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Index of Main and Side Dish Recipes

Acorn Squash with Apple-Raisin Filling

Apple Kraut and Bratwurst Skillet

Baked Doves with Apple Stuffing

Chicken and Pears

Chicken Apple Curry

Cidered Ham with Apples & Yams

Fresh Pear Curry

Glazed Pears

Hasenpfeffer

Honey Baked Pears

Pear Quesadillas with Tomatilla Salsa

Pear Wild Rice Cakes

Pork Chops and Apples

Roast Pheasant with Apple Stuffing

Roasted Squab with Pears and Mushrooms

Roast Wild Duck with Apple Stuffing

Sausage Apple Dressing

Savory Pears

Sherried Quail with Baked Apples

Simple Baked Beans

Simple Chicken Curry

Traditional Turkey Dressing

Some Sage Advice: Toss a cup of apple cider into just about anything you're cooking and adjust liquid amounts accordingly! - cje

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And now, although it is not yet noon, hunger rages in us. The pancakes, the syrup, the toast and the other incidents of breakfast have disappeared the way the rabbit vanishes when the magician waves his hand. The horrid Polyphemus did not so crave his food. And as yet there is no comforting sniff from the kitchen. Scrubbing and other secular matters engage the farmer's wife. There is as yet not a faintest gurgle in the kettle.

To divert ourselves, we climb three trees and fall out of one. Is twelve o'clock never to come? Have Time and the Hour grown stagnant? We eat apples and throw the cores at the pig to hear him grunt. Is the great round sun stuck? Have the days of Joshua come again? We walk a rail fence. Is it not yet noon? Shrewsbury clock itself--reputed by scholars the slowest of all possible clocks--could not so hold off. I snag myself--but it is nothing that shows when I sit.

Ah! At last! My grandfather is calling from the house. We run back and find that the lunch is ready and is laid upon a table with a red oil-cloth cover. We apply ourselves. Silence.... - Charles S. Brooks, "There's Pippins And Cheese To Come"

Cidered Ham with Apples and Yams

1 c. apple cider plus 1 T. apple cider
1 T. Dijon mustard
1 T. chopped, peeled fresh ginger
1/2 t. ground cloves
Yam or sweet potato, peeled and thinly sliced
1 lb. lean ham steak
1 apple, peeled, cored, cut into small wedges
1 T. cornstarch
1/2 c. chives or green onion tops

Combine in large skillet 1 cup cider, mustard, ginger and cloves. Simmer. Add yam (or sweet potato) slices. Cover tightly, simmer for 15 minutes. Add ham steak, scoop yam or sweet potato slices over top of ham. Arrange apple wedges over all. Cover and simmer until apples are cooked through and ham is hot, 10 to 15 minutes.

Mix 1 T. cider with cornstarch in small bowl and stir until blended. Remove ham, yams (or sweet potatoes) and apple from skillet, using slotted spoon, and place together on platter. Add a spoonful of hot pan liquid into cornstarch mixture, make a smooth paste, then stir the paste into the remaining liquid in the skillet. Stir over medium heat, until liquid thickens slightly, about 1 minute.

Serve family style on platter with sauce drizzled over the ham, yams and apples or dish up onto four plates and spoon sauce over individual servings.
Serves 4. (Source: Adapted from The Register-Guard Entree, 9/15/04)

Chicken Apple Curry

“The curry turned out good.” - ke
This recipe serves 4.

1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 pounds boneless chicken 'tenderloins'
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 cup raisins
1 medium apple, cored & coarsely chopped
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 tablespoons flour
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup ketchup
1 cup cold water
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Combine onion, chicken, garlic, curry powder, ginger, raisins, apple and carrots in 'crock pot' or 'slow cooker.' Mix flour with half of cold water, crush and add bouillon cube and mix in ketchup. Pour liquid mixture into crock pot with other ingredients and set to cook on High for 4 to 5 hours.

Put rice on to cook about 25 minutes before curry will be done. While rice is cooking, mix cornstarch with other half of cold water until there are no lumps. Spoon some hot liquid out of the crock pot and into the cornstarch water mixture and mix well. Then gently pour the warm cornstarch, water and stock mixture into the crock pot and to thicken.

Hasenpfeffer

1 4-lb rabbit
2 c.dry red wine
1 c. apple cider vinegar
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped apple
1/4 c. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. pickling spice
1 small onion, sliced
1 apple, pared, cored and thinly sliced
1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 T. flour

Cut rabbit into serving pieces. Combine red wine, vinegar, chopped onion, chopped apple, sugar, salt, pepper and pickling spice in a glass or pottery bowl and add rabbit pieces. Marinate in the refrigerator for 36-48 hours, turning the pieces occasionally. Remove rabbit, wipe dry and dredge in flour. Strain marinade and reserve. Melt butter or margarine in deep skillet or Dutch oven; saute onion and apple slices, add rabbit pieces, and brown on all sides over medium heat. Gradually add one to two cups of reserved marinade. Cover; simmer for 60-90 minutes, or until tender and cooked through. Add more liquid as needed. Thicken with flour for gravy, if desired. Serve with noodles or dumplings along with a sour cream garnish.

