten in southern Italy for example. spaghetti and macaroni, is usually made without eggs. In northern Italy, the pasta contains eggs and is usually flat. Lasagne is a popular dish in this area. The Linguine About 150 Shapes of pasta are manufactured in the United States. The linguine(ling.gwe'ne) shown left is a pasta shaped into long, thin flat noodles. It is often served with tomato sauce. Lasagne / Lasagna Lasagne (/ləˈzænjə/ or /ləˈzɑːnjə/ or /ləˈsɑːnjə/, Italian pronunciation: [laˈzaɲɲe]) is a wide, flat pasta shape and possibly one of the oldest. As with most other types of pasta, the word is a plural form, lasagne meaning more than one piece of lasagna ribbon. The word also refers to a dish made with this type of pasta in several layers interspersed with layers of various ingredients and sauces.   Spaghetti Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian and Sicilian origin. Spaghetti is made of ...