88
Apple(s):
sauce, 78
topping, 79
Apricot(s):
chocolate bread pudding, 76
Arborio:
see Risotto, 50
Barley:
bean, barley & mushroom soup, 70
Beans:
black, savory, 37
Boston baked, 38
buying, sources, 36
Cajun red & rice, 40
cooking time chart, 42
easy cassoulet, 39
how to pressure cook, 34
introduction to cooking, 31
soaking methods, 33, 34
soup, barley, mushroom, 70
Beef:
corned w/vegetables, 56
in beer, 53
introduction to cooking, 51
pot roast, barbecued, 55
stew w/orange & rosemary, 54
stock, 67
zippy meatloaf, 57
Beet:
salad w/blue cheese & walnuts, 18
Black-eyed peas:
wild, 48
Braising, 3
Bread Pudding:
apricot chocolate, 76
blueberry, 83
Brown Rice:
cooking time chart, 43
introduction to cooking, 44
vegetable medley, 19
Browning/Sautéing, 16
Canning, 14
Caponata:
eggplant, 17
Cheesecake:
amaretto peach, 82
carrot raisin, 81
lemon, 80
Chicken:
introduction to cooking, 51
Italian w/peppers, 62
“light” fried, 64
poulet cocotte grandmere, 63
salad, curried, lentil, 61
soup, cucumber, 73
stock, 67
Chili:
vegetarian, 20
Chocolate:
apricot bread pudding, 76
Cleaning, 12, 13
Cooking w/Liquids, 3
Cooking Times:
for beans, 42
for brown rice, 43
for grains, 43
for meat, 52
for potatoes, 25
for vegetables, 22
for white rice, 43
Curry:
salad, chicken & lentil, 61
soup, winter squash, 69
yams & potatoes, 26
Desserts:
Amaretto peach cheesecake, 82
applesauce, 78
apple topping, 79
apricot chocolate bread pudding, 76
blueberry bread pudding, 83
carrot raisin cheesecake, 81
cranberry spice steamed pudding, 84
fruit & honey w/cashew cream, 77
introduction to cooking, 75
lemon cheesecake, 80
summer berry risotto, 85
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