Pork Chops and Apples

Adapted from an old, faded newspaper clipping tucked in the pages of one of Grandma’s cookbooks.

6 pork chops, cut 3/4 to 1-inch thick
2 T. melted butter or margarine
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1/2 c. apple juice
2 medium apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch slices
1/3 c. raisins
Water
2 T. honey
1 t. Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 t. cornstarch

Brown pork chops in butter or margarine. Season with salt and pepper. Add apple juice. Cover tightly and cook 30 minutes. Place an apple slice on each chop. Top with raisins. Cover and continue to cook slowly 30 minutes longer or until meat is done. Remove chops to heated platter. Add enough water to cooking liquid to make 1/2 c. Add honey, Worcestershire sauce and cornstarch. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and clear. Serve over pork chops.

Simple Baked Beans

A picnic classic from Oregon—recipe published in “A Taste of Oregon,” by the Junior League of Eugene.

2 to 3 slices bacon, diced
1 (19-ounce) can B & M Baked Beans (or other good quality canned baked beans)
2 to 3 cooking apples
2 T. butter or margarine
1/4 c. packed brown sugar

Partially fry the bacon; drain. Place the beans in a 1 to 1-1/2 quart casserole. Pare, slice and grate the apples; sprinkle over the top of the beans. Dot with butter. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Top with the drained bacon bits.

Bake in a 350° F. oven for 30 minutes. Serves 8 to 10.

Traditional Turkey Dressing

(Makes enough for one medium sized turkey)

Ingredients:
2 loaves of sliced white bread
3 stalks celery
2 onions
2 apples (Jonagold)
2 tablespoons sage
2 teaspoons salt
white pepper
turkey giblets

If the bread is not slightly dry, place slices on a rack in the oven at a low heat (200° F.) and dry with the oven door slightly open while you prepare the other dressing ingredients.

Remove the giblets and neck from inside the turkey. Put them in a pan with about 6 cups of water, bring to boil and simmer while you prepare the rest of the dressing.

Chop the onions and celery. Pour a little oil in a frying pan and sautee the onions and celery until the onions are translucent. Set aside.

The bread should be dry but not crisp by now. Cut the bread slices into 1 inch pieces and put in a large bowl. Mix in the onions and celery. Remove core, stem and blossom ends from the apples, chop into 1/2 inch pieces and add to the bread mixture. Add crushed sage, salt and white pepper. Mix well.

Remove the giblets from the pan of water and chop. Add these to the bread mixture. Add 2 beaten eggs and mix well. Add the giblet stock gradually, mixing it in, until the bread is moist but not wet.

Put the dressing in the turkey, fasten the openings together and roast.

Sausage Apple Dressing

1 c. pork sausage
1 c. tart apples, chopped
1/4 c. chopped onion
1/2 t. salt
1 t. pepper
1 c. hot water or bouillon
1 c. bread crumbs
1 c. cracker crumbs

Fry sausage lightly. Add apples, onions, salt, pepper, water or bouillon and crumbs. Mix well and add to traditional bread dressing.

Traditional Bread Dressing:

4 c. dry bread, cubed
hot water or bouillon to moisten
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/4 t. poultry seasoning, if desired
3 T. butter
3 T. chopped onion

Moisten bread cubes with hot water. Add salt, pepper, and seasoning. Melt butter, saute chopped onion and add to dressing. Mix and allow 1 cup of stuffing to each pound of poultry or gamebird.

Acorn Squash with Apple-Raisin Filling

Recipe submitted by Vicky Foster, reprinted from the Oregon Central Credit Union Newsletter Kitchen Duty column.

2 large acorn squash
3 c. apples, peeled, cored and cut in 1/2" pieces (about 4 large apples)
2 T. honey
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 c. raisins

Cut squash in half and clean out seeds. Place in hot oven set at 350° F and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile mix remaining ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Add the mixture to squash and bake for an additional 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes and then serve.


Chicken and Asian Pears

2 whole chicken breasts, boned and skinned
4 t. sesame oil
1 t. grated ginger root
salt and pepper
2 t. sugar
2 fresh Asian pears (Hosui recommended)

Cut chicken breasts into slices across the grain. Heat sesame oil in a skillet, add grated ginger and stir. Add sliced chicken, cook slowly until golden brown (2 min. on each side). Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Core pears. Cut in slices (length-wise). Add to chicken, sprinkle with sugar and stir lightly. Cover and cook until pears are heated through. Serve hot.

