Zucchini Bread

2 c sugar 3 eggs 1 c salad oil 2 c grated zucchini ½ t vanilla 3½ c flour ½ t salt 2 t baking soda 1 t baking powder ½ t cinnamon ½ t nutmeg ½ c chopped nuts Mix sugar, eggs, oil and zucchini. Add vanilla. Sift flour, salt, soda, powder, cinnamon, and…

English Tea Room Dressing

½ c mayonnaise ⅓ c sugar ¼ c milk 2 t vinegar 2 t poppy seeds Mix well. Serve on salad w/ Romaine lettuce, strawberries, onion, orange slices, almonds, etc.

Cream Puffs

½ c water 4 T butter ½ c flour 2 eggs, at room temp Preheat the oven to 375°. Combine the water and butter in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon. Return to moderate heat and stir…

Baked Onions

Slice onion in half horizontally. DO NOT REMOVE THE SKIN! Cut off ends of onions, taking off as little as possible. Pour a very small amount of oil in the bottom of a baking pan; place onions in pan, standing on their ends. Dribble olive oil over onions; salt and pepper. Bake in oven for…

Savory Stuffed Mushrooms

12 to 16 fresh medium mushrooms ½ c butter 3 T finely chopped green pepper 3 T finely chopped onion 1½ c fresh bread cubes (I use Pepperidge Farm white, especially end pieces, in 1/4″ dice) ½ t salt ⅛ t pepper Dash cayenne Preheat oven to 350. Wipe mushrooms with damp cloth. Remove stems…

Vidalia Onion Risotto with Feta Cheese

2 t vegetable oil ½ c (2 oz) crumbled feta cheese, divided 2 c chopped Vidalia or sweet onion ⅓ c chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 large garlic cloves, minced ¼ c grated Parmesan cheese 1½ c Arborio (short-grain) rice freshly ground pepper 2 14.5-oz cans vegetable broth Heat oil in a saucepan over medium…

Rosemary Chicken

Few t olive oil 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb boneless chicken breast Salt and pepper White wine Rosemary Sauté garlic in oil. Add chicken in small pieces. Salt and pepper (kind of a lot). Brown, turn, salt and pepper the other side, about 10-15 mins total for both sides. Add wine, covering the bottom…

Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

2 c sifted cake flour 1½ c sugar, pref. superfine 2 sticks + 2 T unsalted butter at room temp, cut into pieces 1 t baking soda 2 t vanilla extract ¼ c milk 4 eggs, room temp ¾ t salt ¼ c poppy seeds (2 oz) 1 T grated lemon zest ⅓ c fresh…

California Cheesecake

Crust: 2 c all purpose flour ½ c sugar 3 hard-cooked egg yolks 1 t minced orange peel 1 t minced lemon peel ¾ c (1½ sticks) well-chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces Filling: 5 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, room temp 1⅓ c sugar 3 T all purpose flour 5 large eggs, room temp 2…

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Crust: 1¼ c finely ground shortbread cookie crumbs ¼ c ground almonds (appx 1 oz) 2 T sugar ⅛ t almond extract 3 T (or more) unsalted butter, melted Filling: 6 oz white chocolate, finely chopped 3 8-oz pkgs cream cheese, room temperature ½ lb Neufchâtel cheese, room temperature 5 large eggs, room temperature ¾…