Windows Gourmet 1.1 Cookbook FileWindows Gourmet DefaultDefault Windows Gourmet Cookbook21Asparagus Au GratinDovcom Kitchen144154tbspbutter or maragrine	1small onion, finely chopped	4tbspflour	3cupmilk, heated	1/4tspnutmeg	1/3cupgrated Gruyere or Parmesan	1pinchcayenne pepper	1pinchwhite pepper	1pinchsalt	2bunchfresh asparagus	1/2lemon	1/2cupGruyere cheese, grated	1pinchsalt 	1pinchpepper	1pinch paprika	To make cheese sauce; heat butter in a heavy-bottomed sauce pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook 2 minutes. Add flour and mix well. Cook 2 minutes over low heat. Pour in half of milk and mix well. Add remaining milk and mix again. Add all seasonings and cook sauce for 12 minutes over low heat, whisking occasionally. Mix in cheese and season to taste. Cook 3 minutes over low heat.
When purchasing asparagus, select bunches of the thinner younger looking asparagus. Trim off tough ends of asparagus if needed. Wash them, then place in a saucepan with salted, boiling water. Squeeze a little lemon juice into salted boiling water, drop in half lemon and cook 12 to 18 minutes. Do not overcook! Test if asparagus are cooked by pricking stalk with sharp knife.  Stalk should be tender not soft. Drain asparagus well and cut stalks in two.  Place in a buttered baking dish and cover with cheese sauce. Top with grated cheese. Season with pepper and paprika. Brown in a 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Serve.Buttermilk SconesDovcom Kitchen2891quartbuttermilk, warmed	2tbspactive dry yeast	1/4cupwarm water	2tbspsugar	8cupsflour	1tbspoil	1 1/2tspsalt	1tbspbaking powder	1/2tspsoda	Disolve yeast in water. In a large bowl combine buttermilk, sugar, eggs, oil, and softened yeast, then add salt, baking powder and soda. Add 4 cups flour and beat until smooth. Add enough of remaining flour to make a soft dough. Cover, allow to rise until double. Punch down, cover, refrigerste 30 minutes. Roll out to a 1/2 inch thickness, cut into rectangles and fry in 375 degree oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.Chewy Chocolate Chip CookiesDovcom Kitchen31291 1/2cupsugar	2cupbrown sugar	3eggs	2tbspvanilla	6cupsflour	1 1/2 tspsalt	1 1/2tspsoda	1lbbutter or maragrine	2cupschocolate chips	Cream sugar, brown sugar, butter or maragrine until smooth. Add eggs one at a time mixing after each one, add vanilla and mix. Sift together dry ingredents.  Mix creamed and dry ingredents together until well incorporated. Add chocolate chips. Drop by spoonfulls on to a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen medium sized cookies.Chicken A La KingDovcom Kitchen5491/4cupbutter or margarine 	1/3cupflour	1/2tspsalt	1cupchicken broth	1cupmilk	2cupschicken, cooked and diced	3ozsliced canned mushrooms, drained	1/4cupcanned pimiento, chopped	8slicebread, toasted	In sauce pan melt  butter or margarine, blend in flour and salt. Add chicken broth and milk all at once. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and bubbly. Add chicken, mushrooms and pimiento. Heat through. Serve over toast points.











To make toast points, cut off edges of toased bread and slice once diagonally making 16 triangles.Easy Pastry CrustDovcom Kitchen3853/4cupshorting, Crisco brand	1tbspmilk	1/4cupboiling water	1tspsalt	2cupflour	Whip together Crisco brand shorting, (this brand seems to work best for this type of pastry preperation), then add the boiling water and whip until mixture looks like whipped cream. Add flour and salt, mix only until just mixed. Overmixing will result in a hard crust. Divide in half and roll out.  Maker enough dough for two 8 inch single crust pies.Ham Roll UpsDovcom Kitchen0848ozham, thinly sliced	3ozcream cheese, softened	1cupsour cream	1/3cupgreen onions or olives, finely chopped	Mix together all ingredents and spread on ham.  Roll up and refrigerate over night.  Slice, if desired secure the rolls with tooth picks.  Serve.Hearty Beef StewDovcom Kitchen66182lbbeef chuck, cut into 1/2 inch cubes	2tbspcooking oil	3tbspworcestershire sauce	3clovegarlic, chopped	1onion, sliced	2 bay leaves	1tbspsalt	1tbspsugar	6 beef boullion cubes	1/2tsppepper	1/2tsppaprika	2cupwater	8carrots, pared	10potatoes, pared	5stalkscelery, chopped	3 onions, chopped	2tbspflour	1cupcold water	In a large heavy pot thoroughly brown meat in cooking oil, turning often. Add 2 cups hot water and next 10 ingredents. Cover; simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally to keep from sticking. Remove bay leaves. Cut potatoes into 1 1/2 inch cubes, slice carrots medium thick. Add all of the vegetables and enough water to cover. Cover and cook 30 to 45 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Mix water and flour until smooth. Stir stew while adding flour mixture slowly. Cook and stir stew as it thickens. Season to taste, serve.Herb StuffingDovcom Kitchen781012cupbread cubes, slightly dried	1/3cupparsley, snipped	1/3cup onion, finely chopped	1/8cupcelery, finely chopped	1 1/2tspsalt	1tspdried thyme, crushed	1tspdried rosemary, crushed	1tspground sage	6tbspbutter or margarine 	1cupchicken broth, (not condensed)	You can buy bread cubes or you can make you own. To make your own; let a loaf of bread sit out uncovered over night, then slice into cubes with a very sharp knife.