Roasted Squab with Bartlett Pears and Porcini Mushrooms

From Walter Manzke, chef at Patina in Los Angeles, from an article by Jennifer Lowe originally published in the Los Angeles Times and reprinted in The Register-Guard, October 20, 1999.
Pears:
2 c. water
1/2 c. white wine
1 T. sugar
Juice and grated zest of 1/2 lemon
Juice and grated zest of 1/2 orange
10 black peppercorns
1 spring rosemary
2 pears, peeled, cored and halved
1 T. butter
2 T. olive oil
Combine water, wine, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, orange juice, orange zest, peppercorns and rosemary in saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pears and poach until tip of knife can be easily inserted into flesh, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove pears from liquid with slotted spoon.
Heat butter and olive oil in separate pan over medium heat. Add pears and brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes.
Squab:
4 squab
Salt, pepper
3 T. olive oil
1 oz. dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes

Sprinkle squab inside and out with salt and pepper.
Heat oil over medium-high heat in oven-proof skillet. Brown squab on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Add mushrooms to pan. Transfer skillet to oven and roast at 350°F until squab is done but still slightly pink inside, 25 to 30 minutes. Add pears to skillet to warm, another 5 minutes. Divide squab, mushrooms and pears among 4 plates. Serves 4.


Apple-Kraut and Bratwurst Skillet

From National Cattlemen's Beef Association
1 lb. fresh bratwurst
2 t. vegetable oil
1 med. onion, thinly sliced
1 med. apple, cored, cut into 12 wedges
1 lb. sauerkraut, drained (about 2 c.)
1/4 c. apple juice
Pepper
Cook bratwurst in oil over medium-low heat in large nonstick skillet 10 minutes or until browned on all sides; remove from heat and reserve. Add onion and apple wedges to skillet; cook and stir over medium heat 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in sauerkraut, apple juice and pepper. Return bratwurst to skillet. Bring to a boil Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes or until bratwurst is cooked through and juices run clear. Serves 4.

Savory Pears

2 thick slices bread, crusts removed, diced into 1/4 inch cubes
2 T. butter
1 bunch watercress, washed and chopped
2 ripe dessert pears, peeled, cored and sliced (Bosc or d'Anjou)
1/4 lb. Stilton cheese, crumbled
1/3 c. heavy cream
freshly ground pepper
chopped parsley

Fry diced bread in melted butter until golden brown. Place croutons in 4 buttered ramekin dishes. Layer with cress, sliced pears and Stilton cheese. Spoon cream over, sprinkle with pepper and parsley. Cover with foil and bake at 350° F for 10 -12 minutes. Remove foil and brown for a few more minutes. Serve at once, garnish with chopped parsley. Serves 4.

Glazed Pears

16 pears, unpeeled, cored and sliced lengthwise in wedges (use all of one variety or combine such different varieties as D'Anjous, Red D'Anjous, Boscs and Bartletts)
Juice of two lemons
2 T. butter
4 T. light brown sugar
In a large bowl dilute lemon juice with several cups of water. Place pears into lemon water to prevent browning. Drain pears and pat dry with paper towels. Melt butter in a sauté pan. Add the pears and cook over medium heat about ten minutes. Sprinkle brown sugar over the pears and cook until juices decrease. Watch that pears glaze and not burn. Sprinkle with the lemon juice and cook a few more moments. Serve warm as a side dish for a holiday meal.

Pear Wild Rice Cakes

(Recipe from Oregon Washington California Pear Bureau, reprinted by The Associated Press in The Register-Guard, Wednesday, November 11, 1999)

3 eggs, beaten
1 T. Dijon style mustard
1/4 c. flour
1 t. salt
1/2 t. dried thyme, crushed
1/4 t. ground pepper
2 1/2 c. cooked, chilled wild rice (may be made a day or two ahead)
1 c. cored and chopped pear
1/2 c. crumbled mild blue cheese
1/4 c. chopped shallots
1/4 c. chopped parsley
2 T. vegetable oil
Blend eggs, mustard, flour, salt, thyme and pepper with a fork or whisk until smooth.
Add wild rice, pear, cheese, shallots and parsley; mix well.
Heat skillet over medium heat; brush with olive oil.
Cook rounded tablespoonfuls of the rice mixture for about three minutes on each side or until browned on both sides. Makes 6-8 servings. Serve as a side dish, buffet dish or add to a party spread.

