Cheese lovers can indulge with baked brie Yesterday | Add a comment Each fall, about 100 "cheese specialists” with the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association gather in a European city and taste a few thousand cheeses with the goal of naming one the world...

Cranberry Wild Rice Salad Yesterday | Add a comment CRANBERRY WILD RICE SALAD Makes 4 servings ½ cup wild rice 2 cups water 1 cup fully cooked, skinless turkey breast, cut in cubes 1/3 cup dried sweetened cranberries 2 green onions, sliced 1...

Papaya Beef Yesterday | Add a comment PAPAYA BEEF Recipes such as this date to the slave era. At the time, what little meat was available to slaves usually was the toughest cuts. Some slave cooks used papayas, which are rich in...

Egg white piecrust has its fans Yesterday | Add a comment DEAR MELBA: A reader asked for an egg white piecrust recipe. My sister-in-law is Italian, and when I made it for her, she mentioned it was a favorite of Italians. EGG WHITE PIECRUST3 egg whites 1/8...

Burgundy Beef Stew keeps flavor with fewer calories Yesterday | Add a comment Do recipes for stew have your mouth watering, but they don’t fit your New Year’s resolution to drop some weight? Here’s a lower-fat, lower-calorie Burgundy Beef and Vegetable...

Cowboy Oven Stew Yesterday | Add a comment Cowboy Oven Stew Makes 8 to 10 servings 3 pounds beef stew meat cut in bite-size pieces 2 cups diced orange or yellow sweet peppers (½-inch dice) 3 cups cubed white or Yukon Gold potatoes,...

Sooner Stew Yesterday | Add a comment Sooner Stew Serves 6 to 10 depending on appetites and scores. 3 pounds chuck eye steak or roast, well-trimmed Salt and pepper ¼ cup flour, divided in half (half to sprinkle meat and half for...

Dessert: Pear and Cranberry Panettone Pudding Tue, Dec 30, 2008 | Add a comment PEAR AND CRANBERRY PANETTONE PUDDING Preparation: 20 minutes. Bake: 35 minutes. 3 large pears; peeled, cored and sliced 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon sugar ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon...

Prosperity Salad Tue, Dec 30, 2008 | Add a comment Prosperity Salad This salad has such good stuff for health and prosperity: Iron-packed spinach for strength and the promise of folding money, bacon for rib-stickin’ endurance and flavor,...

Dessert: Gingerbread Tumble Tue, Dec 30, 2008 | Add a comment GINGERBREAD TUMBLE Makes: 10 to 12 servings. Preparation: 30 minutes. Freeze: 4 hours or overnight. 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened 2 to 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger or ½ to 1 teaspoon...

Sugarplums Tue, Dec 23, 2008 | Add a comment Sugarplums Start to finish: 30 minutes. Makes 30 sugarplums. ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup pecans ¼ cup pistachios 1 cup...

Creamy Sherry Sauce for Vegetables Tue, Dec 23, 2008 | Add a comment Creamy Sherry Sauce for Vegetables Makes 2 cups ¼ cup butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 tablespoons flour ¼ cup cream sherry 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard or Dijon with tarragon 2 cups milk,...

Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish Wed, Dec 17, 2008 | Add a comment Fresh Cranberry-Orange Relish 2 navel oranges, peeled 4 cups fresh cranberries 2 cups sugar →Quarter oranges and remove any seeds. Grind oranges in a blender set on "chop”...

Cookie swap fun holiday gathering of friends Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Add a comment DEAR READERS: It’s time for a cookie swap. Invite your friends to bring two makings of their favorite cookies. Everyone can try all the cookies and pick some to take home. The first recipe...

Easy White Christmas Cake Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Add a comment Easy White Christmas Cake Serves 12 CAKE 1 box white cake mix made according to package directions. 1/3 to ½ cup of cream of coconut FROSTING 1 (8-ounce) container of Cool Whip topping,...

Judy’s Coconut Cake Tue, Dec 16, 2008 | Add a comment Judy’s Coconut Cake Serves 12 CAKE 1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix ¾ cup cream of coconut ½ cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream FROSTING 8 ounces cream cheese,...

Baked Mashed Potatoes Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Add a comment Baked Mashed Potatoes Makes 10 servings. 8 cups mashed potatoes (can use leftover Idaho potatoes) 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 cup sour cream 1 cup small-curd cottage cheese 5 green onions, finely...

Aunt Bill’s Brown Candy Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Add a comment Aunt Bill’s Brown Candy Original Half Recipe 3 cups sugar, divided 1 cup cream 1/8 teaspoon baking soda ¼ cup butter ½ teaspoon vanilla 2 cups nuts, broken →Note: This recipe...

Tamales recipe Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Add a comment Tamales HUSKS 45-50 corn husks Water to cover →Rinse, pull apart and soak husks for about an hour, then drain and pat dry. FILLING 20 large, whole, dried red chiles (choose from ancho,...

Crab-Filled Crescent Wontons Wed, Dec 3, 2008 | Add a comment Crab-Filled Crescent Wontons Makes 24 wontons. 1 can (8 ounces) refrigerated flaky dough sheet (Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations) 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened ¾ cup chopped...