Foods Recipes

3/4 lb Fresh Asparagus spears *

3/4 c Lo-fat Cottage Cheese

1/8 ts Salt

1 c Sliced fresh mushrooms

6 x Eggs

2 ts Prepared Mustard

1/8 ts Pepper

1 x Sm Tomato, cut in wedges

* or one 10-oz pkg frozen cut asparagus Cook fresh asparagus spears in a small amount of boiling water for 8-10 minutes or till crisp-tender; drain. Reserve 3 spears for

garnish; cut remaining asparagus into 1" pieces. Or, cook frozen asparagus according to package directions; drain. Set aside. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl beat eggs till foamy. Beat in cottage cheese, mustard, salt, and pepper; set aside. Spray a 10" ovenproof skillet with Pam. Cook mushrooms over medium heat till just tender. Stir in asparagus pieces. Pour egg mixture over mushrooms and asparagus (if using fresh asparagus, arrange the 3 reserved spears on top.) Cook mixture over low heat about 5 minutes or till mixture bubbles slightly and begins to set around edges. Bake frittata, uncovered, in a 400 deg F oven about 10 minutes or till set. Garnish each serving with tomato.

8 ea Chopped scallions,

6 oz Jar marinated artichoke hear

1 c Light cream

3 ea Eggs

1/2 t Salt

1 c All purpose flour

1/2 t Salt

8 T Cold unsalted butter, cut up

1 ea Egg

1 ea Garlic clove, finely minced

4 T Butter

1 x Ground pepper to taste

8 oz Gruyere cheese, grated

1/2 c Walnuts, toasted, cooled

Preheat oven to 375 degrees for 10 minutes. 1. Saute scallions and garlic in butter until softened. Cut artichoke 2. Combine cream, eggs, salt and pepper in medium bowl. 3. Sprinkle grated cheese over the bottom of the partially baked crust. 4. Bake 35 minutes until golden and slightly puffy. Let rest 10 WALNUT PASTRY 1. Process walnuts until coarsely ground. Add flour and salt to work 2. Place pieces of butter atop dry ingredients and pulse until mixture 3. Add egg and process just until mixture begins to hold together. Do 4. Remove dough from processor and shape into a flattened disc. Cover 5. Roll dough large enough to fit into 10 inch quiche or tart pan. 6. Line

chilled pastry with large sheet of aluminum foil and fill with

1 ts Whole fennel seeds

1 ts Whole black peppercorns

2 ts Whole coriander seeds

2 Whole bay leaves

4 Garlic cloves; peeled,

-- and lightly mashed 3 tb Lemon juice; plus...

1 Whole lemon

1/2 c Olive oil

1 1/2 ts Salt; or to taste

1/4 ts Sugar

1 Boiling potato (about 8 oz.)

1 sm Onion

Tie up the fennel, peppercorns, coriander seeds, bay leaves, and garlic in a cheesecloth bundle and drop into a 2-1/2 quart pot. Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Cover, turn heat to low and simmer

20 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove the cheesecloth bundle,

squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and sugar. Mix and set aside. Halve the lemon. Cut off the long artichoke stems, if there are any. 1. Starting near the stem end, press back the artichoke leaves, one

by one, and then snap them off. Keep doing this until you have gone past the bowl part of the artichoke that harbors the heat and have reached the paler inner leaves. Using a sharp knife (a serrated one is particularly good), cut off the remaining leafy area and discard it. Immediately rub all cut sections with a lemon half. 2. Scoop away the "choke" in the center of the artichoke with a grapefruit spoon. Squeeze a little lemon juice into this area and rub it in. 3. Using a sharp paring knife, trim the outside of the artichoke bowl

so there are no more dark green sections left and the bowl gets a smooth appearance. Rub these newly cut sections with lemon. Cut each artichoke heart into four, again rubbing cut sections with lemon. Cut and prepare the remaining artichokes the same way. Peel the potato and cut into sections that seem roughly the same size as the pieces of artichoke heart. Peel the onion and cut it into eight sections. Put the artichoke hearts, potatoes, and onion into prepared liquid and bring to a boil. Cover, lower heat and simmer for about 12 minutes. Remove a piece of potato and a piece of artichoke. Cut off sections of each and taste for doneness and balance of salt and lemon. You may add more of either seasoning at this time if you wish. Cover and simmer another 3 to 7 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Uncover and cool the vegetables in the liquid. You may refrigerate the contents of the pot if you wish. When serving, remove the cool (or cold) vegetables with a slotted spoon. Do not serve the liquid. Source: Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East Vegetarian Cooking Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

10 oz Frozen artichoke hearts

1 c Sour cream

1 c Mayonnaise

1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese

PREHEAT OVEN TO 375F. Defrost artichoke hearts and drain. Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise and Parmesan cheese. Add artichoke hearts and mix thoroughly. Turn into a baking dish and bake until hot and bubbly. Makes 3 Cups PETER KUMP - PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

1 c Parmesian cheese

1 c Mayonaise

1 Dash of tabasco

1 Dash of garlic salt

2 cn Artichokes

Tear artichoke hearts into small bits. Mix remaining ingredients. Bake 350 degrees until bubbly.