Note: To cook wild rice, rinse and drain 1 c. wild rice. Add wild rice and 1/3 t. salt to 3 1/2 c. boiling water. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 35-45 minutes or until tender and some kernels puff open. Drain. Makes 2 1/2 cups.

Pear Quesadillas with Tomatillo Salsa

From an article by Jennifer Lowe originally published in the Los Angeles Times and reprinted in The Register-Guard, October 20, 1999.

Tomatillo Salsa:
8 tomatillos, chopped
3 T. rice vinegar
3 T. olive oil
Salt to taste
Combine tomatillos, vinegar, oil and salt in small bowl.

Quesadillas:
4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
1/2 lb. Dill Havarti cheese, grated
4 pears, sliced thin
2 T. plus 2 t. butter for sautéing
Lay tortilla on work surface. Spread 1/4 of the cheese across 1/2 of a tortilla, then top cheese with 1 sliced pear. Fold over tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and pears.
Melt 2 t. butter in skillet over medium heat. Sauté tortilla on both sides until cheese is melted and tortilla is crisp, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with remaining tortillas, melting 2 t. butter to sauté each. Cut each quesadilla into 4 wedges. Spoon Tomatillo Salsa over top and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.

Fresh Pear Curry

This pear curry is great served with ham!

3 fresh pears
3 T. butter
3 T. brown sugar
1 T. curry powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut pears in half and core. Arrange in a greased baking dish. Mix all remaining ingredients and spoon into each pear half. Bake about 40 minutes or until tender. Makes six servings.

Simple Chicken Curry

1 T. butter
2 t. peanut oil
4 boneless chicken breast halves, skinned
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 T. curry powder
1/2 c. diced apple (such as granny smith that will hold its shape after cooking)
1/2 c. chopped dried apricots
1/2 c. golden raisins
1 3/4 c. chicken broth
salt
Freshly cooked rice

Melt butter with oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and brown on both sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in curry powder. Return chicken to skillet. Add apple, apricots and raisins. Add enough broth to just cover mixture. Season with salt. Cover and simmer until chicken is just cooked through, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to platter. Keep warm. Continue simmering fruit mixture until fruit is tender and sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Spoon over chicken and serve with rice. Serves 4. Preparation time about 30 minutes.

Honey Baked Pears

4 fresh pears
3 T. lemon juice
1/2 c. honey
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
2 T. butter

Preheat oven to 350° F. Cut pears in half and core. Arrange in a greased baking dish. Mix lemon juice with honey and pour over the pears. Dot with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon . Bake about 40 minutes or until tender, basting occasionally. Makes eight servings.

Roast Wild Duck with Apple Stuffing

Recipe of Mrs. David Parsons, Concord, California.

Wild duck
poultry seasoning
onion slices
apple wedges
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
sliced bacon
lemon juice
Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 500° F. Rub duck with seasoning and stuff with onion, apple, carrot and celery. Place breast up on rack in roasting pan. Arrange bacon over duck. Baste with lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Roast in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Sherried Quail with Baked Apples

Mrs. Pete H. Rhymes, Philadelphia, Mississippi.

4 quail
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. dry sherry

Thoroughly clean each bird; season with salt and pepper. Melt butter or margarine in large skillet; brown quail well on all sides over medium heat. Pour sherry over birds. Cover; simmer for 45 to 60 minutes, or until tender.

Prepare side dish of baked apples. Serves 2 to 4.

Baked Doves with Apple Stuffing

Mrs. Milton Tathbun, Fitzgerald, Georgia

12 doves

Apple Stuffing -

3 c. fresh bread crumbs
2 c. tart apples, cubed (Granny Smiths)
1/2 c. chopped celery
1/4 c. melted butter or margarine
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. poultry seasoning
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 c. milk or chicken broth

Put doves in large saucepan; add a little boiling salted water. Cover; simmer until tender. Drain; set aside. Preheat oven to 425° F. Grease roasting pan.

Prepare Apple Stuffing. In mixing bowl combine remaining ingredients. Mix well; turn into pan. Arrange doves, breast down, in stuffing.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until browned. Serves 12.

Roast Pheasant with Apple Stuffing

Mrs. Harvey Brooks, Essex, Connecticut

1/4 c. butter or margarine
2 T. finely chopped onion
2 large apples, chopped (Fujis would be good)
4 slices toast, cubed
1 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 t. sage
1 egg
2 to 4 pound pheasant
2 thin strips bacon or salt pork

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Prepare Apple Stuffing: Melt butter or margarine in medium skillet; sauté onion and apple for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in toast, salt, pepper, sage and egg; mix well.

Spoon stuffing lightly into neck and body cavities of pheasant; truss bird. Place pheasant in roasting pan; top with bacon.

Roast in preheated oven for about 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan juices. Untruss and serve.

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