1728 stone herring canapees Recipes

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

sauce, tomatoes, red bell peppers, notoriously large yellow onion, half a bunch of celery + about half a cup of leaf, thick tomato sauce, cranberry juice, mavrodaphne (a sweet greekish wine), big bay leaves, honey, olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh thyme , rosemary and oregano, meatballs, lean ground pork, fairly fatty ground pork, white onion, garlic, cumin, eggs, coarse but fresh breadcrumbs, more of mavrodaphne, half a bunch of flat leaf parsley .

salted herring (you can use salted fish - like salmon), boiled carrot, onion, apple, boiled potatoes, eggs, big boiled beetroot, mayonnaise

canned peach or pear half (for the body), curly lettuce (for her skirt), hard-boiled egg , cut length-wise (for her head), american cheese , cut into thin strips (for her hair), celery ribs (legs and arms), black olive , or marachino cherry, cut in half (for the shoes), golden raisin (for her nose), dark raisins (eyes and buttons), marachino cherry (her mouth), dab of mayo (for glue )

bacon slices, yellow onion (i use vidialia onions), chopped green onion (top & bottom), parsley, tomato paste, diced petite tomatoes drained, chicken broth, sugar, cayenne pepper (less or more depending on where u live, ha!), salt, pepper, rice ( i use zatarains , its not mushy and doesnt stick. zatarians is the pride of louisiana)., you can also add fresh shrimp, cajun style or smoked sausage to this recipe. if u do so, add 1/2 package sausage (sliced) or 1 -1 1/2 lbs of shrimp.. my friend sometimes adds white meat chicken to hers as well..

butternut squash ( 1 3/4 cup mashed ), salt, evaporated milk or 1 3/4 cup whole milk, eggs, sugar 2/3 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg

i had input from several great friends who took their time to help in the search., on g, juels , tink, danadooley and magandab., cherylann from ez cooking, thanks to all for you time and help. jessica harlan a very busy person took time to research pans and sent me several emails, thank you for taking your time to help a stranger., magandab sent me a link on g for a pan at target and since i pass it often and by chance the day she sent her message on gr, i stopped and checked the pan made by calphalon., very heavy, straight sides so it would be easy to attach a candy thermometer and a glass lid with a dip lip with strainer capability., what an incredible pan for $60. why; i am able to put the butter and sugars into the pan and not worry about burning! i made toffee again last night and to really test it, set the temp 1 line about medium on the electric stove. i would stir about every 10 minutes and then do something else; well i was making a cheese cake while the toffee cooked. every time i checked, it was boiling up, stir and i could feel nothing sticking to the bottom and burning like my old copper bottom revere ware steel 3 quart pot., how great to not have to worry about the mixture burning. this is a 4 quart pot. just perfect for the amount of butter and sugar to boil and become a food that should be reserved for the gods., i placed a mat over the pot as it boiled as the cool air was affecting the rise in temperature. the notch in the side for pouring let me leave my bamboo spoon in pot, the thermometer clipped to the side. once the mix reached 285 i poured the mix into the pan and it was so cool to see how the very last bit slipped right out of the pan. this is a fantastic pot for making toffee and recommend without reservation the purchase of this pot by calphalon., double thanks to magandab for sending me to my perfect candy pan. eating my toffee makes see s toffee-ettes taste like dirt, this is the link magandab sent me, http://www.target.com/kitchen-essentials-calphalon-hard-anodized-straining/dp/b000jm34km/qid =1234998462/ref=br_1_4/192-4549105-5227516 ie=utf8&node=11082001&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

pie dough, pilchards or herrings, onion, finely chopped, chopped parsley , fennel and thyme leaves, saffron, milk

sour cream, ranch dressing, chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil and hers, bacon , crisp and crumbled, assorted vegetable , crackers or chips

sad recipe, i didn tsp have potatoes, i substituted rice ., i didn tsp have paprika, i used another spice ., i didn tsp have tomato sauce, i used tomato paste ., a whole can, not a half a can, i don tsp believe in waste ., a friend gave me the recipe, she said you couldn tsp beat it ., there must be something wrong with her, i couldn tsp even eat it

cream cheese, ma baensch marinated herring in wine sauce, drain, discard sauce and onions, cut pieces into quarters, fresh parsley, minced, fresh dill weed, minced, jalapeno tabasco sauce

flour, baking powder, mixed spice--see notes, nutmeg, salt, wet, butter, table. solid vegetable shortening (i usu. do all butter 6 table.), brown sugar , packed, table. candied peel, chopped & .mixed (candied ginger), raisins (i use currants), grated rind of a lemon, egg, lightly beaten, table. milk, note--british mixed spice- ingredient found in british recipes for baked goods , meat dishes and casseroles. clingerman says that allspice is a satisfactory substitute, but this homemade combination is better . i agree with her., mace, table. ground nutmeg, table. coriander seeds, table. allspice berries, a small piece of cinnamon stick, grind the spices to a fine powder. keep in an airtight jar.

rotisserie chicken, skin removed , meat torn in chunks, about 2 1/2 cups in all. (grandma would poach a chicken for her salads, i m just going to buy 1 to save time), diced celery, salt, pepper, chopped candied ginger, honey, commercial sour cream, i love how old recipes call for commercial sour cream, as if we are expected to know how to make our own sour cream these days., garnishes, ripe bananas , sliced canned pineapple, chopped cashews, bed of tender lettuce

carrots peeled and sliced thin, beets, potatoes, onion finely chopped, dill pickles finely chopped, herring fillets finely chopped, sour cream, mayonnaise, prepared mustard, granulated sugar, vinegar, fresh chopped parsley, hard boiled egg

bismarck salad with homemade french dressing, stalk celery finely chopped, head lettuce shredded, carrots grated, pickled herring, chili sauce, dressing, olive oil, chili sauce, dark brown sugar, paprika, tarragon vinegar, juice of 1 lemon, chopped onion, salt, freshly ground black pepper

double or eight single matjes filets, apples (firm, not sweet, onions, hard boiled eggs, red beets, sour cucumbers (pickled cucumbers), very lean beef, cooked, celery root, cooked, sour cream, plain yoghurt, heavy cream, whipped lightly (must not be stiff), some vinegar from pickled cucumbers (without any of the seeds,etc.), raspberry sirup, some pepper

olive oil, half an onion, chopped, garlic, chopped, half a red pepper, chopped, paella rice, hot fish stock. when buying the fish , i ask the fishmonger for some fish bones and heads (cut the gills out from the heads as these taste bitter) and simply simmer these in a couple of pints of water for 20 minutes together with the prawn shells and heads and a fish stock cube if you like, then strain), dried thyme, sachets saffron powder, some squid rings, chopped tomato, frozen peas, various pieces of firm-fleshed fish and seafood - for example, monkfish tail, cod fillet, salmon fillet, tiger prawns shelled and deveined, queen scallops with corals removed, mussels scrubbed and de-bearded, herring, trout, mackerel, whatever - it s up to you. use as much as you like, depending on how hungry the troops are! (be careful with mussels - before cooking, discard any that are cracked or open, and do not close when tapped sharply. after cooking, discard any which haven tsp opened.), chopped parsley, lemon wedges to serve

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic clove, thinly sliced, lemon--peeled , pith removed, seeded and finely chopped, salt and freshly ground pepper, thick-cut smokehouse bacon, four 6-oz trout or fresh herring fillets, skinned