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What in the world is Pesto! Pesto has been a mainstay in Italian recipes for generations. Pesto is a green paste consisting of mainly basil, parsley, garlic, a cheese, pine nuts and olive oil.
Use Pesto on hot buttered pasta, make tomato bruschetta.
A simple salad recipe for pesto is place a bed of lettuce on individual salad plates, place a large slice tomato, top with a dollop of pesto, top pesto with a generous helping of crumbled cheese and chopped green onions.
I usually put sunflower seeds in our pesto instead of pine nuts. Sunflower seeds are not as expensive, easy to find,have a good shelf life and adds a salty nutty flavor to the pesto.
I make several batches of pesto each each year omitting the nuts and cheese. I place the pesto in ice cube trays until frozen. I then remove the frozen cubes and place in a zip lock freezer bag. These cubes can be added to your soups stews,tomato sauces. You can use your imagination.
Vegetarian! Vegan!
Source: Unknown (Entered by Charlene Stapleton)
Servings: 6-8 people
Ingredient keywords: Fresh, fresh, garlic
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We had a mess of sweet winter carrots, and needed something new to try with them. Here we found a winning recipe.
Vegetarian!
Source: Kitchen Revelry Cookbook by Ali Larter - featured in Family Circle Magazine March 2014 (Entered by Lee Ruff)
Servings: 6
Ingredient keywords: carrots, orange, ginger, coconut
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Cosmic Charlie’s Scarlet/Fire Panini
*Last summer, we had a Market Cook-Off at The Champaign County Farmer’s Market, in June. This panini won two awards…Best Use Of Market Products and Cook-Off Champ!! Below is my inspiration and the ingredients for you to try…it all starts with a loaf of Cosmic bread!
My entry is a panini made with Cosmic Charlie’s Parmesan Oregano Bread and all local veggies from fellow vendors! The sandwich gets it name from a combo of songs that used to be played, together, at a Grateful Dead concert. The songs are Scarlet Begonia and Fire On The Mountain. When you heard the familiar tinklings of Scarlet Begonia starting to filter through the crowd, you knew that it would seque into Fire On The Mountain. Deadheads shortened the titles and lovingly would refer to the combo as Scarlet/Fire. This was a familiar happening at Dead shows with many of the song combos that were joined, together. Since my business, Cosmic Charlie Bread, gives a nod to my love of The Grateful Dead, and their song, Cosmic Charlie, is my inspiration, and since I am a loving Deadhead, Scarlet/Fire seemed like the perfect title to give a perfect sandwich!
The panini will start with Cosmic’s Parmesan/Oregano bread. I grow my own herbs, organically, and my bread is all natural, unbleached flour, with no preservatives or oils. The flavors of the bread will cosmically unite with the Scarlet part of the duo in the form of sliced tomatoes from Lonny’s Green Acres. The Fire part of the duo will come from the kick of Mary Jane garlic, from JC Growers, that will be roasted, carmelized and spread on the bread. The Fire also comes from the dried red pepper that runs through my Parmesan/Oregano bread. The “rifts” that will bring the harmony all together will be roasted sweet onions and banana peppers from Lonny’s Green Acres. You always need a core to bring the group, all together, and for me, that was always Jerry Garcia, at the shows, and in the sandwich, it will be provolone cheese from the local Yutzy’s cheeses.
After the first bite, I hope that the judges and fans will see a “sky that’s yellow and a sun that’s blue” (nod to a verse in Scarlet Begonias), that takes them into the flavorful world of Cosmic Charlie.
For my fans and Bread Heads, I will be offering samples, all market, of my Parmesan/Oregano Bread…
Peace, Love, Bread
Pamela of Cosmic Charlie Bread
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Source: Pamela Bowshier (Entered by Pamela Bowshier)
Servings: 1 loaf of Cosmic will give you 6 panini sandwiches
Ingredient keywords: garlic, onions, banana, cheese, olive
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I host a large brunch, on Christmas mornings, at our house. One of the most popular dishes is my overnight french toast using Cosmic Charlie’s Sugaree (sugar/cinnamon)Bread! Feel free to leave the Grand Marnier out, leave it in or even sub a different flavor. This is so good served with slices of baked sausage and real maple syrup….
GRAND MARNIER FRENCH TOAST
Read more about it at www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1618,153183-247193,00.html
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1 to 1 1/2 French bread, cut into 1 1/2 inch slices
4 c. heavy cream, light cream or milk
4 eggs
4 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. Grand Marnier
2 tbsp. orange zest
Confectioners’ sugar
Beat together cream, eggs, sugar, Grand Marnier and orange zest. Arrange bread slices flat in glass baking dish and pour mixture over bread. Soak for 2 hours, turning bread after 1 hour until mixture is absorbed by bread. Put slices on non-stick cookie sheet and bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 20 minutes, turning bread after 10 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. 4-6 servings. Serve with orange butter.
ORANGE BUTTER:
6 oz. butter, softened
Juice of 1 orange
1 tbsp. Grand Marnier
1/2 c. powdered sugar
Mix together, put in a serving dish or wrap in wax paper to form log. Refrigerate until serving. Spread on Grand Marnier French Toast.
Source: Cooks.com (adapted) (Entered by Pamela Bowshier)
Servings: 4-6 (I actually triple the recipe)
Ingredient keywords: bread, cream, eggs, sugar, Grand, orange, sugar
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This is a favorite ginger cookie in our house. Most of the time when I bake these I don’t add the icing. I serve these especially on Thanksgiving and other family gatherings and offer pumpkin dip to dip the cookies. Pumpkin lovers are plentiful in this family.
These cookies have a soft texture and the subtle blend of spices isn’t over powering. Great with a cup of tea or coffee as an afternoon snack or in the evening after dinner.
Nutrition facts; Per Cookie 102 cal.(33% cal.from fat)0.8G protein,3.8g. fat(2.2 Sat fat, 16g.carbs(o.2g Fiber)98ml.Sodium,15MG.Chol.
Source: I have had this recipe for years, I believe it is out of theFamily Circle Magazine. (Entered by Charlene Stapleton)
Servings: Makes approx 40 2 inch cookies
Ingredient keywords: eggs, molasses, whole, pumpkin, pumpkin
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This recipe is from a 16 page, free recipe book WalMart put out before Christmas a few years ago. We love this recipe… it’s one of my 3 year old’s most often requested desserts! It calls for a caramel sauce as the topping, but I think the result is more like a bar dessert than a cake, and it is delicious without the sauce… very moist and delicious warm or cooled.
Vegetarian!
Source: Walmart Great Value Holiday Recipes, submitted by Cheryl Mattingly (Entered by Lee Ruff)
Servings: Serves 16
Ingredient keywords: sorghum, eggs, spelt, apples, raisins, walnuts
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A common use for gooseberries!
Source: Gingerich Farm Products (Entered by Cathy Pullins)
Servings: About 6
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Grandma Pullins is known for her excellent pies. As the matriarch of a large family she easily makes 10 pies for a family dinner!
Source: Grandma Pullins (Entered by Cathy Pullins)
Servings: 6-8 slices depending on how hungry you are!
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Found this recipe when looking for more to do with kale.
Vegan!
Source: Family Circle March 2014 (Entered by Lee Ruff)
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredient keywords: kale, apples, celery, parsley, mint
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A delicious and easy custard-like pie. Use a tart pan for beautiful presentation.
Vegetarian!
Source: New York Times (Entered by Shary Stadler)
Servings: 8
Ingredient keywords: eggs, maple
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