Kat Food

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  • Chinese Fried Chicken

    2 to 3 green onions, chopped
    2 to 3 slices ginger, finely chopped
    3 tablespoons sake
    1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
    5 tablespoons soy sauce
    1 pound boneless breast of chicken
    1/4 cup oil, for pan frying
    1/2 cup cornstarch
    1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
    Chopped parsley, for garnish

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  • Magic Cookie Bars

    1/2 c. butter
    1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
    14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
    6 oz. semi sweet chocolate chips
    1 1/3 c. flaked coconut
    1 c. chopped nuts

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  • Smoked Salmon Pinwheels With Spinach and Montrachet

    1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
    8 ounces Montrachet or other mild goat cheese crumbled
    2 tablespoons heavy cream
    1 tablespoons capers, drained
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
    1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
    Salt and freshly ground pepper
    3 large flour tortillas, 9 inch or larger
    4 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon
    1/2 red bell pepper, seeded, cut into matchstick-size strips
    1/4 European cucumber (seedless, hothouse), peeled, cut into matchstick-size strips
    1/2 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed of excess moisture (about 1 cup)
    Dill sprigs for garnish

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  • Greek Salad

    1 head iceberg lettuce, in bite size pieces
    1 head romaine lettuce, in bite size pieces
    1/2 c. radishes, thinly sliced
    1/2 carrot, grated
    2 Tbs. capers
    1 green bell pepper, in thin strips
    Juice from 1 lemon
    2 Roma tomatoes, in wedges
    1 cucumber, sliced
    2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
    1/2 c. sliced green onions
    8 oz. cooked shrimp, peeled & deveined
    Vinaigrette
    8 oz. feta cheeese, crumbled

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  • Cranberry Cordial

    12 oz. package fresh cranberries
    4 c. vodka
    2 c. sugar
    1 c. water
    Peel of 2 oranges
    1/2 tsp. almond extract
    2 whole cloves
    1 stick cinnamon

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  • Sesame Baked Chicken

    3 lbs. chicken
    2 c. milk
    1/3 c. bread crumbs
    1/4 c. sesame seed
    1 egg, beaten
    3 Tbs. olive oil

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  • New York Cheesecake

    1 lb. cream cheese, softened
    1 lb. ricotta cheese
    1 1/2 c. sugar
    4 large eggs, at room temperature
    1/2 stick unsalted butter, melted & cooled
    3 Tbs. all purpose flour
    3 Tbs. cornstarch
    2 1/2 tsps. vanilla
    2 c. dairy sour cream

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  • Stuffed Redskins

    24 small red-skin potatoes
    1/4 tsp. salt
    2 Tbs. oil
    1/2 c. sour cream
    Salt & pepper
    1/2 c. minced yellow pepper

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  • Salsa Verde

    1/2 lb. tomatillos
    1 small onion, quartered
    1-2 hot yellow banana peppers, chopped
    1 clove gatrlic, chopped
    Big pinch of sugar
    1/2 tsp. ground cumin
    1-2 Tb. lime or lemon juice
    2-3 Tbs. minced fresh cilantro

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  • Pumpkin Minestrone

    1 T olive oil
    4 sliced bacon, cut into 1/4″ strips
    1 sm onion, chopped
    1 cl garlic, minced
    1 rib celery, chopped
    2 med carrots, peeled & chopped
    1 c peeled, drained & chopped tomatoes (fresh or canned)
    4 c water
    1 c peeled & cubed baking potato
    1/2 t dried thyme
    1 1/2 c peeled & cubed pumpkin
    1/2 t salt
    1/4 t black pepper
    1/2 c fresh spinach leaves
    1 T chopped parsley
    4 T grated Parmesan cheese