Combine all ingredents except bread cubes in a large sauce pan. Cook over medium heat until simmers and butter melts. Add bread crumbs all at once and toss with a fork to mix. Turn heat to low, cover and continue to cook for 10 more minutes, and serve. If using to stuff a turkey there is no need continue to cook after the bread crumbs have been added. Makes enough stuffing for one 12 pound turkey.Hot & Spicy ChiliDovcom Kitchen13482lbground beef	2large oniones, chopped	3clovesgarlic	4canstomato sauce, 8 oz	2tbspchili powder	1/2cuppicante sauce	1/2tsppepper	2canspinto beans	Combine ground beef, onions, and garlic in a large saucepan and cook until meat is browned. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to boil, then lower temperature and simmer for 15-20 minutes, serve.No Bake CookiesDovcom Kitchen3861/2 cupmargarine	1/2 cupcocoa	1/2cupmilk	2cupsugar	3cupsoatmeal	1/2cuppeanut butter, chunky or smooth	In a saucepan bring to boil margarine, cocoa, milk and sugar. Boil only 60 seconds. Pour syrup over oatmeal and peanut butter. Mix until well incorporated. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper or pour into a 9x13 pan.  Allow to cool and set.  Pineapple Upside-Down CakeDovcom Kitchen34101cancrushed pineapple, 12 oz	3tbspbutter or margarine	1/2cupbrown sugar	1/3cupshortening	1/2cupsugar	1egg	1tspvanilla	1cupall-purpose flower	1 1/4tspbaking powder	1/4tspsalt	Drain pineapple, saving juice. Melt butter. Mix with brown sugar and 1 tbsp pineapple juice in 8x8x2-inch pan. Spread pineapple on bottom of pan.
Cream together shortening and sugar until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and 2/3-cup pineapple juice and mix at high speed until most lumps are gone. Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Turn over on large plate. Serve.Roma Tomato Sauce with BasilDovcom Kitchen1141015roma type tomatos (egg-shaped)	1medium yellow onion	2tbspbasil	1tbspsugar	2clovesgarlic, minced	1tspthyme	1/2tspsalt	1/4tspred pepper	1dashpepper	2tbspolive oil	Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until onions begin to brown. While onions are sauteing, skin tomatos and chop in food processor to make smooth sauce. Add sauce to onions & garlic. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer 30 minutes. Serve over spaghetti.Salmon Steaks with Basil ButterDovcom Kitchen541315basil leaves, freshly chopped	3clovesgarlic, peeled and chopped	1/4tspcayenne pepper	1/4lbunsalted butter	1/2tsplemon juice		4salmon steaks	8slicetomato	4slicelemon	4bay leaves	dashsalt	dashpepper	dashpaprika	To make basil butter, mix basil and garlic together in a bowl or food processor. Add cayenne pepper, lemon juice, salt and white pepper. Season to taste. Mix again until well combined.
Place each salmon steak on two layers of aluminum foil. Place a spoonful of basil butter on each steak and top with tomato. Add lemon slice and bay leaf. Season with salt, pepper and paprika. Seal packages. Bake at 325 degrees for 30-50 minutes, depending on size and thickness of steaks. You can also cook steaks on a medium barbecue for 25-30 minutes.Simple Tomato SauceDovcom Kitchen11463canstomato sauce, 8 oz	2tspbasil	1/2tspthyme	1/4tspgarlic powder	1/4tspsalt	1dashpepper	Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer while preparing pasta. Stir before serving. For variety, add onion powder, red pepper, or your favorite spice.Sour Cream Lemon PieDovcom Kitchen36101cupsugar	3 1/2tbspcornstarch	1tbsplemon rind, or whatever you can manage	1/2cuplemon juice, fresh squeezed	3egg yolks, slightly beaten	1cupmilk	1cupsour cream or sour cream substitute	1/4cupmargarine, can omit w/loss of richness 	1pie shell, baked pastry or graham	2cupswhipped cream or whipped topping	Combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon rind, juice, egg yolks and milk in saucepan over medium to medium high heat until thick. Stir in butter and cool to room temperature. Stir in sour cream and pour into pie shell. cover with whipped topping and chill. Refridgerate left over pie.Spinach BallsDovcom Kitchen08920ozfrozen chopped spinach, thawed	2cupherb stuffing	4eggs, beaten	1cuponion, chopped	1/2cupparmesan cheese, grated	1/2tspgarlic powder	1/2tsppepper	1tspsalt	1/4tspthyme	Drain spinach, squeezing out as much of the water as possible. Mix all ingredents together and chill 1 hour. Shape into balls. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes approximately 40 balls.Starlight Mint CookiesDovcom Kitchen320111cupsugar	1/2cupbrown sugar, firmly packed	3/4cupbutter or margarine, softened	2eggs	2tbspwater	1tspvanilla	3cupflour	1tspbaking soda	1/2tspsalt	12ozAndee's brand mint wafers	60pecan or walnut halves	In a large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, eggs, water and vanilla; mix well. Stir in soda, flour and salt; mis well. Chill for at least 2 hours.
Enclose each wafer in about 1 tbsp dough; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Top each with a nut half. Bake in 375 degree oven for 7 to 9 minutes, or until light golden brown. Makes 5 dozen cookies.Sweet and Sour SauceDovcom Kitchen11891cupsugar	1/2cupwhite vinegar	1/2cupwater	2tbspgreen pepper, chopped	2tbspcanned pimiento, chopped	1/2tspsalt	3tspcornstarch	2tbspcold water	1tsppaprika	In a sauce pan combine sugar, white vinegar, water, green pepper pimiento and salt. Simmer 5 minutes. Combine cornstarch and cold water; add to hot mixture. Cook and stir till thickens and bubbles. Cool. Add paprika. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.Taffy's PastriesDovcom Kitchen3883/4cupButter Flavored Crisco	1tbspmilk	1/4cupboiling water	1tspsalt	2cupflour	3/4cupfavorite jam or preseves	1cuppowdered sugar	4tspwater	Mix together powdered sugar and water adding only enough of the water to make a medium thick glaze. Whip together milk and Butter Flavor Crisco, for this type of pastry Crisco brand shorting seems to work best. Then add boiling water, whip with a fork until mixture looks like whipped cream. Add salt and flour, stir only until mixed, over mixing will result in hard pastries. Roll out dough until it is about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into rectangles 1 1/2 inch by 3 inches. Put a teaspoon of jam or preserves onto half of the squares, cover with the other half. Pinch together sides with fingers or use fork tines to make them more decorative. Place on baking sheet. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes. After pastries have cooled drizzle a little of the powdered sugar glaze on top.WassailDovcom Kitchen1696cupapple cider or juice	7cinnamon stick	1/4tspnutmeg	1/4cuphoney	3tbsplemon juice	1tsplemon peel, grated	18ozpineapple juice, unsweetened	1 orange	30cloves	In a large sauce pan, heat cider and one cinnamon stick to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 more minutes. Uncover and stir in remaining ingredents, except orange and remaining cinnamon sticks.
Slice off top and bottom of orange. Slice across sections of orange into 6 equal slices. Securely insert five cloves into the peel of each orange spacing equally. Cut out a wedge of peel and pulp between cloves to form five-pointed star. Place into bowl with other ingredents. Place a cinnamon stick into each glass and serve.
Variation: Floating cloved oranges can be used in place of orange slices.  Insert whole cloves about 1/2 inch apart in 3 oranges. Place in a baking pan with just enough water ot cover. Bake in a 325 degree oven uncovered for 30 minutes. These oranges can be prepared and baked a day ahead. Refridgerate them until ready to serve. Zesty Noodle CassaroleDovcom Kitchen124128ozegg noodles	1/2 tspsalt	1tspmaragarine	1lbground hamburger	24oztomato sauce, three eight ounce cans	3clovesgarlic, crushed	1/2tspsalt	1/2tsppepper	1cupcottage cheese	1cupsour cream	6 green onions, chopped	1/2cupcheddar cheese, grated	Cook noodles and drain. Mix sour cream and cottage cheese together. Put drained noodles in the mixture. Melt butter and saute onions and meat until browned. Add tomato sauce to meat and mix well. Add remaining ingredents to meat mixture and mix well. Put a layer of noodle mixture in a 9x9 pan, then a layer of meat mixture alternating ending with the meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.